Houses at every Aetherytes in open world

[Hycinthus]

Why can’t there be housing plots in the open world area, near the Aetherytes? There are like 50+ Aetherytes now right, and maybe just 5-10 Smalls near each Aetheryte will provide like 500 new small plots, and will also solve another problem which is emptiness of the open world. This way we will build a lively community in each zone and players have a variety of locations to live.

Any downside to this? I think it would look beautiful. Of course maybe limit the exteriors to the theme of the zone so we dont get candyland houses in like Azim Steppe.

[Greyhawk]

[Jojoya]

Why can’t there be housing plots in the open world area, near the Aetherytes? There are like 50+ Aetherytes now right, and maybe just 5-10 Smalls near each Aetheryte will provide like 500 new small plots, and will also solve another problem which is emptiness of the open world. This way we will build a lively community in each zone and players have a variety of locations to live.

Any downside to this? I think it would look beautiful. Of course maybe limit the exteriors to the theme of the zone so we dont get candyland houses in like Azim Steppe.

Because that's not the way SE has designed the system to work.

Because that would mean getting their teams to build 50+ new housing districts instead of having those developers work on other things. Wanted a new dungeon? Oh so sorry, the team is still working on 14 through 17 out of 50 new housing districts. You'll have to wait.

Now if they had gone with instanced housing instead of ward housing, it wouldn't have been a problem. Snapshot X area of a zone to be copied as an instanced location for players to use for their housing. That's what RIFT did. Outside of a handful of specialty Dimensions, each one was a copy of open world zone assets minus the objects and NPCs.

[Espon]

I always wanted to have a house smack dab in the middle of an underground train station in Garlemald. Forget the people taking refuge there, this is my place now!

[Xelanar]

I want my Base Omicron house.

[Hycinthus]

I always wanted to have a house smack dab in the middle of an underground train station in Garlemald. Forget the people taking refuge there, this is my place now!

Ok i got your point, obviously only in the places that make sense.

[LalafellDown]

I like the idea, but the devs had to move the lalafel tribe to another area because they ran out of memory on one of the maps.

Maybe if they made our apartments entrances at different forts to make it seam we live in those forts? Perhaps an instance entrance to our houses at those differ outposts?

[Elevin]

Why can’t there be housing plots in the open world area, near the Aetherytes? There are like 50+ Aetherytes now right, and maybe just 5-10 Smalls near each Aetheryte will provide like 500 new small plots, and will also solve another problem which is emptiness of the open world. This way we will build a lively community in each zone and players have a variety of locations to live.

Any downside to this? I think it would look beautiful. Of course maybe limit the exteriors to the theme of the zone so we dont get candyland houses in like Azim Steppe.

Because the actual housing districts were opened up to adventurers specifically to live by their respective cities. I take it you didn't read any of the dialogue?

It would also break the immersion of the game for other players. It would also break the lore since i don't know...Azim Steppe is full of nomadic tribes living in tents, and then you have some random put a Thavnair boat in the middle of their garden.

[Pratini]

Jesus Christ....

[Hycinthus]

Jesus Christ....

Please articulate what is so shocking?