The Next Housing District

[Reinha]

Old Sharlayan is my favorite as the buildings and surroundings look really nice and my marble cafe mansion would fit the aesthetic. I would love to turn it into a study / grand library. The city has varying weather patterns including snow and my character (who has derp face in certain types of lighting) tends to look good there. I imagine the housing district would have a beautiful sunset like the Mist does. If they put in the best features of the city like some trees+flowers, walking pathways, park benches, wells, plus maybe a marble pool area and decent MB locations, I think it would become one of the most popular housing areas.

That said, I wouldn't be opposed to Crystarium housing as long as the story allows it. Not into Ala Mhigo or Radz-at-Han because the former resembles the Goblet and the latter has gaudy bright colored details like Shirogane and it's just not for me.

[HeyMcFly]

I'd love to live in Old Sharlayan
or
Radz-at-han!

I'd like the houses to be better placed in Sharlayan than they were in the Empyreum. Honestly, I had hoped that SE would try something unique and give us small alleyways and would try making the housing more like how some parts of the Narrow streets of ishgard look. With hanging banners across the buildings and cramped apartments/ houses- it's imo so cozy and continues to give off the dark fantasy/ tudor-esque renaissance feel.
I'm happy we got Empyreum housing, but it's kind of disappointing at the same time. The odd angular placement of many of the houses, let alone the copy, pasted and strange angled tile/stone ground in some areas, as if it wasn't intended to look so....off.
It does have it's charm but imo, could have been done differently. *cough* better

I think Radz could have any arrangement of housing and it would have more of a village feel. The path could be barely visible in some areas while in others, more used.
A mix of stone and dirt with Elephant statues carved in some structures or rocks. Palm trees and other various paradise plants, as well as an old swimming area/ jungle oasis. And the best part would be the wandering Arkasadora C:

Sharlayan however, imo would need properly placed houses- if any are angled, or rotated differently, it'd need alot of the natural foliage you see in the Sharlayan areas (and how the goblet has little oasis gardens placed by houses)- and I'd imagine there'd be plenty of water (I hope) and a pretty, pale brick path which is slightly overgrown with sharlayan lamps placed on the edges of the roads.
I also wouldn't want just plain marble everywhere- but if much of it were overgrown withy ivy and other plants, along with Mosaics used as apart of the decoration of the ward, then it would be more appealing.

The design could stray some and go for an ancient roman/greek theme; their marble and stone structures were painted in vivid colors that have since washed away, leaving the weathered and bare buildings and statues that we see today. One could dream.

[Pablomaldito]

Old Sharlayan - Not because I actually want to move there, but because I want their housing exteriors.

[Axirion]

I would love to have a crystarium themed house just imagine a glowing crystal roof at night ������

But what if its Garlemald, lets say we help them rebuild like in Ishgard ������

[Espon]

I would love to have a crystarium themed house just imagine a glowing crystal roof at night ������

But what if its Garlemald, lets say we help them rebuild like in Ishgard ������

Old topic is old... but I don't think Garlemald would work in terms of lore.

While I was sad that all we got to see was complete ruin and as much as I'd like to see Garlemald restored to its former glory, it wouldn't be because of us fixing it. They have made it extremely clear that they do not want our help rebuilding. They're willing to open up trade routes, but they do not want their former enemies taking pity on what was once was a proud nation and just freely giving them help and supplies. Garlemald was built in a harsh environment by people shunned by the world and they're willing to do it again.

[SanadaX]

Solution 9. The new zone should also be housing. It is amazing.

[Rueby]

Honestly unpopular opinion and will likely never happen....Terncliff and Eulmore unique/customziable apartments (functioning more like the Kugane and Crystarium Inn Rooms) but I'm fairly happy where my house is. I really love the Crystarium aesthetic too the lakeland backdrop is so beautiful

[not_ya_wify]

• ARR : Limsa/Gridania/Ul'dah
• HW : Ishgard
• SB : Kugane
• ShB : Crystarium
• EW : Old Sharlayan

So, following the pattern the next logical housing districts are Crystarium and Old Sharlayan, then whatever 7.0's starting hub city ends up being (My bet's on it being in Corvos/Locus Amoenus).

I would love a house in the Crystarium with a crystal blue roof and brick exterior looking over a Lakeland style purple flora.

That being said, my absolute dream locations for "an instanced house" would be Amaurot and Elpis. Emet-Selch did invite us to live in Amaurot as a monster, so it would make sense for him to have made an apartment available in one of those beautiful skyscrapers. The apartment would be super-sized of course. I'd want this one to be instanced because of the abandoned ghostly feel of Amaurot.

I'd also love a house in Elpis or a room in one of those larger buildings to decorate. Also, instanced rather than a ward since it wouldn't make sense for more than one WoL to be there. In Elpis it's less about the architecture and more about views views views.

I also wouldn't mind getting a room in Elmore. Jeez, Shadowbringers had so many beautiful areas that just speak to my aesthetic sensibilities.

That being said, if the housing areas follow the main hubs of expansions, I'd be pretty disappointed if there was a housing area for Tuliyollal instead of Solution 9. I'd MUCH rather have a house in the cyberpunk city than another boring normal housing area.

[not_ya_wify]

doubyt crystarium for lore reasons, unless they say "lol doesnt matter" and let new players warp there for fc housing

if not crystarium for shb than i think theyll do ala mihgo

easy excuse with ala mihgo city restoration

You don't have to make the Crystal Tower visible. You can't see the Crystal Tower from the apartments in the city either. As long as it's just a housing area with purple flora and some brick and blue crystal architecture, that's no spoiler at all. Though it would be fun and silly if it's never night there if you haven't finished Shadowbringers.

[Khryseis_Astra]

Just adding another wish that we eventually get Old Sharlayan housing… just look at this view! My ideal spot would be a small plot down on that plateau just back from the rocky beach, in between those pine trees. Or something close to it. I figure we’re not getting anything for Dawntrail, or they would’ve mentioned it by now. But maybe next expansion? Pretty please?