Housing Roulette was an absolute trash idea.

[Joven]

I also think demand to abandon FC and server where friends primarily play is rather unreasonable one to make. You could make an argument that 'well if they want a house that much-', but reality is, housing is presented as something that is just available rather than particularly exclusive, and there's little reason for it to not be available without limit EXCEPT the server size and storage issues that SE acknowledged in the past, and issues with securing expansions. Hence, why I do agree that instanced housing is best solution imaginable; but also acknowledge that in current constraints it is just unfeasible, and just extra wards being added over time, with priority given to servers that struggle to fill said demand, and all following the more fair roulette system is good enough alternative.

Housing has always been exclusive. Why do you think the number of mediums and larges are so low? But people don't like not having something so they complain.

Imo the only people who would be mad about IH would be those to want to show off their houses. Like I get wanting a neighborhood feel but wards are mostly ghost towns bc ppl who own houses either sit in them doing their own thing or afking in limas or some other city-state. The neighborhood dream is just that a dream and nothing more. If ppl want to be social they not going to hang out in their own wards, they going to go to a city-state or hang out inside their FC's house.

It's the same argument as glamour: some people want to be seen and show off their creativity or their need to be gaudy. Other people take inspiration from seeing those creatives for their own designs, which wouldn't be possible in instanced housing unless they were invited.