Quote Originally Posted by Almagnus1 View Post
If an exploit has occurred, and at some point in the future the rules change to prevent the exploit, then the gains from the exploit should also be removed. Otherwise all SE'd be doing is promote an "exploit early and exploit often" mindset in the playerbase.
I looked up the definition of "exploit" and the most applicable definition was:

A program or system designed to take advantage of a particular error or security vulnerability in computers or networks.

Except that's not correct in this case. Square Enix still allows any standard account to buy 8 FC houses on the same world by using 8 different characters. You can do this right now and no tricks are needed. You just need to meet the usual requirement of the FC being rank 6 or higher and have 4 people in the FC at the time of purchase.

Except for a single week at the end of January 2018*, FC housing has always been unrestricted. Because SE haven't changed the purchase of FC houses for well over 3 years, it implies it's working as intended for them.

Interestingly they recently updated the housing website although I'm not really sure what they're trying to say, but to me it suggests they are acknowledging the housing website no longer reflects the in-game rules (which we've known for 3+ years!)

Temporary Changes to Purchasing Land

* Adjustments have been made to this section of the purchasing guide. Please note, however, there have been no changes to the in-game housing system. (20/8/2021)
* Patch 4.2 added the restriction to allow only 1 personal and 1 FC house per service account, per world, but the FC restriction was removed only a week later.