Quote Originally Posted by Almagnus1 View Post
That sounds good on paper, but in practice most members in FCs don't have access to decorations (much less gardening or the workshop) so to get them involved in housing they really need their own house. It really boils down to having your play experience gated by someone else, or being able to do whatever you want to with the property without having to get someone else's approval.
So it is not so much about maximizing use per plot but to maximize the personal experience? if that is the case then is their anything really wrong with shell FC's? They both are just trying to maximize their own personal experience.