Anyone else worried Ishgard housing is going to be a little too gloomy?

From a lore perspective, I LOVE the idea of making Ishgard my permanent residence! I freaking LOVE Shadowbringers, but Heavensward is still probably my favorite expansion thus far.

But in running around the Firmament, I do worry a bit that it's going to be a bit gloomy and depressing.

I like the overall design, but it feels like it's missing... I dunno, "something". I like the bright decorations during the "Fetes" event, but still, it's lacking a certain "warmth".

Part of me would like to see a thicker coat of powder snow, as I feel like it would give you a bit more to work with as more of a "Winter wonderland" vibe.

(Also; should such options be available, I would go HAM on some Christmas-themed decorations!)

Part of me still wishes we'd have gotten some floating isles in Churning Mists or Sea of Clouds for a housing settlement, and Sharlayan seems like it could play home to a pretty amazing housing district, as well!

Either way, it'll still be exciting to get a new housing area. PURE FREAKING CHAOS those first few days, I'm sure, but exciting all the same!

(In fact, it might be kind of nice if they did some kind of "raffle" for the first spots, instead of the usual rat-race where those with the best PC load-in and get to the best houses first...)

I actually enjoyed the gloomy aspect of Ishgard. But I won't move in there because the ward will be full of houses with bright colored ugly shirogane castle walls and giant namazus on everyone's yard and if these things already clash a lot on other wards, imagine on Ishgard where everything is greyish. The whole mood will be gone.

The Firmament looks fantastic so I'm not worried about it.

As far as weird housing choices go well that's something consistent with every housing district anyway so I'm not going to worry about it. I plan to transfer into a small firmament plot when I get the chance.

The music in that zone is great :) I bought the orchestrion roll so fast XD

I, however, will not be relocating... I discovered while living in the Midwest for 7+ years that I do not like snow... The cold doesn't settle well with me or the lack of sunshine for days/weeks on end. I grew up in Southern California so it's the falling snow and overcast feel that's turning me away from it. It wouldn't say gloomy, just not an atmosphere I'd consider.

I want the gloomy aspect tbh.
And it still gets sun there? I just don't think it will be as gloomy as folks say it will be.
But personally, I love the like, stone architecture and snow with an overcast. So perfect to me.

I want it to be gloomy. I like clouds, snow, and no sun.

If you don't want gloomy we have 4 other housing zones!

I wish it was gloomier and had more snow, and had less houses, all the smalls should be removed.

I hope it's kept gloomy, and that they add some kind of feature to restrict housing exterior appearances clientside. As excited as I am for ishgard housing, I already know it's going to be blanketed in hideous paissa houses and lego colored weaboo huts.

Doesn't matter to me because I won't get one, they'll be gone in five minutes.

Was gonna wait for Ishgard apartments but decided against it, despite loving the city. Maybe relocate when i can afford it again.

Got other stuff to buy first.

I not only hope it's as gloomy as a non fete firmament, I hope it's even COLDER and SNOWIER, and even more dark stone and doom.

Look, some of us LIKE that atmosphere. If you want happy there's all the other houses in the game.

No Op, actually it's what i prefer. Others can keep their Shirogane color splash bonanza, give me cold grey stone, covered in snow, everlasting winter, & sparse fires, piercing the night desperately sputtering to keep the dark at bay.

I want the gloom, snow, clouds, I will love it there and looking forward to trying for a plot.

I think it's going to be too gloomy for me, but it's good to have options with the different housing districts.

I can't wait for it. My favorite part of living in The Mists is the fog rolling in.

I'm more worried that all the nice cold, snowy, gloomy atmosphere will be destroyed by meme walls and giant toys in the garden. I have a really nice plot in Lavender Beds right now with neighbours that are really into witch/ hobbit style houses but I'm seriously considering giving it up for the Ishgard gloom.

To me the place feels dull and kinda lifeless so I won't be trying to move there. Good luck to those that do want a house there, imma be trying to snipe any large plots that open in shirogane xD

I hope it is to be honest, I kinda want that kind of space some where for housing to have a nice dark,gloomy theme for a change, there are plenty of Happy land spots already, give us some of that gloom

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Originally Posted by Terin

From a lore perspective, I LOVE the idea of making Ishgard my permanent residence! I freaking LOVE Shadowbringers, but Heavensward is still probably my favorite expansion thus far.

But in running around the Firmament, I do worry a bit that it's going to be a bit gloomy and depressing.

I like the overall design, but it feels like it's missing... I dunno, "something". I like the bright decorations during the "Fetes" event, but still, it's lacking a certain "warmth".

Part of me would like to see a thicker coat of powder snow, as I feel like it would give you a bit more to work with as more of a "Winter wonderland" vibe.

(Also; should such options be available, I would go HAM on some Christmas-themed decorations!)

Part of me still wishes we'd have gotten some floating isles in Churning Mists or Sea of Clouds for a housing settlement, and Sharlayan seems like it could play home to a pretty amazing housing district, as well!

Either way, it'll still be exciting to get a new housing area. PURE FREAKING CHAOS those first few days, I'm sure, but exciting all the same!

(In fact, it might be kind of nice if they did some kind of "raffle" for the first spots, instead of the usual rat-race where those with the best PC load-in and get to the best houses first...)

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1. It's Ishgard. The gloom is part of its charm.

2. It's Ishgard. It's cold and dark. The warmest anything that anyone will probably get is the public bath. Also reread #1.

3. More snow? Yes please.

4. More options like Churning Mists and Sea of Clouds? Also yes please!

5. I may or may not relocate if I get the chance. I'll have to get a feel for the area first when they open up the empty version with the launch of Endwalker.

6. No raffle please, for the love of god. Let's not go there.

Lavander hills during rain was my favorite spot to be... then I lost the plot due to being away for too long... and now I just have my little hut in weebland. Would love to get that medium plot back or maybe that little small plot off on it's own next to the waterfall basin.

Isn't that just part of the Aesthetic, which is part of why people want housing there?

I just don't like the idea of allowing existing home owners move first. That's unfair.

People without housing really should get the leg up. Any new housing added is supposed to relieve the burden of not having enough housing, not something special for those that already have one.

Personal, likely unpopular opinion. I'm the person that isn't in a FC, has no plan to be in a FC, and got an apartment for access to chocobo stables.

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Originally Posted by Bright-Flower

The Firmament looks fantastic so I'm not worried about it.

As far as weird housing choices go well that's something consistent with every housing district anyway so I'm not going to worry about it. I plan to transfer into a small firmament plot when I get the chance.

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The firmament is exactly how I pictured post war rebuilding with dragons, ishgard, and how beautiful it turned out to be (because we the players) helped rebuild that entire area. And I love the music more than I do the normal ones. I miss it every time I leave and hear the standard in the other 3 areas lol

Eh, not exactly.
We already have:

1. Arid mountains Goblet
2. Nature-esque Lavender Beds
3. Tropical paradise Mist
4. Temperate Shirogane

I would kill to have one house with snowy, colder weather. ;) Which is exactly what we're missing right now.

On the other hand... I would love to see Crystarium or Amaurotine housing becoming a reality in future expansions.

Yeah, I find it absolutely gloomy and depressing. But as you see from this thread, it's what people who'll move there want.
I personally hate it, so I'll just be staying where I am, it's nice to have something for all tastes. And hey, most plots in the old areas for those of us who don't like gloom and snow.

To me, Ishguard is still the least appealing city-state.
But I am biased, I hate cold weather and church-heavy places XD

I wouldn't consider it to be gloomy, personally. As someone who lives in a region that gets a lot of snow in the colder months I find Ishgard's aesthetics to be pretty comfortable looking and familiar.

We already have multiple housing districts that are brighter, anyway. So having something distinct will be of immense benefit.

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Originally Posted by Imora

I just don't like the idea of allowing existing home owners move first. That's unfair.

People without housing really should get the leg up. Any new housing added is supposed to relieve the burden of not having enough housing, not something special for those that already have one.

Personal, likely unpopular opinion. I'm the person that isn't in a FC, has no plan to be in a FC, and got an apartment for access to chocobo stables.

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I get the sentiment, but anyone that does transfer is leaving behind an empty plot that someone without housing can buy up. So it does still help to get people housing plots either way.

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Originally Posted by Bright-Flower

I get the sentiment, but anyone that does transfer is leaving behind an empty plot that someone without housing can buy up. So it does still help to get people housing plots either way.

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People without houses that specifically want Ishgard housing are losing access to a bunch of plots, lowering their chances at getting one.

It's bad enough the system sucks to where you have to camp clicking furiously for hours. Why they couldn't just instance all of it I'll never know.

Oh, and get rid of grandfathered multiple houses if that's a thing. Hated the goblins that had a house on every alt.

PS: let me share my apartment with my spouse dangnabbit.

I'd really hoped the houses were going to be more like what you'd see around the Jeweled Crozier- the Tudor style houses, compact but gorgeous with banners strewn across the roofs house to house.
But the ward we have seems to be just random housing placement that doesn't look attractive at all & like there was minimal thought on the placement of each house.
The house designs themselves I do love though & plan to use them.

The sad part is is that trolls that use the Shirogane houses outside of their own housing ward are going to overcrowd it & make it even worse.
Apart of me wishes you couldn't use a house default outside of the ward- that way the trolls who use the Shirogane houses can't use those ugly houses outside of Shirogane.

I plan to move, since there is a giant ugly Shirogane house that blocks my view of my ward which is full of flowery houses & the timber houses & it's beautiful- then there's that behemoth eyesore shirogane house. I likely won't be moving in Ishgard due to those types of trolls. I just want to be away from every Shirogane house.

I love the gloominess of Ishgard, but the supposed housing ward you can look around in is "empty" it doesn't have the same "warmth" or "Effort" as the NPC areas.

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Originally Posted by HeyMcFly

I'd really hoped the houses were going to be more like what you'd see around the Jeweled Crozier- the Tudor style houses, compact but gorgeous with banners strewn across the roofs house to house.
But the ward we have seems to be just random housing placement that doesn't look attractive at all & like there was minimal thought on the placement of each house.
The house designs themselves I do love though & plan to use them.

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Yeah!! I love the exterior but I was hoping for something more compact? I don't like Shirogane BUT I like how some houses are aligned in a certain street-neighbourhood-style. Also the thermal waters were kinda meh for me. I was expecting some snow-related activity, we already have thermal waters in Shiro, but I suppose we gotta have water every ward...

But I'm sure the players are going to ruin the yard with paissas and shirogane castlewalls anyway. :l Which sucks because I'm sure the interior layout will be very pretty. I'm also looking forward for the ward so I can try moving my house away from my shirogane castle wall neighbor.

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Originally Posted by HeyMcFly

I'd really hoped the houses were going to be more like what you'd see around the Jeweled Crozier- the Tudor style houses, compact but gorgeous with banners strewn across the roofs house to house.

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Omg this would've been so amazing.

The harsh, cold, gloomy weather and majestic gray stone structures are the whole point. The sun barely visits the place, but you'll find warmth at the hot pools and by the fireplace in your home.

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Originally Posted by Aelin_Ashryver

To me the place feels dull and kinda lifeless so I won't be trying to move there. Good luck to those that do want a house there, imma be trying to snipe any large plots that open in shirogane xD

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A miqo'te of culture here. :D

Love it gloomy, dark, foreboding, scary, cold, and snowy.

And inside, I will make it warm, super-cozy, a place to huddle safely at night.

If I could get a house, that is. Otherwise, cold it is.

No. Once people ruin the aesthetic with their butt ugly chocobo and moogle houses, as well as turning it into snowy Shirogane 2.0....the gloom I desire will be destroyed.

Sometimes I wish the trees and foliage were Seasonal so they'd change with time and location. Having a snow blanketed winter yard would be dreamy in Ishgard.

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Originally Posted by HeyMcFly

I'd really hoped the houses were going to be more like what you'd see around the Jeweled Crozier- the Tudor style houses, compact but gorgeous with banners strewn across the roofs house to house.
But the ward we have seems to be just random housing placement that doesn't look attractive at all & like there was minimal thought on the placement of each house.
The house designs themselves I do love though & plan to use them.

The sad part is is that trolls that use the Shirogane houses outside of their own housing ward are going to overcrowd it & make it even worse.
Apart of me wishes you couldn't use a house default outside of the ward- that way the trolls who use the Shirogane houses can't use those ugly houses outside of Shirogane.

I plan to move, since there is a giant ugly Shirogane house that blocks my view of my ward which is full of flowery houses & the timber houses & it's beautiful- then there's that behemoth eyesore shirogane house. I likely won't be moving in Ishgard due to those types of trolls. I just want to be away from every Shirogane house.

I love the gloominess of Ishgard, but the supposed housing ward you can look around in is "empty" it doesn't have the same "warmth" or "Effort" as the NPC areas.

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What makes you think they're trolls and they don't just prefer the shirogane style houses?

It fits my mood so it would be perfect XD

They mentioned there will be some minor changes from firm to full housing, but yeah I suspect the gloomy aesthetic to remain the same.