I would LOVE a way to visit Houses on other Data Centers, and maybe "Rankings"?

[Terin]

Honestly; I just love me some Housing. And FFXIV's Housing system is one of the best around, with a surprising amount of creativity allowed (I still miss WildStar, though...).

I'd heard there may soon be a means of allowing players to temporarily travel to other Data Centers, and if true, perhaps that could extend to visiting Houses in different Worlds or Data Centers as well?

Something to maybe make Housing even cooler, is maybe something like a monthly "Ranking" system? So when you visit players' houses, the more "Favorites" they get, it improves their standing. But each month, sort of like a Player Commendation, you can only "Favorite" a single house each month, and it can't be your own (or maybe even a friend's). But you can also change it if you find one you like better.

Doesn't even have to include any real rewards, would just be a fun way of encouraging cool new designs!

I suppose adding cosmetic rewards wouldn't be bad, though. Like maybe you get X number of "Housing points" each month, and you get more based on what range your Ranking falls into. So the best houses could get all the cosmetics right away, but everyone else could reliably get those same things over a few months.

In fact, maybe instead of just awarding players based on your OWN house, you whole "Neighborhood" (Ward) could get rewarded! Or even have a separate Ranking for "Best House" and "Best Neighborhood" (maybe encouraging players to band together to give their whole settlement a "theme"?).

Heck, maybe the "Ranking" system simply awards MGP, tying more Cosmetic and Housing things to the Gold Saucer! That honestly sounds like a natural fit.

It probably sounds like a lot of work, but I honestly think it would be an incredible addition!

[Jeeqbit]

You will probably be able to look at houses when you travel to another data center.