Meaning getting up to 4m is no issue even for a new player nowdays when roulettes, quests, MSQ etc gives you gil for playing and on top of that selling junk you collect.

What I mean by it contradicting, it would be more of a status thing we still had the original pricing (which I wish we did for a proper gil sink) vs now when everyone and their mother can afford a house plot but availability is blocking many instead of the price tag.