Give us Instanced Housing, SE!

[Jojoya]

Exactly. Especially since no one really knows yet what Islands is going to be like.

I think some people want something solely because they don't have it.
And there's always something they don't have, or some reason why what they do have isn't enough.
Gimme gimme gimme, without end.

And some want it solely so they can have something others can't get.

Instanced housing solves these types of problems.

Every player can get what they want regardless of what other players also have it.

If someone only wanted something because they couldn't get it, they'll no longer want it.

If someone only wanted something because others wouldn't be able ot get it, they'll no longer want it.

It removes the artificial demand while meeting the actual demand.

An FC without a house is like being in the rain without an umbrella. All you need is 3 million gil and you cannot make that? No, this lack of financial aptitude shouldn't be rewarded. losers who cannot learn MB supply and demand don't get free access to ships and subs.

No one gets free access to ships and subs unless give that access by someone who has already paid for it.

Housing must be purchased. The workshop must be purchased. The parts must be built, which means buying mats if the player isn't buying the parts outright.

None of that is free.

[Silverbane]

Instanced housing solves these types of problems.

No, it doesn't. It will always be considered inadequate by some people, regardless of what SE does.
And those people will come complain here, and insist they have "the support of the community" for their new demands.

Too many people fail to understand that a MMORPG is not like a bespoke suit.
Like fashion, game design is at least as much an art as a science.
So when buying a mass-market product, the consumer don't get to specify what they get.
The designer/tailor creates what they think a market wants, or even just what they want to.
Then the consumer gets to choose from what the designers/tailors have put on the rack.
If one product doesn't suit them, they can go to another designer/tailor.

That's why "find another game" is exactly the right response to some people's complaints.
Including a lot of the complaints about housing, in my opinion.