No longer want to play if I can't get a house

[Theodric]

Or you could simply keep expectations at a level a little lower than 'House or bust' if you decide to try and purchase a plot.

I'm lucky enough to own a mansion, so I'm not speaking from the perspective of bias.

The housing system is awful. Making an entire portion of the game which receives active development based on RNG is a very questionable approach. We have other MMO's out there - such as ESO - which provide player housing to every player who desires it. FFXIV should have embraced an instanced housing system long ago because it's the sort of thing a lot of people consider a necessity in this day and age in games that offer the equivalent of the feature.

As time has gone on, it has become harder rather than easier for people to acquire a house. So I can completely understand the desire for people to throw in the towel at this point.