Suggestion: Cross DC Partyfinder Per Region

[Catwho]

I don't think the system as it currently exists could really enable cross DC parties... Since the different DCs would need to send over character data, you'd need everyone in the party to go through the wait with DC travel at least once...

We're already doing that anyway. Since Primal, Crystal, and Dynamis are dead, everyone travels to Aether before checking Party Finder, or listing parties.

Having the PF itself be cross data center, it could allow the instances to be distributed to the home DC of the person who listed to the party, instead of hammering only Aether. Prior to Duty Start, everyone would need to travel to that Data center, or the process could be automated into a temporary Duty Lobby, sort of like a PSO2 lobby area, where you're not really on the DC proper but are able to access the instance with the party leader.