Quote Originally Posted by Intaki View Post
This isn't the real world. This is a computer game. And the housing system in this computer game is an utter embarrassment and stain on the quality of the product as a whole. Especially when other lesser games are delivering far better housing systems far more effectively.
"effectively" is a very subjective term. so is "embarrassment and stain".

I tried Wildstar, and RIFT, and UO, and WoW, and countless other MMO's, and, other than UO, who regulated their housing limitations by pure landmass (open world housing, but only so much open space), all of the other MMO's with housing have failed to make them a point of desire. If everyone has a house, no one cares about houses. it is a disincentive for communal socialization, and encourages individuals to solo play.

As I said, I'm quite pleased with the lack of housing in FFXIV. That's also a subjective opinion. I think this is just a point where we can agree to disagree.

I'm just saying, that, looking at the game as a whole, there is a hell of a lot worse things going on than "Balmung doesn't have enough house plots".