Quote Originally Posted by Seraphor View Post
Yes... having to buy a handful of 1000 Gil vendor items is surely a better Gil sink than losing 80% of your 3/17/40 Million Gil house.....
Small amounts paid frequently add up over time. Keep in mind that it doesn't just affect characters that own a house. It affects every character that owns a FC room or apartment as well. Some characters own all three. Players that considers themselves poor are more likely to lean heavily on the vendor for furnishings than go to the marketboard where items are generally going to cost 10-50 times as much.

Is what a single player will spend over time equal to what it costs to buy a mansion? No. But certainly it doesn't take long to exceed the cost of a small house, which is the best most players will ever get because of the much smaller supply of mediums and larges.

If small amounts spent frequently weren't effective at getting people to spend money, F2P games with cash shop microtransactions wouldn't be a thing. Gaming would have kept to pay by the hour or monthly subscriptions.