Lodestone 11/25/2013 - Housing Preview

[Spider-Dan]

Wat? Gridania has the fastest access to Inn from return point.

It's somewhat faster from return point but much slower from anywhere else in town (notably: markets), since Grid is the only city without an aethernet right outside the inn.

That's really the only good thing about Ul'dah market access: it's incredibly close to the inn.

[Tyrath]

But then its too far from the return point. And the only times I really use the inn is if I need to log out so returns always up.

[Chamaan]

There's a city aetheryte right outside the Adventurer's Guild, it's literally two extra mouse clicks away from the Return aetheryte.

[SamanosukeShiva]

limsa's market is literally next to the aetheryte, as a lazy person, this did it for me, limsa all the way.

[Deelo]

limsa's market is literally next to the aetheryte, as a lazy person, this did it for me, limsa all the way.

QFT.

[Tyrath]

There's a city aetheryte right outside the Adventurer's Guild, it's literally two extra mouse clicks away from the Return aetheryte.

Missing the point. When you use return you can't teleport from the return point to the inn.

[Jaybar]

Missing the point. When you use return you can't teleport from the return point to the inn.

I believe you are missing the point. From Gridania you have to run to the Inn from the Return Aether.

From Ul'Dah's Return point you just click the Aetheryte and go to Adventurer's Guild and run 1/4 the distance you would from Gridania.

The only good thing Gridania has is cheap Teleport rates to Rev Toll and Camp Dragonhead (likewise to Odin and Behemoth)

[Tyrath]

But the distance in Gridania is so small I'd be at the inn before your screen changes...

[Melena]

I swear if this turns into the what color is it style debate of FFXI.........................

[Waraji]

All semantics, we'll have Market Boards in our FC houses, and beds to sleep in. /game

I foresee me never stepping into the respective cities for any reason other than quests they will add in the future.

[Chamaan]

I swear if this turns into the what color is it style debate of FFXI.........................

Shaka brah, this isn't so trivial as that. We're trying to min/max our homepointing. What could be more worthwhile?

[miokomioko]

All semantics, we'll have Market Boards in our FC houses, and beds to sleep in. /game

I foresee me never stepping into the respective cities for any reason other than quests they will add in the future.

Now, if the aetheryte furniture pieces makes it into 2.1... and a Summining Bell... /goodbye cities.

[Kachiko]

All semantics, we'll have Market Boards in our FC houses, and beds to sleep in. /game

I foresee me never stepping into the respective cities for any reason other than quests they will add in the future.

^
Already maxed DoL/DoH and I won't mind the occasional romp to, a city, for the DoW/M classes I haven't leveled yet. That basically leaves Wolf's Den, Lisma (cheaper coil ports), and pick Corth/MorD with your Housing District as your Homepoint.

[Shuemue]

Ul'dah is the best, Gridania is ok.

LL fails hard. Mainly because in the other two cities, when teleporting to the main aetheryte plaza, you land within range of the crystal so you can simply click and use the local aethernet. LL forces you to move. Worst city because of this simple fact, nothing can save it.

[izembo]

LL is closest to market board from aetheryte?

[Balb]

limsa's market is literally next to the aetheryte, as a lazy person, this did it for me, limsa all the way.

This is the only correct answer.

[Deadgye]

But the distance in Gridania is so small I'd be at the inn before your screen changes...

The load times are pretty damn fast for me, but I installed the game on my SSD.

Fastest markets access is definitely Limsa, probably followed by Ul'dah and then Gridania. Fastest inn access is why are you going to an inn. I personally have my homepoint at Gridania because I started here and took up their classes first, my gc is here, and my fc is based here.

[Charismatic]

Limsa has the worst GC/OIC access and the worst mailbox access.

I dunno how true this is when there's a node that's basically right outside of the GC and its also not far from the mailbox.
Even if it is true its maybe 2-3 seconds or however long it takes you to warp to that node.

[Spider-Dan]

I dunno how true this is when there's a node that's basically right outside of the GC and its also not far from the mailbox.
Even if it is true its maybe 2-3 seconds or however long it takes you to warp to that node.

Ul'dah and Grid GC access are both very fast, right from main crystal; comparable to Limsa market access. Grid mailbox access is the fastest by far.

Limsa mailbox access is basically like Ul'dah, only you have to take a teleport first.

[Cutriss]

I appreciated how the layout in Windurst kept a small number of morons from living there because they couldn't figure out how to maneuver efficiently. If that same thing happens in Limsa, then doubly so.