Why is player housing so coveted in the community?

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There are better examples like Wildstar.

Or Rift

Also, I would rather have identical looking houses than all the problems we have faced in XIV over the years:
1. Majority of NA players do not have access to limited ward housing.

2. RMT house resales are profitable because of the artificial scarcity. You think they would be so profitable if supply was abundant?

3. The prevalent use of third-party tools like placard clickers, 24/7 ward scanning bots which near instantly relocated into open mediums/larges before lottery was implemented.

is 2 and ESPECIALLY 3 still happening?
Oh wait, BEFORE lottery. Then why even include it?
and is 2 still happening even after 3 became a non problem?