Well I think we at a new low .

[Zanarkand-Ronso]

With as many content lulls we've survived through since 2.0 - Yes, housing is the game.

No, thats YOUR game. Thats not FFXIV. Thats not the point nor the Endgame of this MMO
That is something you, and many people created for yourselves and has nothing to do with SE and Team.

Then I'll be honest, if I had the ability to remove your house from you right now while also refunding all the gil you spent, I would. Because if you're forcing yourself to play the game over a simple house, you have serious problems. If you want to take a break, then take a break, lose your house, why should it matter to you when you want nothing to do with the game until the next big patch? I really don't care about you losing your house, because if you're making yourself miserable, then remove what is making you miserable instead of wallowing in your sorrow. But no, we both know you won't do that, you'd rather blame SE then actually do something that you feel would be good for you, and that's taking a break. The only one keeping that house as a shackle is you. I bet you don't even use that house all that often.