Are the devs going to do something about the housing purchase timer?

[Hyperia]

Originally, SE intended the houses to be for FCs only and not for individuals. They always intended for apartments for individuals and those came with the FC houses. Standalone apartments were in the plan but took more time and eventually were implemented but that was after they allowed for individual purchases. Had they stuck to the original plan and made them FC only with apartment buildings for individuals, we would be in a much better situation.

[TwistedTea]

Originally, SE intended the houses to be for FCs only and not for individuals. They always intended for apartments for individuals and those came with the FC houses. Standalone apartments were in the plan but took more time and eventually were implemented but that was after they allowed for individual purchases. Had they stuck to the original plan and made them FC only with apartment buildings for individuals, we would be in a much better situation.

The problem is a shortage of houses. Not to mention they tied gardening to housing.

If right from the start, SE had gone with the instanced housing route like other MMORPGs, we would not have our present housing situation.

Secondly, this is not on topic:

But I don't see why an FC deserves a house more than an individual.

FCs are kinda irrelevant apart from socialising,buffs,FC rooms, airships/submersibles/workshop etc.

For socialising and content, we have crossworld linkshells etc

FC rooms = have more apartments instead

Buffs can be obtained through the Grand Companies.

That leaves the airships/submersibles/workshop.

From my perspective, usually only the FC leader/inner circle benefit from these.

Sure,many times only the FC leader/officers are doing the actual work of getting these going/maintained. So they 'deserve' the benefits.

Again, SE should have made stuff like airships/submersibles/workshop for personal use so that a greater portion of the playerbase could participate in such content.