I've made no secret of actually loving the Goblet as a setting and have been an advocate for it here on the forums now and again, but I do agree it needs some sprucing up - I've made suggestions here and there already, though I'd probably have to look through my post history to actually lay them all out.

It would really only be little things here and there to make it really neat.

One of my biggest suggestions would be to look at how Shirogane was handled. We already have the suggestion of a "Market" area at the start of the Goblet - but imagine an entire open air market for the the various vendors and other NPCs as you come into the district proper where that one tent already is. Maybe a small amphitheater / covered area with seating where those dancing miqo'te are now, with several other shaded canopies / gazebos littered around the zone.


More mosaic-work / statues - the new Brimming heart is gorgeous, and the rest of the zone should reflect that more. I love the various cactus gardens, etc - but add some glitz and glow and verticality to some of them. This is supposed to be an oasis - lush greenery / vines / palmtrees (or even desert ironwoods with their widespread shade) would help break up some of the brown sandstone.

The pools scattered around the zone are neat enough, but make them standout more! Fountains with places to sit filled with the lilies they already have would add more flavor.

I, for one, love the secret mazes and passages -- but give them purpose! In Shirogane, you see hidden beaches and hotsprings. Why not have some of those passages lead to hidden locales as well? They're barren right now. Shrines to Nald'thal maybe? How about a secret underground tavern or even a hidden "black market" of sorts? RPers LOVE nooks like this.

Again, I love the Goblet. Adding a little visual interest would go a long way.