Island Sanctuary is being discontinued?

[Theodric]

So, you projected something onto IS that none of the dev team ever mentioned (it being instanced housing), then use your own projection out of thin air to portray the lead developer as the complete and utter opposite of what he's done. Real nice.

I don't think it's that unreasonable for the poster to do as much, especially when the lack of ready access to player housing has consistently been one of the biggest persistent complaints over the years. I'm lucky enough to own a large house myself, though many players I know are not so fortunate - and more than a few realised that there was a greater chance than not at failing to ever acquire a medium or a large house and so they simply quit the game altogether.

Then there's the simple fact that at least one other MMORPG - namely The Elder Scrolls Online - has a robust housing system that is not only account bound but doesn't lead players losing their homes if they decide to take a break for longer than a month and a half. As it happens, the game occasionally gives away unique houses for free. Some of which are fairly sizeable.

So I think that there's more that FFXIV could be doing on that particular front. If not through Island Sanctuary, then perhaps by expanding the apartment system to allow for larger abodes.