We need to stop attacking eachother

[Jojoya]

Actually, once the new NA and EU data centers are up, there will be plenty of houses to go around if people are willing to shift servers. We are already seeing empty wards in Materia even after the 1st round of lottery and it's going to be the same in the new NA and EU data centers.

Especially with the new data center travel implemented in patch 6.18, there's no reason not to move servers if you want a house and still want to see your friend.

There are approximately 780,000 active characters over level 60 on NA worlds right now. Once the 4 new worlds are added this summer and that housing opened (probably in the Fall), there will be 201,600 houses to cover all those characters plus all the FCs that want houses.

How is that enough for NA players, even keeping in mind that about half those active characters are likely alts?

There are approximately 330,000 active characters over level 60 on EU worlds right now. Once the 4 new worlds are added this summer and that housing opened (probably in the Fall), there will be 115,600 houses to cover all those characters plus all the FCs that want houses.

How is that enough for EU players?

You need to keep in mind that Materia is in a unique situation (for now). The number of active characters over level 60 roughly matches the number of available houses but many of those characters belong to new players still learning game systems and figuring out how to make gil.

Also, data center travel will not be the boon you make it out to be for those who both want a house and want to play with their friends on another data center. If you're spending all your time on one data center to play with your friends, what's the point of having a house on a different data center that you'll only be able to visit with an annoying log out/log in process?

Right now, visiting my house (or the FC house or apartments for my house) is an integrated part of my game play. It's very easy to swing by my house to garden or check my retainers as I go from one bit of content to the next. If I were to transfer to the new data center but wanted to continue to play with my friends here, I could no longer do that.

The new worlds will be a boon for those who aren't active in a game community or prefer solo, self-sufficient play. They won't help those who enjoy being part of the active communities they already belong to. And they're not going to add nearly enough housing for the NA and EU players that are still trying to get a house.