how can a game that came out in 2004 have instanced housing but this game cannot?

[Malicust]

I would honestly be happy if they gave us apartments in which we could choose between small, medium or large. Some of us really don't care about having that plot or the yards. I've never once tended a single garden in the entirety of my time playing this game lol. Just don't lock the apartment sizes, let the player spend money on what size they want, with the future option to upgrade/downscale their private housing instance.

[TwistedTea]

I would honestly be happy if they gave us apartments in which we could choose between small, medium or large. Some of us really don't care about having that plot or the yards. I've never once tended a single garden in the entirety of my time playing this game lol. Just don't lock the apartment sizes, let the player spend money on what size they want, with the future option to upgrade/downscale their private housing instance.

Why not both though?

Upgradeable apartments and balconies/common areas for gardening?

Garden plots are an economic advantage when it comes to making gil.

That way the demand for houses is reduced since a lot of people want the house for garden plots.