The Devs really need to change how housing works.

[Jojoya]

I'm wondering if our private quarters in ShB is a test for a larger/new apartment style. It seems that a lot of the issues we have would be solved with a few additions to apartments (gardening options/more item placement).

Our private quarters are nothing more than the new inn room. There's nothing being tested by it because we don't have the ability to place items or interact with anything other than the standard inn room amenities (sans the Crystal Bell, which isn't present).

At most it's maybe a sign that SE has been working on new interiors for us to choose from. It won't come with gardening (SE starts talking about the upcoming player farms every time someone mentions gardening in apartments/FC rooms). Whether or not there's an increased item limit we won't know but then there's no apparent reason why item limits couldn't be increased more as it is. They already doubled it once since originally the limit was 50 items.

Coming from someone who plays a smaller sized race... Have you tried standing in a split apartment as a highlander or taller race? There really is hardly any room.

I also play a Roe. Her apartment has been split level since people shared how to float a troupe stage over a window. The new lofts have improved on that by making the upper floor surface slightly lower since they're half the thickness. There's plenty of room.

Camera collision can be a problem if you're in third person instead of first person but that's a problem for everyone, including lalas. I also can't place a loft any lower with this character before hitting an invisible wall when trying to walk under it than I can with my Roe. The difference is visually it makes sense with my Roe - of course she's going to bump into it. With my lala, it makes no sense that I can't walk under it.