But gathering gil is a monotonous time sink which requires little to no skill. Crafting and playing the market board, ok, that perhaps takes a bit more thought but what YP described was dailies or running dungeons ad nauseum. I already have a real life job where I perform tasks I don't particularly enjoy for a small monetary return; I don't want a job in a game too.
I'm also not sure your comparison is right since the prices we're railing against are just for the plot of land. Building the house, furnishing and decorating it, extending and expanding; now those are things I can agree should require a lot of effort. I think the price of plots is more akin to being asked an exorbitant entrance fee or doing a horribly long quest chain (Gates of Ahn'Qiraj anyone?) before you can even access a raid. And for the record, I'd balk at that too.
I'm also not sure your comparison is right since the prices we're railing against are just for the plot of land. Building the house, furnishing and decorating it, extending and expanding; now those are things I can agree should require a lot of effort. I think the price of plots is more akin to being asked an exorbitant entrance fee or doing a horribly long quest chain (Gates of Ahn'Qiraj anyone?) before you can even access a raid. And for the record, I'd balk at that too.
