Dead from Plot hunting and I ask YOU a Question

[ItMe]

It is fallacious to think "rich players" are interested in owning multiple houses. The very few individuals or FCs that are interested in managing multiple plots are a non-factor in the current environment because of the sheer amount of plots compared to the ARR era.

If rich players aren't interested in owning multiple houses why do some choose to own entire wards?
Heck, why do you own so many houses?

[Yshtola]

If rich players aren't interested in owning multiple houses why do some choose to own entire wards?
Heck, why do you own so many houses?

Because few are interested in deploying, maintaining, fueling, doing inventory management related to exploratory voyages and selling materials obtained by a fleet of 200 submarines. Your average FC is barely interested in this kind of content because of the commitment and your typical FC leader wouldn't wish to keep up with more than 4 airships/submarines anyway. Same could be said about gardening and ward designing.

The housing prices are already a joke and the FCs/players who are interested in this sort of content, on that scale, represent less than 1% of the total plots. It would be foolish to think that increasing prices is suddenly gonna increase the percentage of "rich players" owning multiple properties. What's easier, buying an entire ward for ~650m or for upwards of the gil cap? What would suddenly compel the players with this kind of money to start purchasing multiple plots?