Quote Originally Posted by Dree-Elle View Post
"Instanced" housing will *never* be worth what I paid for my house, "refund" or no. "Instanced" plots would all have the same look and view, to save on server stress and resources, with no individuality save for the building and minor landscaping. "Instanced" housing has no neighborhood feel.
Obviously tou never played Wilsstar.
Hint: the housing deaign community is larger than the raiding community. Tthere is a crafting profession that makes furniture and its the only still valuable profession (they failed to boost crafting in their tier bumps, but everyone needs a chair and new walls).

People make custom houses, gardens, even recreations of starship bridges and etc.

Housing contests and showings are a huge scene there.

And the upcoming patch will add instanced neighborhoods.

You are thinking EQ2. The difference is 10 years of MMO history.