Quote Originally Posted by Jojoya View Post
First, I'll repeat what has been said over and over: Island Sanctuary is not a replacement/substitute for housing.

Just the same, it has a few of the features that players frequently mention when talking about why they want a house (gardening, larger private space, outdoor area, etc.).

With that in mind, we've had a week now to explore Island Sanctuary to see what we can do with it. Has Island Sanctuary satisfied at least part of your reasons for wanting a house?

If so, where did it "hit the spot"?

What does it still lack that you expect to get from a house?

What has been the overall impact on your desire to get a house?
Honestly I'm not even sure what Island Sanctuaries are supposed to be other than a waste of development time and something most people will spend 2 days on and then never touch again. They're like WoW's garrisons only with even less engagement or benefit quite frankly. The content is boring, the buildings can only be placed on static plots so literally every island looks the same with nonexistent customization to it at all and to get any meaningful use out of said buildings you basically need to be a spreadsheet nerd to maximize your work orders.

Everything about it just feels like a waste of time (not even in the fun sense) and it just exacerbates my issues with housing and quite honestly my confidence in the game as a whole going forward.

It's 2022 and the excuses people make for this game having systems, graphics and gameplay that feels like its from 2007 are inexcusable.

There is absolutely no reason players in this game should not be able to have a house if they have the gil to afford one. This game single handedly carries SE's earnings quarter after quarter.. put some of the millions you make off the store into your ancient servers for once.