Quote Originally Posted by Hamada View Post
besides the cost of the land and house?

How come housing isn't fixed yet and why is the situation still different then this quote?

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...-%2810-30-2013
Because they tried it, and realized what a terrible, terrible idea it was to have houses that never expire? People leave the game, and never come back. That's a fact. Preserving their houses is a waste of resources, and leads to housing areas that are empty mausoleums. I'm personally glad to know that the plots around my house will have actual, active players behind them.

Yoshi P also claimed that player housing would be separate from FC housing, and much more affordable. That was another promise that fell through, likely because the resource and development needs were much more than he expected.

Yoshi P had big ideas back in the day, but he was also a lot less experienced back then. His mouth frequently wrote checks that his dev team couldn't cash.