[GameSpot] - Final Fantasy 14 Will, Unlike Many Real-World Governments, Address Its Housing Shortage

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In many parts of the world, new home ownership has turned from an expected rite of passage into a distant dream for young people, as the number of renters increases and house values increase at a much faster rate than wages are. Final Fantasy XIV, too, is facing a house shortage crisis--but developer Square Enix actually has a plan to deal with it within the MMO.

In a new post on the game's website, producer and director Naoki Yoshida has discussed how an influx of new players following the release of a huge free trial has led to housing issues--and the solution isn't, as it turns out, to suggest that a bunch of players should migrate over to a different MMO.

As of Patch 5.3 the game's population has expanded massively, and because automatic housing demolition has been suspended, housing has "become increasingly scarce" in the game, Yoshida notes. "To all of our players, especially those who have newly begun their adventures in FFXIV, I apologize for the present lack of housing," he says.

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