What is going on with this housing?

[Mahrze]

Why would we kick out inactive players

Because they are warned that after a period of time they will lose their house. It's the ingame ToS. Also, iirc, they get back 80% of their investment and most of their furnishings.*

Then also have all these now vacated plots with interested buyers, but restrictions prevent their use?

Because they consider the priority should be FCs. A FC can "house" multiple people who can use rooms (That work just like apartments). Who (for the most part) will share the building (just like apartments) with the added benefits of Workshops (and other due experiments) that would benefit a group (just like apartments).

[Falling]

(see post 7)

I appreciate the response, but i am well aware of the individual reasons for each rule there.

That is not how one comes up with quality resolutions to issues though. You cannot simply list each problem on a piece of paper, write a solution for each, and execute them. Though both solution do solve their respective problems in theory, if appied at the same time as is in game, they work against each other.

Its like me saying "im cold" then you say "turn the heat on"
A month later "my bills are expensive" then you say "turn the heat off"

Both valid solutions individually, but nothing addresses the if/then relationship between the bills and the heat. A different solution would be needed if i desired to solve both problems at once.

[Mahrze]

That is not how one comes up with quality resolutions to issues though. You cannot simply list each problem on a piece of paper, write a solution for each, and execute them. Though both solution do solve their respective problems in theory, if appied at the same time as is in game, they work against each other.

OK, I figured you'd read between the lines. These are temporary solutions to a great problem that has been festering for years. They are approaching it as safely, securely and most PC and PR friendly possible.

They are not effective in any degree, but they can't afford to do anything drastic because they will get pitchforks from a number of people in a player base who's on the wrong end of that action.