So, the Firmament...

[Antoine_Lenheim]

It's going to be worse than that if the screenshot is any indication. The area is basically varying shades of one colour. At least the Goblet has different coloured cobbled stones, it's built at an oasis and it's surrounded by mountains and cliffs with some greenery. That screenshot only shows monotone grey stone in snowy mountains. There is an almost complete absence of colour and zero variation in terrain.

Unless the facelift it will get will render it unrecognisable from that screenshot, and distinct from traditional Ishgardian architecture, it's going to be very very grey.

Yeah, it looks like... Ishgard? I was hoping would be high up with nice views to dilute greyness but overall looks just like Ishgard. Really not sure what you thought Ishgard was gonna look like tbh, rainbow and forests?. Hopefully will have a few nice views n epic architecture.

Also that screenshot was looking down at empty plots. Hopefully something prettier to see after it drops to get us more inspired. I do have a feeling that it will have "a second Goblet" status tho, unfortunately.