Quote Originally Posted by hobostew View Post
I know people can be very vocal about housing but I'm pretty sure it isn't as big of an issue for most people as it seems when you look at the forums/social media. In just about every game I've played that had more accessible housing only a small portion of the player base engaged with it and I can only assume that to be the case here too. People who want it are more passionate about it but on the whole I can understand why it isn't as big a priority as content with a more wide appeal to it. Having a pretty place of your own to idle at is nice but it isn't really "playable content" if that makes sense.
As well as only appealing to a subset of players, it's problems only manifest on a subset of servers as well.
Some servers are more populated than others, my server Zodiark, nearly always has plots available on my ward in the Goblet.
The newer servers don't have any shortages at all.
And for those players who are having trouble getting a house, it's not usually "I can't get any plot", as much as it is "I can't get a Large house in Shirogane", i.e. they're being picky.
This is why it's not an easy problem to fix, because if you add say, 10 new wards to each server, you're still not going to meet the requirements on the most populated servers, but you're adding vastly unnecessary capacity for the lower populated servers, leading to dead empty wards.

So this problem is in a way, created by the players. Move to another server if you want a house. It's not an ideal solution, but it's a solution.