Why not instanced plots?

[HyoMinPark]

Wards aren't dead at all. I see my neighbours all the time and SE never intended for housing to be for everybody anyway.

Doesn’t mean it wasn’t a poor design choice to anger 90% of the playerbase that wants housing because there’s only enough for 10%. The idea of exclusivity is a ridiculous one anyways. In truth, Housing was initially designed just for Free Companies; personal housing wasn’t added until later when players complained about said FC exclusivity. And, again, the idea of exclusivity is a ridiculous one anyways.

And yes, the wards are very dead. I have had a small FC house for a little over half a year in the Lavender Beds on Cactuar—I see one person maybe once a month from the FC across the way from my house (that, despite being a mansion, seems to be relatively inactive—or at least their plot is pretty dead). And they never speak to me. Not a very “community feeling” at all. I’m standing in Shirogane right now, and there is nobody around but the person I share a house with. Because we’re decorating said house.

I’m also sure the developers did not intend for one individual to have more than one house, nor for two to own nearly an entire Ward either.