I'm still relatively new to this game, but I've hit it hard and fast these last few weeks since I came back, I've leveled several classes to 50, unlocked all but 2 dungeons in the roulette, completed several hunting logs, completed nearly every quest in the game, nearly max ranked 2 grand companies, completed every quest in every expansion area, unlocked all the flying, etc

It's been a lot, and I've slaved away "catching up" because I felt like this game was a good investment in an MMO, with good updates, solid gameplay, and good structure.

But after this housing thing I feel like this may just be an identical investment to WoW, being that there really don't seem to be anymore longterm achievements, and even worse, I basically have to commit to this game indefinitely if I want to enjoy the ultimate reward (what I consider to be the ultimate reward) in the game (having a house). I feel like its inevitable that I just won't be able to play at one point, or I just won't want too sometime within the next 10 years.

With things looking how they are, SE doesn't look like it has any intention of fixing this problem, or they simply lack the capability to do so. Either way, I will never be able to enjoy the final reward without literally committing to the game forever.

And I really don't want to make that commitment, but I also don't want to not have the game's largest and most valuable reward for all of the time and effort I've put into it. If a game company cannot or does not feel that is a priority, perhaps this isn't a game company who shares values or a vision that lines up with my own, and is thus not worth my time, money, or emotional investment any further.

It really sucks because I like this game, but I don't want to have to literally commit forever just to keep something in the game that I consider the most valuable item. The fact that it is a limited asset is irrelevant. It's only that way because of their architecture, and nothing more. There's ways they could find to fix this, there's plans they could have made, there's steps that could be taken. Even if they had a plan to fix it in the future, they could/should have said something about that being on the drawing board.

But as it looks now, I'm destined to lose my most prized possession in the game eventually. So what's the point of going on? I'm trying to justify it, especially after I've poured so much energy into this game already, but I just can't seem to justify continuing if I'm basically doomed from the get-go.

Its a hard emotion to explain. Hopelessness is perhaps the right word. Does anyone else feel this way?

And no, I do not own a house. However I am not delusional enough to think that having a reclamation timer is going to fix that. It isn't. This is just going to insure that when I get one, I am eventually going to lose it.