Quote Originally Posted by UkcsAlias View Post
Rules can change, and in games this happened often enough.

In team fortress, initialy it was not an issue to afk to get more items (and therefor more hats).
There's a BIG difference between limited housing in an MMO and Infinite cosmetic items gained through random chance.

If the hats in TF2 were limited in some fashion (Example being only 200 of the Spys Fez, or Heavys lumberjack beard) then the comparison would be more apt. Valve also punished those who were caught using a Loophole and only them. So it falls again there, since again. The people owning multiple plots were playing by the rules of the time of purchase.

Punishing them now, especially when all of those houses essentially GUARANTEES they remain paying one (if not multiple) Subscription fees, would result in some pretty bad backlash. Getting rid of the people paying (for examples sake) 3x the amount other players are, to make way for someone that may buy the house, then stop playing.. Is kind of a risky venture. I am however, of the mind that if they use the space they have, then all is good but if you own multiple houses just for bragging rights, you should probably have them taken away.