First article about the House pricing.

[Abriael]

A few thoughts here.

1) Do you think that Yoshida is blind to the amount of gil on each server? It's not exactly easy to hide how much gil each player has on any given server.

Are you arguing that Yoshida went to check the gil amount in everyone's pocket?

What he could have seen are metrics, that are normally based on gross approximations and averages. They're a very faulty way to decide the pricing of a relevant feature, without even giving it an entry level, basically punishing those that aren't very rich in order to drain gil from those that are loaded. Very bad design.

1) Anecdotal evidence

Anecdotal evidence trumps no evidence at all.

2) Fallacy of the numbers

The numbers are there for everyone to see. Have any to counter them?

They spent time crafting and gathering when the game launched instead of pew pewing in the dungeons

High engagement features should not be tied to a single playstyle, penalizing all others.