Me too.
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Ok, I Have no idea what I would think if I had not found success in the current system, but my very best guess would be that my opinion would not be all that different.
I haven't met person who could not arrive into some sort of satisfactory conclusion with ward system, once they decide to try get place to make into their own, smaller or larger, corner. It might not come in form of a dream plot on first try, but those who handle house acquisition and upkeep as continuous process (instead of one do and done thing), and are willing to put some time and planning into it--- call me bonkers but those kind of fellow players do seem to end up with something in the end instead of nothing, more often than not, in the end.