Things that make me go HMMMM... And why they are not in the game yet.

[Enla]

Why are there tons of garden decoration options themed for residential areas like Shirogane, Lavender Beds and Mist but none for Goblet besides a tree? It's like the devs didn't even like the region enough to design anything for it.

... I know it's super petty. It just grates me 'cause I just bought a plot there and stupidly thought I could make a succulent garden.

I'd love if they finished fully redesigning the Goblet outside the middle area, and then gave us items (not just placeables but also fences because the Goblet has by far the worst fences for residences in the game) that fit the theme. Or hell give us unique grass textures. The water bill must be enormous in the Goblet with all those verdant green lawns.

[Dreamsoap]

I'd love if they finished fully redesigning the Goblet outside the middle area, and then gave us items (not just placeables but also fences because the Goblet has by far the worst fences for residences in the game) that fit the theme. Or hell give us unique grass textures. The water bill must be enormous in the Goblet with all those verdant green lawns.

Yeah I'd love that too. I was lucky enough to get plot 20 (waterfall and pool area), but the rest of the hill side plots really leave a lot to be desired. Could be a really beautiful zone overall if it was given more attention.

[JunseiKei]

I'd love if they finished fully redesigning the Goblet outside the middle area, and then gave us items (not just placeables but also fences because the Goblet has by far the worst fences for residences in the game) that fit the theme. Or hell give us unique grass textures. The water bill must be enormous in the Goblet with all those verdant green lawns.

Eh, IMO, Goblet has one of the best looking fences: Oasis Stone Wall.

You'd think with the Goblet being tied to Ul'Dah, you'd see a lot more gold, gems and other things linked with prosperity. The Brimming Heart being remodeled to a hot spring is kind of nice (a hot spring in the desert? *thinking*), but it's still only the center. The Goblet is still surrounded by taller mountains of brown and running around the residential area, it's still mostly this yellow brick with incredibly infrequent vegetation. The concept art is nothing like what The Goblet actually came out to be.

Official concept art:

Official? concept art:

There's SO much more greenery pictured - it actually looks like an oasis. Even the exterior, having the water flowing below, looks so much better than the fog with some sparse desert foliage peeking up here and there. Even the mountains can be more than just a flat brown; Arizona's Grand Canyon (and other, lesser known ones) can be quite gorgeous for just being rocks >_>.

... You know what will make it worse? If Ishgard really does get a housing district, and despite being icy and snowy, still manages to have a better scenery than the Goblet.