How did we get here?

[Mikki]

And again, the whole reason they can be mad to begin with is because they can "afford" to be mad. I don't disagree that the reason people are mad because they can afford a house but can't get one, but that the only because they can afford the house. Do you own a Ferrari or a Rollroyce? Do you wake up every morning antagonizing over the fact you don't have one of those? Most people don't, we just move on with our Camry or Accord. But of course if a Ferrari is so cheap that you can buy it after just a year of saving, yet because supply is so limited your chance of getting one is next to none, of course you will be mad.

You always gonna have problem, you always gonna have people complain, but the fact of the matter is back when housing was expensive and not available to Private, SE had a much smaller problem on the plate than they do now.

Spot on, basically what I was trying to say. I think housing needs to go back to it's former price points. Were they ridiculous? Yes. But if SE isn't going to increase supply to meet demand then they need to lower demand by increasing price. Simple economics. Sure it will suck for those who are casual players or dislike crafting/gathering. But it'll be much better if the price is so high that only the dedicated can get it. Then not only can they actually get what they worked hard to get BUT they will be able to have immense pride in it as well.

Apartments should be what the casual people who don't make a lot of gil can buy. Apartments should be better than they are with much more space so that it isn't so upsetting to be stuck with one. But housing should definitely be exactly as Yoshi-P intended it to be; a luxurious extra that would be limited to only the most dedicated. On that note, however, I think apartments for FC's should also be a thing and an apartment should be AT LEAST the size of a small house currently. This way it would not be blocking new or small FC's out of the benefits that come with a home.