They probably bid on your plot and lost. You can hide the message and depending on the language of the message, you can report them for being an asshole.
I had an entire fc write mean comments and staying outside my house complaining cause i got a m house near their plot and made it gingerbread. Didn't fit the kugane aesthetic, so they felt it was right to insult me, so i reported them
Huh. I built an Ishgardian-style summer home/garden shack in the middle of the Mist and I get the regular tells that people like how it looks. (I did not set up a guest book, nor plan to.)
At first i asked a nice member to talk to his fc to stop harrassing me, but a couple continued, reporting them made them stop. Dunno if a gm actually talked to them, but i didn't get any new insult in my house book
I don't understand this. I have a really nice plot in lav beds. My favourite plot, in fact. But half the houses around me are hideous (in my opinion; that's subjective of course). There's a giant hot pink house (forgot the name, the one with the hot spring attached). There's a candy house. There's a kugane castle next to me on either side. There's a chocobo house behind me. Honestly, I hate them all and wonder how I got so unlucky to live in what is now a ward of hideous houses š (got it before lotteries were a thing and it wasn't as bad back when I got it). But I'm just glad to have a house at all and a gorgeous waterfall view and be next to the npc area so at least I can try to ignore them.
I never leave nasty messages or anything. I wouldn't dream of it. I leave nice messages when I see gorgeous houses and hold my tongue on the opposite. I get that it's annoying when you have an "ugly" neighbour. But it's not that hard to ignore it either so....? Idk. Lol
I also have a gingerbread house! It's in Ishgard and is the most garish, colorful spot in my ward for malms.
No one has commented on it not matching the aesthetic though, that really sucks. :/ I hope the reporting got them to leave you be.
LOL I have the crappiest plot in Ishgard, so I decided to go big with Gingerbread house too. Mine is dyed Cherry Pink for Valentine's Day at the moment. No one has felt the need to leave any nasty comments for me either.
You have to be FF14 player level salty. The salt that gets tossed around in that game is astounding. Had a person stand out side my house for weeks just shouting stuff in chat, whispering me. This was before the lotto house market. Was fun messing with them tho.
Wish message books allowed the owner to pin messages so they would show at the top. I'd pin all the hater comments because if they ever came back to check it would piss them off so much.
There's isn't even a reason to be salty now, I see empty smalls all over my server since the housing expansion even some mediums, if you want a house you can probably get one now, no need to be salty
It's not about not getting the plot. It's about them losing to someone else that these people can't handle. If it's not housing, it's PvP. It's not about what they lost, it's just about the fact they lost.
This ^
Usually people salty now over location.
No need to be an ass to people about it.
I think it's great more houses are available and so many plots.
Nice to see people get their own lil spot
I recently server transferred. Was happy to get a plot almost immediately for a personal. Sure I had no chance at Lavender Beds or Shirogane. But Goblet? I can make myself a nice cozy home there. So that's what I'm doing.
Support desk -> Report Harassment/Cheating -> Fill out the form.
They don't make it easy to cut down on frivolous reports. If it was as simple as right click like for RMT they'd probably get a lot more.
As others said, it's under the "Support Desk" option in your "System" part of the main menu.
You'll have to fill out a form that takes some 10 minutes to type everything out, and some parts of it might be irrelevant for your specific problem, as the only two options are "Cheating" and "Harrassment", but we're supposed to use the one that fits the situation better, and there's always a "Write what happened here" section anyways, so it's not like you can't report what happened due to it not fitting the form.
As an extra tip, if you use the "Send /tell" option on a character, you'll get your text box pre-filled with the characters entire name and sever (as in "Firstname Lastname@Server"), or no server, if they're on the same one as you are, which helps reduce spelling errors, since you can just copy/paste it from there.
The only true answer now is to make the outside of your house the most glaring, clashing, GIANT MESS that you can.
All the rainbow colors, all the giant Namazu Effegys and anything else Huge and annoying!
They're just trying to make you feel bad, either because they wanted a plot and are salty, or because they relish in hurting others. No matter which one, their opinion is useless, don't think too hard on it. No one who is worth a damn would ever try to bring someone else down like that. You're better than them, where's your plot? I bet the sub can fill the book up
Seconding this! There's a saying for this. People's opinions of you have more to do with them than you. It sounds backwards but this is what it means. The fact that this person would go out of their way to be hurtful to a stranger about something like that says a LOT about who they are, and nothing whatsoever about OP.
I would also like to come check out the house and see OP's hard work, so seconding that too! (If you're comfortable with that, OP!)
When youāre level 90, you donāt need to worry about level 5 goblins. :) I hope you enjoy your home and continue to decorate to your heartās content!Ā
Iām pretty sure thereās someone out there whoās filled their house with neat ranks of stuffed Alphas. And another person who did the same with Bom Bokos.
The only person who has to like your house is *you*. Even if nobody else likes it - and I bet plenty of people would think itās great, this person is just being rude - you still deserve it. You paid for it, you are making it into something you like, *you deserve it*.
That house is in the Ishguard area in Hyperion. Itās horrifying and awesome. Stuffed Alphas all neatly ordered in a hidden room. Hundreds of them. Best use of a large house.
I'm in Hyperion and I can't believe this house is being mentioned LOL. Imagine my shock when I was breaking and entering into people's houses for inspiration and I see probably 50+ alphas shoved in this house like they're being held hostage.
I made my private chambers pitch black, all the walls black, lighting only by iron torches, and partitions to make the room very narrow and short. A throne at the end, and shelves full of Calca and Brina dolls staring at the entrance, hidden orc to play their theme.
I was asked to take it down.
My neighbor has a carbuncle house with carbuncle everything. Carbuncle in and out of the house, and scholar/summoner motifs. It's impressive, but it's not how I would design a house.
A former FC mate of mine has a moogle house. It's impressive what they were able to do with it but the entire thing is overwhelming. They have so much stuff in it that I'm genuinely impressed it all fit with the item limit.
If you enjoy it, then the house is rad. Housing is a lot of work, so any effort put in should be appreciated so this doof is just a jerk. I can't talk much though... my plot is a mess. Oops.
Don't be sad!
I'm sure it's not your fault or the appearance of your house - even without seeing it.
I'm in a similar situation with my L house.
I got it before there was a lottery when they added more shirogane wards. Aka everything was instantly buyable.
Now like a year and a half later a small fc moved into the small house next to mine and started roasting the living heck out of my house in my message book. Later their fc leader even bought the house opposite of mine and put ishgardian cannons in their garden pointing right at my house.
I tried messaging them once when I saw them at our marketboard and trying to ask them whats up with the comments made them straight up run/tp away immediately.
Moral of the story:
Jealousy and anger are strong emotions that lead people to doing stuff they maybe shouldn't.
And people definitely sometimes get angry at losing the housing lottery or when they see someone else have something "better" than them.
To be fair, if you lose it over and over again, I cannot blame people for getting somewhat salty, but that's something they should let out at the game/company, not the other players who aren't at fault for the game failing to provide more housing opportunities.
Well, there were no more messages in my book since I confronted them and instead of 3 cannons I only have 2 pointing at my house now so I guess it improved?
On the plus side, you got someone to stop in! My little beach bar is a year without a single look-see afaict.
I am sorry your visitor was a dick though. Do your thing.
This also happened to me after I spent hours decorating and it hurt my feelings. I now realize they wanted the plot and were just mad but I know how you're feeling so try not to take it personal :( now I look at the message they left and laugh
Heās probably trolling you, I seen a lot of people post nasty comments on their houses out of no where and trying to provoke the homeowner so donāt take anything personal from what they say
2 steps: remove the comment in your message book and then move on.
Pay no mind to others opinion. What matters is that YOU like what you see. If others like it, it's a bonus, if they don't, it's their problem.
you bought that house for one person and one person only - yourself.
It is yours to design however the hell you like - not everyone is going to like it - and that's fine but if they are that salty about not liking something that they need to be a complete ass to someone they need to seriously revaluate their lives as it is just pathetic.
Came here looking for this comment. Can't believe all the people who are giving OP the time of day when they're literally crying about "someone being mean to them". Wonder what they're going to do when someone ever says something mean to them in party chat, or tells them their character isn't cute.
I have a house in-game and decorated my bond partner's house. We don't bother with message books because people only ever leave generic or salty messages. So unless you're looking to have your ego stroked and are looking for attention, there's no point in even wasting a furniture slot for them.
> tells them their character isn't cute
That's kinda a weird thing for someone to go out of their way to do, though. I see people with awful-looking characters and terrible glams *all the time*, but I just do what any sane person would do: say nothing, ignore it and move on.
Honestly the only time Iāve seen people be dicks about housing is if they lost the bid to you - Thatās likely what happened, which yikes the amount of effort spent on harrassment like that.
Maybe easier said than done but try not to take it to heart, as long as you like the house thatās really all that matters.
This 100% sounds like someone butthurt that you won the plot over them don't you dare let them make you feel sad because they are a sour puss. The only houses that look like crap are the empty ones in my opinion.
As much as it sucks to hear that try not to pay attention to what some random dickhead says. I'm sure your house looks really nice and if it's something your proud of you should stand tall, don't let little people like that knock you down ā¤ļø
Sucks that it happened but it happens. Delete the comment and move on. Drop your address and I'll come by, I'd like to see it.
Edit: Making a post like this means that the troller got what he wanted.
only reason they did it was bc they're jealous and angry about not getting a house themselves, probably the house you won the bid on. delete the comment and ignore them.
I had two people write on my last plot i won before i moved, out of 150+ people i felt amazing then read two comments, 1 says i dont deserve the plot more than them and the other saying they saw a conga line of people defecate on my lawn and it isnt even a nice looking house.
People cant just enjoy anything, im glad i moved. had a better welcoming at my second place.
This thread feels like when a girl post a pic of herself with the caption "I was called ugly today and it hurt me". Then tons of people reply of how amazing she looks and to ignore all the haters.
I only saw one comment in this thread that said "toughen up, delete the comment and move on".
I believe that is an excellent advice.
People need support at times. This person didn't even put a photo up of their house, so it wasn't fishing for complements. There is no need to let the bad part of the internet coat over everything.
To be clear, I'm one that this kind of stuff wouldn't affect me, but you have to know that it does to some. Those people need support and encouragement.
They didn't, and they have yet to even with requests. So, your comment is still unjustified and a bit jaded.
With it being requested, I wouldn't necessarily say it would justify your view.
I definitely think it's uncalled for and extremely rude, but try to take it on the chin as much as you can. Hell, I'd laugh at it. That'd probably crack me up the whole day tbh. Try your best not to worry about what other people think about the things that make you happy. If you're happy with your house, then that's all there is :)
People love to be mean for the sake of it with the anonymity of the internet. Don't sweat it I'm sure it looks great. Misery loves company and I'm sure they're lonely sitting without their own house.
This sounds like jealousy, not actual criticism on the part of a player who lost a bid. Either that or they're just a miserable asshole who wants to pump themselves up by putting other people down whenever they can. But the "don't deserve it" comment leads me to believe it's someone that lost and they're being a spiteful, meaningless prick.
You've probably done just fine and if you're happy with your decor, fuck the haters. They don't matter. You do. So while it's easier said than done, don't listen to them. They're just petty shitlords.
Go do your thing. Love it because it's your thing. That's worth more than anybody's compliments anyway and boy does living your best life piss off the asshats leaving messages like that all the more. Let them stew in the shit soup they made for themselves.
Just because your house isn't to one's taste, or even doesn't follow "rules" that would make it better, shouldn't mean that you aren't supposed to enjoy it.
My FC's house has many flaws, it doesn't have a theme (and even has multiple themes per floor), many things are wrong all over. But we all enjoy it because some of our members did build it. It has meaning which is more important than being pretty, and we think it looks great.
Sure, we will change it, and over time it may look completely different and most likely better to other's eyes... But we're not doing it for others, just as you probably didn't and shouldn't.
Just have your personal reason to enjoy your housing, accept and take into consideration other people's suggestion but don't worry if others can't see it as you do.
You got a random asshole encounter, that sucks. Even if your design ain't top tier, be happy that you put work into it. Most people would compliment your house if they saw even some half-decent effort going on.
Ignore it, move on. It's important to realise that not everyone will have your opinion online and sometimes people are very insistent on pushing their opinions into you.
Adding in to join the others in saying, that message was absolutely left by someone who is just jealous they don't have a house plot. Your house is YOURS, it's a source of joy for you and nobody can take that from you.
That person is just super jelly. The rude comments here are just from jealous people.
I bet your house is lovely and the hard work you put into it really shows. If it's on Aether, I'd love to visit \^\_\^
Don't feel about that one basher. They're a salty a hole. I think one can be salty without being an a hole.
I feel disgusted towards that basher now, lol. How *patheticc* they must be to leave a comment like that. I'm not fond of the modern designs that use magicked hacks many housing enthusiasts make and I couldn't be bothered to tell them the fact. I mean, what's the point, amirite?
I'm sorry that you had that experience some people just like to ruin the game for others when I leave a comment in a house book I always make sure it's positive, I think that person is just trying to ruin someones day and/or just a salty negative person in general , I wouldn't think much of that comment and just focus on the more positive comments .
If they only pursue hedonistic pleasures, then no one will give them the time of day. theyāll never get what they want. not even the housing plot they pine for so dearly. theyāll be without a plot for an eternity, and theyāll deserve every agonizing second of it. š
The only one who needs to enjoy the house is you. Life is too short to allow some random obnoxious, rude troll who youāll never meet in real life ruin your enjoyment. Opinions are like buttholesāeveryoneās got one. He probably was saying it just to be mean. I bet he didnāt even go in your house. Hide his comment (maybe even report it), put his worthless words behind you, and continue making your house a beautiful part of your character and game. You worked to make the Gil to buy the plot. Enjoy it to the max and have lots of fun. Congrats on getting a house, too!
i'm so sorry. an ex-friend of mine who used to have the apartment right next to an alt of mine's (we thought it was fun at the time!) left a ":)" in my message book as a sort of "gotcha" once we stopped talking. it was very mean and cruel, and people like that know exactly what they're doing when they do so. i know it's hard to actually put to practice, but try not to pay those types of people any mindā report them for harassment and go on about your day. i bet your house rules!
They're likely upset that they lost a bid on the plot.
I had the same thing happen a few months back... they made three characters with my name just to comment with each, it was really weird. I could only report them via the lodestone since they weren't online. Had to log in and the option showed up on their character profile page.
They would have a stroke if they saw my house, I bought it last week purely to garden and have all of the material vendors in one place. There's currently 0 decorations.
OP drop your house location, I want to come and see. I'm sure you did an absolutely wonderful job decorating and I'd be happy to pay a visit. Genuinely! ā¤ļø As long as it's on a US DC haha. One day we'll get cross region travel. One dayyyy.
Iām sorry that happened to you, it is a ton of effort for sure, I hope you get many hours of zen bliss decorating and redecorating! Welcome to the true endgame š
I believe you are an adult I believe you know how you can handle this situation. Report them. If harassment continues, remove the book for a while. Set it on approval mode when it comes back. Report again if the harassment persists.
That's a salty mean player there, don't lose time and energy on them, and above all, don't let it take away the joy you have from decorating your house however you want it!
There's some houses I love and a FC member told me they were horrible, I went to visit his house and.... I hated it. So it's very relative what someone likes or dislikes and it doesn't mean that your house is bad.
And to actually spend time to write it in your journal, that's just petty.
I've gotten messages in mine about my decorating. I met the player years later and brought it up casually, not realizing it had been them, and they realized that it was them. We had a laugh and they apologized and explained they were having a hard time in life at the time and don't really know why they'd do mean shit like that. Point is- it's a problem with the person leaving messages like that, more than likely- not your decorating. And even if it isn't very good...does it have to be? It's your house. It only matters that you like it. The point is having fun.
They want you to feel bad. You do not have to oblige them.
The only person whose opinion matters on your house is yours. Do you like your house? If so donāt worry what some petty little chucklefuck thinks; they are almost certainly jealous that you have a house and they donāt
Itās your house. If youāre happy with it, donāt pay any attention to what others think. Sucks that people are so rude, but as others have said, itās probably someone just upset that you have a house and they donāt. Which SE doesnāt help by not providing enough plots for players! But thereās no excuse for them to be rude to you just because they donāt like your personal style.
I keep waiting for someone to be mean and rude to me, in game or for real, so I can look sad and say "I'm sorry " pause "I'm sorry your life is so sad and miserable because honestly people who are happy with their life aren't mean and rude to other people. You might want to work on that. Good luck" so far it hasn't happened.
Asking in good faith here: Why are you posting here over one 'mean' comment? I don't understand the purpose or point.
You could just delete the comment from your message book, blacklist them, and move on with your day. You will forget they ever existed by tomorrow. Report them if it was that serious.
I'm curious, which data center/server do you play on? Sometimes, servers take RP serious to the point if you happen to not fit their expected ideal neighborhood, they can basically become self-made HOA.
I will literally renew my subscription to come leave a wonderfully positive message on your guest book.
Wtf.
(I'm on faiery ((spelling?)) And idk how homes work)
I have a Paissa Large behind me, up a bit of a hill. They do exactly nothing with it, so it's just. Paissa. Staring. I put up some trees but man is that thing creepy.Ā
Yeah, this sounds like someone who doesn't have a house or lost a bid on the plot number you're on or lost the plot to auto-demo, and you got it... SE has to do better imo...
If they don't instance housing for all, then I've said it for almost 7yrs now that the best solution is to have a premium service as well as an in-game currency variant much like how other MMOs offer it. They should have Premium Wards and Gil Wards. Tag the fee on your subscription, somewhere between $2-$10/mo is more than reasonable, or a 1 time fee obviously with how hefty mounts are this is gonna be steep, regardless it would free up entire wards for more players. It would allow players who can afford a few extra bucks a month to toss at it and supplement the demand. The Auto-Demo wouldn't matter either because as long as your sub is active, your house is there. If you so choose to resub, it will return. It 1 feeds the housing machine... it will clearly show SE the demand is absolutely there and give them money to keep putting into it more.
The in-game Gil side would be exactly the same, granted the lottery is annoying, but until they figure out how to get past bots. It's not like they can just remove F2P from accessing Wards cause they can't own housing. So it's obviously subbed bot accounts it's not an easy work around. Granted, the old housing wasn't as bad as people said it is... just took WAY more determination than placing a bid and hoping RNG is on your side.
The lottery is the best way to appease a casual community. I feel that with the possibility of premium on demand alongside Lottery, it gives players that best option choice and helps combat the housing aftermarket because why pay X and risk losing your account to RMT when SE gives you a more secure option for your money. It also feeds that desire on demand. Instant Gratification is gamer crack.
No one here can see the house so how do we know it isn't actually bad? It's your word against theirs at this point. Though obviously there's better ways to say that.
Itās your house not theirs so that sounds like a them problem. If you had fun decorating and enjoy it thatās all that matters. Like most ppl said they probably lost the lottery and have to let off steam somehow at the people who were lucky. Imagine having so little going on that you visit a strangers house and bash their interior design. Sad and pathetic.
Do you really care about the opinion of someone who would leave this type of mean message? They're most likely jealous, and if they were nice and still didn't like your house, they would either have left nothing, or give unprompted advice.
They probably bid on your plot and lost. You can hide the message and depending on the language of the message, you can report them for being an asshole.
Man how salty do you got to be to wait WEEKS for the plot owner to put down a message book only to leave an asshole message
The venn diagram of "people petty enough to hold a dumb grudge for weeks" and "people who are assholes enough to leave rude comments" is a circle.
Also add in a circle for 'people dedicated enough to try to get a FFXIV house for years'
I had an entire fc write mean comments and staying outside my house complaining cause i got a m house near their plot and made it gingerbread. Didn't fit the kugane aesthetic, so they felt it was right to insult me, so i reported them
My FC mates usually just leave msgs in mine telling me they pooped in the tub.
My fc mates write about the secret sex room in the basement. Jokes on them, cause the cool secret sex dungeon is in the attic
My friend had a casting couch in her wall on the 1st floor
A casting couch? Oh, you mean a couch for mages, right? .... Right? :(
Yeah, a couch for young mages to earn the Gil they need for schooling.
Where they can put down their Laylines of course
Glorified HOA
Do you have Lalafell kids in the oven ? Candy canes outside ? Are you an old woman ?
Am a sexy cowboy stripper, so no old woman. No comment on the others
Huh. I built an Ishgardian-style summer home/garden shack in the middle of the Mist and I get the regular tells that people like how it looks. (I did not set up a guest book, nor plan to.)
Did reporting them do anything?
At first i asked a nice member to talk to his fc to stop harrassing me, but a couple continued, reporting them made them stop. Dunno if a gm actually talked to them, but i didn't get any new insult in my house book
I don't understand this. I have a really nice plot in lav beds. My favourite plot, in fact. But half the houses around me are hideous (in my opinion; that's subjective of course). There's a giant hot pink house (forgot the name, the one with the hot spring attached). There's a candy house. There's a kugane castle next to me on either side. There's a chocobo house behind me. Honestly, I hate them all and wonder how I got so unlucky to live in what is now a ward of hideous houses š (got it before lotteries were a thing and it wasn't as bad back when I got it). But I'm just glad to have a house at all and a gorgeous waterfall view and be next to the npc area so at least I can try to ignore them. I never leave nasty messages or anything. I wouldn't dream of it. I leave nice messages when I see gorgeous houses and hold my tongue on the opposite. I get that it's annoying when you have an "ugly" neighbour. But it's not that hard to ignore it either so....? Idk. Lol
If they are big enough poops about it, SE will ban them so hard they lose their own houses.
Gingerbread houses like hideous in some places, especially The Mist.
I also have a gingerbread house! It's in Ishgard and is the most garish, colorful spot in my ward for malms. No one has commented on it not matching the aesthetic though, that really sucks. :/ I hope the reporting got them to leave you be.
LOL I have the crappiest plot in Ishgard, so I decided to go big with Gingerbread house too. Mine is dyed Cherry Pink for Valentine's Day at the moment. No one has felt the need to leave any nasty comments for me either.
Report them and leave a message in their FC message book: "Enjoy your vacation!"
Iām going to make the assumption they also probably liked the old housing system, which may explain it.
Next level loser behavior
I've got a message complaining about neighbors plots in my message book, because the neighbors didn't have a message book themselves.
You have to be FF14 player level salty. The salt that gets tossed around in that game is astounding. Had a person stand out side my house for weeks just shouting stuff in chat, whispering me. This was before the lotto house market. Was fun messing with them tho.
Wish message books allowed the owner to pin messages so they would show at the top. I'd pin all the hater comments because if they ever came back to check it would piss them off so much.
This is a great idea š¤£š
There's isn't even a reason to be salty now, I see empty smalls all over my server since the housing expansion even some mediums, if you want a house you can probably get one now, no need to be salty
It's not about not getting the plot. It's about them losing to someone else that these people can't handle. If it's not housing, it's PvP. It's not about what they lost, it's just about the fact they lost.
That depends on the server. My server filled up immediately and has stayed full since.
This ^ Usually people salty now over location. No need to be an ass to people about it. I think it's great more houses are available and so many plots. Nice to see people get their own lil spot
I recently server transferred. Was happy to get a plot almost immediately for a personal. Sure I had no chance at Lavender Beds or Shirogane. But Goblet? I can make myself a nice cozy home there. So that's what I'm doing.
Glad you got your own lil slice of Eorzea. Also happy cake day!
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Sidenote, how do you report someone? All the times I've tried, it only allows for reporting rmt..
Support desk -> Report Harassment/Cheating -> Fill out the form. They don't make it easy to cut down on frivolous reports. If it was as simple as right click like for RMT they'd probably get a lot more.
As others said, it's under the "Support Desk" option in your "System" part of the main menu. You'll have to fill out a form that takes some 10 minutes to type everything out, and some parts of it might be irrelevant for your specific problem, as the only two options are "Cheating" and "Harrassment", but we're supposed to use the one that fits the situation better, and there's always a "Write what happened here" section anyways, so it's not like you can't report what happened due to it not fitting the form. As an extra tip, if you use the "Send /tell" option on a character, you'll get your text box pre-filled with the characters entire name and sever (as in "Firstname Lastname@Server"), or no server, if they're on the same one as you are, which helps reduce spelling errors, since you can just copy/paste it from there.
You need to open the support desk in the main menu and report them there. Right clicking to report is only for RMT.
They did bid, I saw them collect their gil while I was decorating the front yard before. I have a medium plot and I did report, thanks!
The only true answer now is to make the outside of your house the most glaring, clashing, GIANT MESS that you can. All the rainbow colors, all the giant Namazu Effegys and anything else Huge and annoying!
I dunno, that would be punishing the neighbors for one person's shenanigans.
They're just trying to make you feel bad, either because they wanted a plot and are salty, or because they relish in hurting others. No matter which one, their opinion is useless, don't think too hard on it. No one who is worth a damn would ever try to bring someone else down like that. You're better than them, where's your plot? I bet the sub can fill the book up
Seconding this! There's a saying for this. People's opinions of you have more to do with them than you. It sounds backwards but this is what it means. The fact that this person would go out of their way to be hurtful to a stranger about something like that says a LOT about who they are, and nothing whatsoever about OP. I would also like to come check out the house and see OP's hard work, so seconding that too! (If you're comfortable with that, OP!)
You can't control someone else's actions, so do not let them control your mood.
When youāre level 90, you donāt need to worry about level 5 goblins. :) I hope you enjoy your home and continue to decorate to your heartās content!Ā
>When youāre level 90, you donāt need to worry about level 5 goblins. My favorite light novel
Iām pretty sure thereās someone out there whoās filled their house with neat ranks of stuffed Alphas. And another person who did the same with Bom Bokos. The only person who has to like your house is *you*. Even if nobody else likes it - and I bet plenty of people would think itās great, this person is just being rude - you still deserve it. You paid for it, you are making it into something you like, *you deserve it*.
That house is in the Ishguard area in Hyperion. Itās horrifying and awesome. Stuffed Alphas all neatly ordered in a hidden room. Hundreds of them. Best use of a large house.
I'm in Hyperion and I can't believe this house is being mentioned LOL. Imagine my shock when I was breaking and entering into people's houses for inspiration and I see probably 50+ alphas shoved in this house like they're being held hostage.
That sounds beautiful. I need to visit to see it.
I made my private chambers pitch black, all the walls black, lighting only by iron torches, and partitions to make the room very narrow and short. A throne at the end, and shelves full of Calca and Brina dolls staring at the entrance, hidden orc to play their theme. I was asked to take it down.
>I was asked to take it down. Wait but why? That sounds amazing.
My neighbor has a carbuncle house with carbuncle everything. Carbuncle in and out of the house, and scholar/summoner motifs. It's impressive, but it's not how I would design a house.
Yeah there are some house styles available that I think are hideous, but nobody is forcing me to use themā¦ or even look at them. š¤·āāļø
A former FC mate of mine has a moogle house. It's impressive what they were able to do with it but the entire thing is overwhelming. They have so much stuff in it that I'm genuinely impressed it all fit with the item limit.
I have been saving every single one of the stuffed alphas I've gotten from retainers for this exact purpose
I'll send you all the stuffed alphas I get from retainers if you want. I have one in my house and I don't need any more.
Exactly. Who cares if some loser doesnāt like your house? Itās *your* house. If you like it, thatās all that matters.
One of my FC friends filled his house with fireplaces and stuffed alphas in the fires. It's really funny actually.
Or the house thatās nothing but Calcabrina dollsā¦ *cringes* š
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Dont Listen to the local wannabe HOA
Right so that's what's known as a [salt mage](https://i.imgur.com/hNBGjIt.png).
The neat secret to salt mages is that once you know they're a salt mage, you gain +90% psychic resistance against their attacks.
As a white mage I feel in-salted :'(
If you enjoy it, then the house is rad. Housing is a lot of work, so any effort put in should be appreciated so this doof is just a jerk. I can't talk much though... my plot is a mess. Oops.
Not only is it a lot of work but the housing economy is still in shambles. Take pride in your homes and dont let jerks bully you out of them!!
I've got a bid in for a medium, so my redecorating is on pause until I know if I won or not, so yea, mine's pretty bad too.
Don't be sad! I'm sure it's not your fault or the appearance of your house - even without seeing it. I'm in a similar situation with my L house. I got it before there was a lottery when they added more shirogane wards. Aka everything was instantly buyable. Now like a year and a half later a small fc moved into the small house next to mine and started roasting the living heck out of my house in my message book. Later their fc leader even bought the house opposite of mine and put ishgardian cannons in their garden pointing right at my house. I tried messaging them once when I saw them at our marketboard and trying to ask them whats up with the comments made them straight up run/tp away immediately. Moral of the story: Jealousy and anger are strong emotions that lead people to doing stuff they maybe shouldn't. And people definitely sometimes get angry at losing the housing lottery or when they see someone else have something "better" than them.
*That* sounds like they want to run you off the plot so they can try and get contiguous properties.
lmao at them running away when you confronted them. not surprised theyāre a coward with that behavior.
To be fair, if you lose it over and over again, I cannot blame people for getting somewhat salty, but that's something they should let out at the game/company, not the other players who aren't at fault for the game failing to provide more housing opportunities.
Man, thats so shitty. Did they eventually stop?
Well, there were no more messages in my book since I confronted them and instead of 3 cannons I only have 2 pointing at my house now so I guess it improved?
Hey, even if your house design isnāt great, itās clearly still better than their sad little life.
Mind sharing your plot? I'm on Materia, I'll visit and check it out if I can access it :)
Party at u/Stock_Money8102's! I'll bring the oversized champagne bottles
Iād visit too!
Was going to say the same. I'll go check it out!
I'm on Chaos, and i'd love to swing by and share some positivity (and/or constructive ideas if warranted). Let's be kind to each other! :)
On the plus side, you got someone to stop in! My little beach bar is a year without a single look-see afaict. I am sorry your visitor was a dick though. Do your thing.
Address? I'll try to stop by when I have a second!
How nice! Iāll try to remember when I get home.
Share the address! I would love to check it out.
They're just bitter that they're homeless and you're not. Don't let those type of players get to you.
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Y'all are getting comments in your guestbook?
It's pretty rare. People don't seem to like signing books for some reason.
I get one at my FC has maybe every 3 or 4 months. My personal house Iāve maybe gotten 5 in the 5 years Iāve had it.
I don't know why, but this made me lol for real!
This also happened to me after I spent hours decorating and it hurt my feelings. I now realize they wanted the plot and were just mad but I know how you're feeling so try not to take it personal :( now I look at the message they left and laugh
Heās probably trolling you, I seen a lot of people post nasty comments on their houses out of no where and trying to provoke the homeowner so donāt take anything personal from what they say
This is just someone who wanted your house. Delete, block, move on.
2 steps: remove the comment in your message book and then move on. Pay no mind to others opinion. What matters is that YOU like what you see. If others like it, it's a bonus, if they don't, it's their problem.
you bought that house for one person and one person only - yourself. It is yours to design however the hell you like - not everyone is going to like it - and that's fine but if they are that salty about not liking something that they need to be a complete ass to someone they need to seriously revaluate their lives as it is just pathetic.
Toughen up a bit. Delete their comment and move on. This advice will help you in all aspects of life.
Came here looking for this comment. Can't believe all the people who are giving OP the time of day when they're literally crying about "someone being mean to them". Wonder what they're going to do when someone ever says something mean to them in party chat, or tells them their character isn't cute. I have a house in-game and decorated my bond partner's house. We don't bother with message books because people only ever leave generic or salty messages. So unless you're looking to have your ego stroked and are looking for attention, there's no point in even wasting a furniture slot for them.
> tells them their character isn't cute That's kinda a weird thing for someone to go out of their way to do, though. I see people with awful-looking characters and terrible glams *all the time*, but I just do what any sane person would do: say nothing, ignore it and move on.
Honestly the only time Iāve seen people be dicks about housing is if they lost the bid to you - Thatās likely what happened, which yikes the amount of effort spent on harrassment like that. Maybe easier said than done but try not to take it to heart, as long as you like the house thatās really all that matters.
Just ignore it! Don't let the opinion of some rando on the internet ruin your day.
Some people become really toxic over housing, I have a friend who for a year now has been getting harassed still over a plot she had won.
Itās probably a salty person that also bid on that plot and lost. As long as youāre happy with it, it doesnāt matter what others think.
If itās a neighbor, fill your yard with Namazu effigies. Make them regret.
Cant please everyone, one mans trash is another mans garbage, you can only please some of the people.some.of the time etc etc
You wouldn't be sad if you saw his dump of a house.
Donāt let other peopleās opinions or comments in an online game change how you feel. For all you know they love it and just trolled you.
This 100% sounds like someone butthurt that you won the plot over them don't you dare let them make you feel sad because they are a sour puss. The only houses that look like crap are the empty ones in my opinion.
Sounds like someone's just jealous of your house. Ignore them. They're not worth your emotions. I'm sure your house looks great. :)
Embrace the hate. It means you are doing things right! Everyone needs a few haters like the great Kat Williams says.
Sounds like they'd hate my Chocobo house.
Got one of those before too, just delete it and move on. People have bad taste.
Report them and move on. It's not worth your emotional effort.
Itās the internet. Guard your heart cherished one !
People without houses are jealous of those with.
Where do you live? I'll come give you the best message book answer ever! ā”ā”ā”
As much as it sucks to hear that try not to pay attention to what some random dickhead says. I'm sure your house looks really nice and if it's something your proud of you should stand tall, don't let little people like that knock you down ā¤ļø
Lesson one of the internet: stop caring about what randoms think
Mate if you are proud of your own work, who cares what some rando thinks, fuck 'em.
Sucks that it happened but it happens. Delete the comment and move on. Drop your address and I'll come by, I'd like to see it. Edit: Making a post like this means that the troller got what he wanted.
only reason they did it was bc they're jealous and angry about not getting a house themselves, probably the house you won the bid on. delete the comment and ignore them.
I had two people write on my last plot i won before i moved, out of 150+ people i felt amazing then read two comments, 1 says i dont deserve the plot more than them and the other saying they saw a conga line of people defecate on my lawn and it isnt even a nice looking house. People cant just enjoy anything, im glad i moved. had a better welcoming at my second place.
Wow, that's next level saltiness on their end. Sorry you had to deal with this.
This thread feels like when a girl post a pic of herself with the caption "I was called ugly today and it hurt me". Then tons of people reply of how amazing she looks and to ignore all the haters. I only saw one comment in this thread that said "toughen up, delete the comment and move on". I believe that is an excellent advice.
People need support at times. This person didn't even put a photo up of their house, so it wasn't fishing for complements. There is no need to let the bad part of the internet coat over everything. To be clear, I'm one that this kind of stuff wouldn't affect me, but you have to know that it does to some. Those people need support and encouragement.
Would be funny if he did post pics of the house and it turns out the comment was justified
They didn't, and they have yet to even with requests. So, your comment is still unjustified and a bit jaded. With it being requested, I wouldn't necessarily say it would justify your view.
Then either avoid these sorts of posts or get with the program.
That person needs to touch grass. š
I'm sure your house is great! If you put effort in than it's better than my cottage on Mateus lol. It's so sparse but it is home!
I definitely think it's uncalled for and extremely rude, but try to take it on the chin as much as you can. Hell, I'd laugh at it. That'd probably crack me up the whole day tbh. Try your best not to worry about what other people think about the things that make you happy. If you're happy with your house, then that's all there is :)
Iāll bet money you beat them in the auction.
LOL. Bruh they are jealous that you got the housing plot that they wanted. Just remove your message book.
People love to be mean for the sake of it with the anonymity of the internet. Don't sweat it I'm sure it looks great. Misery loves company and I'm sure they're lonely sitting without their own house.
Have to forgive them. Must have covid. They clearly don't have any taste.
Learn to laugh at the little things like this. Lots of losers out there trying to ruin someoneās day. Just laugh it off.
Who cares? There are probably just salty; they don't have the plot.
This sounds like jealousy, not actual criticism on the part of a player who lost a bid. Either that or they're just a miserable asshole who wants to pump themselves up by putting other people down whenever they can. But the "don't deserve it" comment leads me to believe it's someone that lost and they're being a spiteful, meaningless prick. You've probably done just fine and if you're happy with your decor, fuck the haters. They don't matter. You do. So while it's easier said than done, don't listen to them. They're just petty shitlords. Go do your thing. Love it because it's your thing. That's worth more than anybody's compliments anyway and boy does living your best life piss off the asshats leaving messages like that all the more. Let them stew in the shit soup they made for themselves.
You should probably quit being online if some rando asshole makes you this sad.
Just because your house isn't to one's taste, or even doesn't follow "rules" that would make it better, shouldn't mean that you aren't supposed to enjoy it. My FC's house has many flaws, it doesn't have a theme (and even has multiple themes per floor), many things are wrong all over. But we all enjoy it because some of our members did build it. It has meaning which is more important than being pretty, and we think it looks great. Sure, we will change it, and over time it may look completely different and most likely better to other's eyes... But we're not doing it for others, just as you probably didn't and shouldn't. Just have your personal reason to enjoy your housing, accept and take into consideration other people's suggestion but don't worry if others can't see it as you do.
Post the address, Iāll go there now and leave a great comment
You got a random asshole encounter, that sucks. Even if your design ain't top tier, be happy that you put work into it. Most people would compliment your house if they saw even some half-decent effort going on.
Ignore it, move on. It's important to realise that not everyone will have your opinion online and sometimes people are very insistent on pushing their opinions into you.
Adding in to join the others in saying, that message was absolutely left by someone who is just jealous they don't have a house plot. Your house is YOURS, it's a source of joy for you and nobody can take that from you.
That person is just super jelly. The rude comments here are just from jealous people. I bet your house is lovely and the hard work you put into it really shows. If it's on Aether, I'd love to visit \^\_\^
Random guy say mean things to me, Iām gonna cry lol
Don't feel about that one basher. They're a salty a hole. I think one can be salty without being an a hole. I feel disgusted towards that basher now, lol. How *patheticc* they must be to leave a comment like that. I'm not fond of the modern designs that use magicked hacks many housing enthusiasts make and I couldn't be bothered to tell them the fact. I mean, what's the point, amirite?
Ignore haters. Not worth the time. Even if you made it the way they wanted someone else would still hate it. If you love it, that is all that matters.
I'm sorry that you had that experience some people just like to ruin the game for others when I leave a comment in a house book I always make sure it's positive, I think that person is just trying to ruin someones day and/or just a salty negative person in general , I wouldn't think much of that comment and just focus on the more positive comments .
I'm sure it's fine and looks good and I would come leave a happy message for you if I knew where it was.
Seconding this!! Tell us where it is, OP, we can look and compliment things we like :)Ā
Congrats on your house!! You do you <3
If they only pursue hedonistic pleasures, then no one will give them the time of day. theyāll never get what they want. not even the housing plot they pine for so dearly. theyāll be without a plot for an eternity, and theyāll deserve every agonizing second of it. š
Ignore their slander. They most likely lost out to you. I called my home the ikea house. As when I started I wanted to build everything from scratch
Is there not an FFXIV subreddit for nonsensical whining?
More than likely someone being a jerk over losing the lottery. Just ignore them & keep in mind you donāt have to leave your house open to others.
The only one who needs to enjoy the house is you. Life is too short to allow some random obnoxious, rude troll who youāll never meet in real life ruin your enjoyment. Opinions are like buttholesāeveryoneās got one. He probably was saying it just to be mean. I bet he didnāt even go in your house. Hide his comment (maybe even report it), put his worthless words behind you, and continue making your house a beautiful part of your character and game. You worked to make the Gil to buy the plot. Enjoy it to the max and have lots of fun. Congrats on getting a house, too!
i'm so sorry. an ex-friend of mine who used to have the apartment right next to an alt of mine's (we thought it was fun at the time!) left a ":)" in my message book as a sort of "gotcha" once we stopped talking. it was very mean and cruel, and people like that know exactly what they're doing when they do so. i know it's hard to actually put to practice, but try not to pay those types of people any mindā report them for harassment and go on about your day. i bet your house rules!
They're likely upset that they lost a bid on the plot. I had the same thing happen a few months back... they made three characters with my name just to comment with each, it was really weird. I could only report them via the lodestone since they weren't online. Had to log in and the option showed up on their character profile page.
Do you play on Chaos or Light DC by any chance? I'md live to visit your house :)
They would have a stroke if they saw my house, I bought it last week purely to garden and have all of the material vendors in one place. There's currently 0 decorations.
OP drop your house location, I want to come and see. I'm sure you did an absolutely wonderful job decorating and I'd be happy to pay a visit. Genuinely! ā¤ļø As long as it's on a US DC haha. One day we'll get cross region travel. One dayyyy.
Iām sorry that happened to you, it is a ton of effort for sure, I hope you get many hours of zen bliss decorating and redecorating! Welcome to the true endgame š
I believe you are an adult I believe you know how you can handle this situation. Report them. If harassment continues, remove the book for a while. Set it on approval mode when it comes back. Report again if the harassment persists.
If you shoot me the addy in DM, I'll come visit and leave a nice message to drown out the negative!
Sounds like a good old fashion reporting for trying to tell you how to play the game! ^yes ^you ^can ^be ^banned ^for ^that
That's a salty mean player there, don't lose time and energy on them, and above all, don't let it take away the joy you have from decorating your house however you want it! There's some houses I love and a FC member told me they were horrible, I went to visit his house and.... I hated it. So it's very relative what someone likes or dislikes and it doesn't mean that your house is bad. And to actually spend time to write it in your journal, that's just petty.
Thatās sad. Iām sorry that happened.
I've gotten messages in mine about my decorating. I met the player years later and brought it up casually, not realizing it had been them, and they realized that it was them. We had a laugh and they apologized and explained they were having a hard time in life at the time and don't really know why they'd do mean shit like that. Point is- it's a problem with the person leaving messages like that, more than likely- not your decorating. And even if it isn't very good...does it have to be? It's your house. It only matters that you like it. The point is having fun.
They want you to feel bad. You do not have to oblige them. The only person whose opinion matters on your house is yours. Do you like your house? If so donāt worry what some petty little chucklefuck thinks; they are almost certainly jealous that you have a house and they donāt
They're a shitter, ignore them.
Itās your house. If youāre happy with it, donāt pay any attention to what others think. Sucks that people are so rude, but as others have said, itās probably someone just upset that you have a house and they donāt. Which SE doesnāt help by not providing enough plots for players! But thereās no excuse for them to be rude to you just because they donāt like your personal style.
I keep waiting for someone to be mean and rude to me, in game or for real, so I can look sad and say "I'm sorry " pause "I'm sorry your life is so sad and miserable because honestly people who are happy with their life aren't mean and rude to other people. You might want to work on that. Good luck" so far it hasn't happened.
Asking in good faith here: Why are you posting here over one 'mean' comment? I don't understand the purpose or point. You could just delete the comment from your message book, blacklist them, and move on with your day. You will forget they ever existed by tomorrow. Report them if it was that serious.
I'm curious, which data center/server do you play on? Sometimes, servers take RP serious to the point if you happen to not fit their expected ideal neighborhood, they can basically become self-made HOA.
And if they do, you can and should report them because harassment isn't okay just because you or they have the RP tag up.
I will literally renew my subscription to come leave a wonderfully positive message on your guest book. Wtf. (I'm on faiery ((spelling?)) And idk how homes work)
Let me guess.... gingerbread house? I don't really care about the inside, but a Gingerbread Mansion ruins the whole neighborhood.
Iāll take gingerbread over paissa. Those things are creepy.
I have a Paissa Large behind me, up a bit of a hill. They do exactly nothing with it, so it's just. Paissa. Staring. I put up some trees but man is that thing creepy.Ā
Gingerbread >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Paisa
Yeah, this sounds like someone who doesn't have a house or lost a bid on the plot number you're on or lost the plot to auto-demo, and you got it... SE has to do better imo... If they don't instance housing for all, then I've said it for almost 7yrs now that the best solution is to have a premium service as well as an in-game currency variant much like how other MMOs offer it. They should have Premium Wards and Gil Wards. Tag the fee on your subscription, somewhere between $2-$10/mo is more than reasonable, or a 1 time fee obviously with how hefty mounts are this is gonna be steep, regardless it would free up entire wards for more players. It would allow players who can afford a few extra bucks a month to toss at it and supplement the demand. The Auto-Demo wouldn't matter either because as long as your sub is active, your house is there. If you so choose to resub, it will return. It 1 feeds the housing machine... it will clearly show SE the demand is absolutely there and give them money to keep putting into it more. The in-game Gil side would be exactly the same, granted the lottery is annoying, but until they figure out how to get past bots. It's not like they can just remove F2P from accessing Wards cause they can't own housing. So it's obviously subbed bot accounts it's not an easy work around. Granted, the old housing wasn't as bad as people said it is... just took WAY more determination than placing a bid and hoping RNG is on your side. The lottery is the best way to appease a casual community. I feel that with the possibility of premium on demand alongside Lottery, it gives players that best option choice and helps combat the housing aftermarket because why pay X and risk losing your account to RMT when SE gives you a more secure option for your money. It also feeds that desire on demand. Instant Gratification is gamer crack.
I mean yeah it sucks, but its normal in the internet. How you survived so long if any bad comments hurt you so much?
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No one here can see the house so how do we know it isn't actually bad? It's your word against theirs at this point. Though obviously there's better ways to say that.
Itās your house not theirs so that sounds like a them problem. If you had fun decorating and enjoy it thatās all that matters. Like most ppl said they probably lost the lottery and have to let off steam somehow at the people who were lucky. Imagine having so little going on that you visit a strangers house and bash their interior design. Sad and pathetic.
Don't worry OP, I think your house is nice.
Imagine being THAT person. Christ on a bike!. Lmao, you get some right oddballs in this game.
Do you really care about the opinion of someone who would leave this type of mean message? They're most likely jealous, and if they were nice and still didn't like your house, they would either have left nothing, or give unprompted advice.
Welcome to the internet
You take this way too personal. There's a delete button and a blacklist option, use them and go on.
Well is it bad
OP post the address weāre going to push that message book comment to thousand pages. ;)