Final Fantasy 14 Will Let Players Buy Houses in Free Company Wards Soon
When it was introduced in Patch 6.1, Final Fantasy 14’s new Empyreum housing zone had its wards classified as Free Company or Private Housing wards. Recently, Final Fantasy 14 announced it would be shifting the balance between the two ward classifications to address housing demands.
In addition to the new Ishgardian housing area, Patch 6.1 also added the new Housing Lottery system for the purchasing of housing plots inFinal Fantasy 14. To ensure Free Companies and private buyers would both have equal chances to get a house, different wards were marked as Free Company housing plots, while others were restricted to private buyers.
Final Fantasy Creator Hironobu Sakaguchi's New Free Company in FF14 Just Got a House
Starting with the Final Fantasy 14 Housing Lottery entry period on July 10 at 8 AM PT, half of the Free Company-only wards will become Private Housing wards instead. From then on, Free Companies will have to purchase plots located on Wards 1 through 9, rather than 1 through 18, while private buyers can buy plots on any Ward from 10 through 24. Any Free Company who already purchased plots on the newly-restructured wards will still be able to keep their housing plots.
The previous 50/50 distribution of Free Company and Private Housing plots in Final Fantasy 14’s Empyreum district was a nightmare. There are a lot more private buyers than Free Company buyers, so multiple Private Housing plots could have dozens of entries in their lotteries, while entire Free Company wards went unclaimed for multiple periods. This shift towards more Private plots will hopefully alleviate the imbalance.
Players are relieved Final Fantasy 14 is taking steps to help fix the problems with the housing system. Getting a house has always been
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