Quote Originally Posted by Corvus_V View Post
"we want to foster FFXIV communities in the wards." there's a way larger majority of people who don't want to put up with this. again, a house you enter through a portal doesnt have to be open 24/7. they wont be in use constantly; not everyone would purchase a house and not all of them will be of a larger size; because not everyone in this game has 20m-50m+ even if it is expendable for people who have been playing a while.
There is the common argument that Wards are more often than not ghost towns, I want to perpetuate that by adding that the only people I see at my FC's house are FC members and maybe a couple of their friends, and half the time, I'm the only one there. None of the other houses that are owned are being occupied ever.

Furthermore, as you've said, they're not in use constantly, so by that logic, wouldn't it be less strain on the server to have those unused assets on standby until they are in use? Now I'm not claiming to be highly tech savvy, nor do I understand how servers work, but I would think it would be less burden to have those unused assets turned off unless they are in use. I welcome anyone to educate me and explain why this is not feasible.