Quote Originally Posted by Barraind View Post
Which is why your idea is awful.
I don't think you understand the scope of the issue at hand. Otherwise I think you might agree with me.

Quote Originally Posted by Arillyn View Post
If SE were to restrict a certain kind of housing (FC vs individual) to the wards it should be FC in the wards and individual to instance. I wish they would implement instance housing that isn't restricted to one room (looking at you apartments). Make it so you can have any size house you want and a yard - I know a lot of people who would turn in their ward house for an instance option such as that (so long as they allow you to let your friends visit your instance house which I imagine SE would since you can do that with apartments).

As for forcing small FCs to grow their member count for some housing, that is silly. Some people like being in large FCs and others do not. Those who choose to have a small or medium FC member count for that close-knit community feel shouldn't be penalized for it in regards to housing.
Instancing FC housing is so that every FC can have a house, without a member count requirement. The member count requirement comes from earning actual profit from the FC itself. My proposal benefits most real FC's, and only serves as a detriment to single player FC's. What often seems to be the case is that those single player FC's stand to gain much more as an individual player because of it, and that needs to be balanced. If they have to grow in order to profit, or if they have to join another FC, the point of FC's isn't to play alone.