Please, Be careful what you wish for

[Ryel]

I mean really if anyone isn't making money off of selling their house, they have nothing to worry about. If they're hoping to get a little extra off the top for whatever reason... then maybe those sellers should reconsider.

This is the core issue in the current case.

For myself I have no personal plot to sell and while my FC does own one we're happy where we are.

However I can imagine this will discourage other players from selling plots using in-game means which in turn will actually make it more difficult for players who do have the gil and want to buy a plot to do so.

The players who have bought houses specifically for profit (many of whom have multiple plots per account) are not likely to go:

"well I guess that's it boys, lets pack it up and sell off these plots at break even values, the jig is up!"

Instead I imagine many of them will either just sit on the plots they currently own just to keep them, or they will start seeking methods outside of the game to sell the plot if they really want the profit (many already do this).

Either way it makes it harder for plots to change hands for the player who may have the gil saved up but just not the knowledge of getting in contact with one of these sellers outside of the game instead of an in-game function (like the party finder).

The reality is that punishing selling for profit shouldn't be the key focus, the focus should be making a system so that plots can be sold for reasonable profit to encourage the changing of hands. And to that end reporting the players who are selling plots will accomplish nothing positive in the long run for the people who feel slighted by plot sellers.

It hurts everyone really.