The Gold Saucer should have a hotel... or a housing district.

[kaynide]

I'd like it to A) have a few different themed rooms (the jungle room!), B) to be able to enter them with party members and C) for there to be things to do in the room (triple triad, majong).

Less of a hotel room and more like renting a karaoke room or suite... or a small spa room, etc.

..and yes while my intentions are pure I absolutely know where people would go with this.

[Mindiori]

I do think (since we are just expressing personal thoughts and views) that more could be made of the GS. I always felt, because of the real life that I have had in Asia, that it would be a much more fitting venue for the concept that is pretty much left 'undersold' in Gridania. The Amphitheatre.

By that, I suppose I mean that when I look at the immense popularity of glamour and the forum threads. I could envision, much like my hobbies and travels - a more convention like center in the Saucer. The Fashion Rep NPC's are already there ofcourse but the fashion/glamour/cosplay parade could be so much more. We could have events held, we could drag in the musical/performance/bard element. We could give people a reason to populate the GS beyond simple token farming. You could really 'catwalk' it up; and all with a hotel next door.

As for the connotations of the vegas style party spa atmosphere; this is something that is big in Dubai, in Brit HK where I grew up and so much more. Because we all love to be happy and there isn't really any wrong in it. The scope of the game already allows for worse at times (hah!).

Philosophically speaking this is one of my peeves with the idea of 'play for the content - then leave' style of mentality now often pushed. I understand it; but I also dislike it because it feels as if the social elements, be that the people struggling to hold community/family style companies together and otherwise (forming actual friendships) - are lost because of that mindset. For those who to enjoy real interaction on the level of the Balmung RP or so forth, its nice to have a lighthearted and community based place.

Just look how many people have turned Limsa into that very thing. It could be so much more, with very little development effort.

[Esmoire]

For the thread itself, I am massively in favour of Gold Saucer lodgings but I am also horribly biased for anything and everything Gold Saucer. If I took control of development everything else would grind to a halt as every patch was just new Gold Saucer stuff with everything else being side attractions.

I want Gold Saucer housing.
I want the bunny vendors to be options for housing vendors.
I want one of those gold statues of Godbert Manderville.
I want arcade cabinets of Air Force One I can take home.
I want Blitzball.
I want black jack.
I want the snowboarding and biking minigame from FFVII.
I want a Duty Finder sanctioned Gold Saucer Date Night activity for premades or a random player.
I want Gold Saucer in Wondrous Tails.

There is no Eorzea. There are no Ascians. There are no primals. There is only Gold Saucer. This is your life now.

[TeraRamis]

I want the snowboarding and biking minigame from FFVII.

Oh my God - a snowboarding minigame. YES.

[Sei_Konsetsu]

Pretty sure you already can get the arcade machines to take home... At least i remember an event that went by where ya could unlock it..

[Esmoire]

Pretty sure you already can get the arcade machines to take home... At least i remember an event that went by where ya could unlock it..

The machines you can get are for the mini-games, like Punch-A-Cur. Nothing for the GATEs yet but that would be pretty cool, even if they didn't give MGP. Maybe emulating virtual reality with Allagan tech or something.

[Burmecia]

Hotel at Gold Saucer? Yes, please, fantastic idea! - As someone who uses inns regularly to sort out my dresser and retainer inventories.
Housing district? Not so much. Let's just not sneak that loudest, most aggravating of XIV problems here too...
Idea for apartment buildings outside wards sounds good though. Add the chance to choose and upgrade the size of the apartment and I think I'll be in line to live in Eulmore too! xD

[Brightamethyst]

It always seemed weird to me that the Gold Saucer doesn't have an inn room. Especially once they added the fashion report. WTF is up with them adding a glamour based event in a zone with no dresser access?

[Enla]

It always seemed weird to me that the Gold Saucer doesn't have an inn room. Especially once they added the fashion report. WTF is up with them adding a glamour based event in a zone with no dresser access?

They even have a huge, unused doorway right next to them and across the square that could have been used for this. It'd be nice if we could just check the report then walk ten feet away to access an inn-room or potential apartment.

[TeraRamis]

They even have a huge, unused doorway right next to them and across the square that could have been used for this. It'd be nice if we could just check the report then walk ten feet away to access an inn-room or potential apartment.

It's clear from the externals that we really only visit a portion of the Saucer's guest areas (this isn't including all the internal stuff that must be inside the giant sabotender, which I assume is probably largely maintenance, food prep, etc. There are entire wings of the place - particularly up in the arms - that we don't have access to.

Other things I would like to see in the saucer, in addition to a hotel:

- Some kind of sports venue (NOT blitzball - just make up some game).
- A performance venue/stage.
- A fancy restaurant and/or buffet-style dining.
- An actual chocobo track where you can sit an watch races.
- A gondola ride (ala FFVII) with fireworks during nighttime.
- A spa, swimming pool and/or small water park.

If forced to aim lower, I'd like to see more events that sponsor player interaction. The jumping games and slice minigames are nice, but they're actually solo activities disguised as a group event - nothing you do is dependent on other people being involved. This is a shame, because I do still see people in the saucer at all hours of the day, and it would be cool to be able to actually do stuff with them, rather than just run past each other.