Petition to add WAY more snow to the Empyreum (or just better "Snow mounds")

I'm gonna be honest; I think the Empryreum just needs WAY more snow. It looks weird -- and by "weird" I mean bad -- that all the houses just look like they have dead grass. It's all brown and rimed over, and while I can appreciate it going to a different sort of aesthetic than the other housing areas that all look like "resorts you would LOVE to visit IRL", I feel like it would just look a whole lot nicer if the ground had a nice layer of snow. Or even just making the grass more WHITE than brown, implying there's just a *touch* of snow on the ground, instead of the yard just being straight-up DEAD.

Now, additionally -- or perhaps alternatively -- I would also ask that we get MUCH nicer-looking "mounds of snow" Exterior housing-items.

See, the problem with the current ones is that when you stack them next to each other, you get THIS buncha garbage:

https://i.imgur.com/4G9oxhs.png

See how there are weird, jagged "black lines" all over? That's because the snow mounds are actually COLORED to get darker near the edges, so trying to sit them next to each other just looks bad.

Whether you revamp the existing snow items, or just add all-new ones, I think this would make a SIGNIFICANT difference in what players can do.

*** COMPLETELY unrelated, but the idea springs to mind that it might also be nice to add mounds of SAND as a new option, as well! For players who would like their house to look a little more like the beach, or even host a little volleyball area.

Anyways, this is obviously just my take. I like the Empyreum, but I think adding more snow would really make a huge improvement. Whether you want a cozy little cottage to enjoy the snow from inside, or you want an imposing keep in the heart of winter, I think it would just really play to the more unique identity of the Empyreum.

Omg, yes please.

what's empyreum?

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Originally Posted by hagare

what's empyreum?

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A housing zone.

I think they should add all the NPC's from Firmament's Swimming Massage and Sauna area to Empyreum

I assume the line of thinking is that none of the house models or outdoor decorations have snow on them? (Aside of the occasional specifically snow-themed pieces, of course.)

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Originally Posted by Zer0ofTime

I think they should add all the NPC's from Firmament's Swimming Massage and Sauna area to Empyreum

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Honestly yeah, I would LOVE that! I'm admittedly very biased, as I have the large right about that area, but having previously had a house in the middle of the Goblet, the Empyreum -- particularly that area -- feels awfully dead.

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Originally Posted by Iscah

I assume the line of thinking is that none of the house models or outdoor decorations have snow on them? (Aside of the occasional specifically snow-themed pieces, of course.)

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Fair point, but as long as it's a very thin layer of snow, I think it would be fine.

Or like I said, even just make the grass WHITE, like it's "frosted over", but not necessarily "proper snow".

Better "mounds of snow" house items would go a long ways towards fixing this, though.

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Originally Posted by Canadane

A housing zone.

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oh. Ishgard's I take it.
I forgot they all have their own names

Also, I don't think it warrants its own separate thread, but:

When it comes to Lavender Beds, I would love for them to remove all the "rock barriers" around peoples' plots.

It just looks SUPER bizarre. Like the Small house near the Waterfall on the north side? It REALLY hurts the view, when you've got that weird "rock wall" circling the property line.

The best way to accomplish this would probably be to add another exterior slot (like you use to replace walls/fence/etc) for the ground of the plot. This way they could add all sorts of things to replace the default grass; snow, sand, a flowery meadow, overgrown weeds, plain dirt, gravel and whatever else people might want.