How did we get here?

[Mikki]

Quite the contrary in fact.
People are mad because they wanted a house but since there were no plot available due to sad circumstances then they announced new house/plots/wards for 4.2 and people were happy because at long last they could get a house.
But a week before 4.2 was released they said "Nope sorry only leftover for you, if there is any that is."
So if people had to put even more effort to get an higher amount of gils just to get their hopes crushed they most likely to be even more angry.
Sure less people angry but the people who farmed enough won't be that's for sure.

The idea would be that most people couldn't afford it, like when housing first came out. People just accepted that they couldn't afford a house. If it were the case that the majority of players couldn't afford the ridiculous prices, that would mean there would be more supply due to less people purchasing (especially when you lose the house if you don't enter it for basically just a single month). So the players who DO work their bums off for a house would be able to afford it and there would be more supply available. Yes, on huge servers like Balmung there may still be some issues but it would definitely be less so since not everyone and their mother would feel entitled to a house, since the average player isn't going to sit around making 20+ million gil - even less would do so if there were meaningful gil sinks in the game, which there aren't. 2 ~ 3 million? That's easy to get even if you aren't trying that hard, especially with no gil sinks. So everyone feels like they should be able to get a house by default.

I do think everyone should have the opportunity to get a house but I think we should be encouraged to work hard for it with a higher price tag. Cheap prices + low supply = HUGE demand aka disaster. High price + low supply = low to moderate demand aka not as bad. Also if apartments were better then that would help...........