Mor Dohna, Idyllshire, Ratz-at-Han, Doma, and Eulmore should get the following
Housing: In order to alleviate the housing crisis due to the massive population in the game, each of these areas should get a housing ward. The Crystarium, and Old Sharlayan should have it as well, and maybe Ala Mhigo if they ever do anything more with it. I'll go over Ala Mhigo improvement ideas a little bit more in the end of the this post, because it gets complicated.
As for theming to make some of these more interesting, I could see Mor Dohnas ward being castle town like with Allagan influences. It would be cool to have an Allagan themed ward, however I stress that it should be the more gorgeous side of Allagan influence. Like Syrcus tower and the Labyrinth of the ancients. We also only seem to have one housing style that fits classic European architecture, which is the upcoming Ishgard ward. I wish we had a little bit more of these.
For Idyllshire, I would suggest making it a steampunk ward that has some Sharlayan influences, but is more steampunk than Sharlayan to make it stand out. The base of the city tiles could be the same, but the buildings could be adorned with Steampunk and magitek assets. These types of themes would help them stand out. Assets from the Alexander raids could be borrowed, but I stress enough please no excess of Goblin makeshift architecture. Goblin buildings would be nice, but I want them pretty and the best that they can possibly be. It would be cool to see these styles of buildings a lot more sophisticated.
Marketboards: All of these cities should get Marketboards. It would help crafters out, and make the world even more interesting.
Inns: Every single one of these locations should have an inn. Inns are nice little spots to take a break, glamour, and rest. Yes this would mean that Mor Dohna might need a few changes to prevent a burden on the servers. I will also go over that at the end with my Ala Mhigo update ideas.
World Visit: Every single major hub should have world visit. No exceptions. It is SO convenient, and would go a long way making travel between worlds even easier.
Now for the Gyr Abania/Mor Dohna issues that would need to be addressed.
Ala Mhigo would have to be reconstructed in some form, or else I just don't see any of this working for that area. It would likely need the city as a new hub or enclave of some kind.
Mor Dohna would have to be reconstructed as a separate instance due to how the game works, or they would have to be fine with having it be the only zone for glamour wardrobe use unless upgrades to the games server make it okay to have glamour wardrobe use without being in a sanctuary. Housing would also have to be somewhere away from the main city, but that's not a problem anyway. A lot of wards are like that. World visit would only be able to be done at the main aetherite, so Im not sure if this would also contribute to a city wide load.
One more issue to address: Rhalgrs Reach. I don't know if it would make a suitable city, because to be quite honest, it is not like the others. I think two housing districts in Ala Mhigo would be kind of too much, but I do think it should still get an Inn at the least. A little military tent for you to rest your head in and have use of its amenities would make a GREAT spot for adventuring needs. I don't think it should be completely discarded, I just don't know if housing is the best idea when we have Ala Mhigo sitting useless, and its mainly just a culturally significant military camp.
Either way I want these things implemented to allow for more housing and use of these awesome locations.![]()