Crazy Idea - Gold Saucer Events In Player Housing?

[SquishyPlushie]

I noticed some people are looking for things to do in housing that are relevant to gameplay and not just for spotify/rp.

Would people like the idea of some kind of GC event that you portal into from someone's house?

[Kes13a]

I would say... no.

already enough people think that by not having a house they are missing out on something. no need to add to that feeling.

[SquishyPlushie]

The reason I proposed this was so that you have a reason to visit people's houses. It's not for self-progression but for a reason to visit the housing districts.

[Bacent]

The reason I proposed this was so that you have a reason to visit people's houses. It's not for self-progression but for a reason to visit the housing districts.

They did a holiday event with trees with different shapes at the top of them and you had to visit other houses that had them in their front yards. https://ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com/w...ebration_(2014)

I personally didn't like it very much. More so when a lot of people just didn't want to put the trees out in their yards.

[Tint]

They did a holiday event with trees with different shapes at the top of them and you had to visit other houses that had them in their front yards. https://ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com/w...ebration_(2014)

I personally didn't like it very much. More so when a lot of people just didn't want to put the trees out in their yards.

I remember everyone was just going into ward 1 and the other wards were pretty much dead. Kinda sad that nobody was visiting your christmas tree D:

[SquishyPlushie]

I remember everyone was just going into ward 1 and the other wards were pretty much dead. Kinda sad that nobody was visiting your christmas tree D:

Sounds just like the megaserver problem.

[Jojoya]

The reason I proposed this was so that you have a reason to visit people's houses. It's not for self-progression but for a reason to visit the housing districts.

Except visitors don't get to interact with anything other than the entry door at another player's house. I doubt it would work differently with your suggestion unless the proposed portals were placed in the common areas of a ward, in which case players still have no reason to visit the nearby houses. Their goal would be to get to the event.

If the idea is to generate more foot traffic in the wards, the wards themselves are the enemy. Each world now has 300 wards/subdivisions. That's spreads out the online population that wants to be visiting housing at the same time far too much. Most players are going to prefer going to the wards where their house, FC house or apartment is located. Those without any of those are likely just to go straight into ward 1 out of convenience. So ward 1 gets some increased traffic, the other wards remain mostly empty. What ever house closes to the entrance that has the proposed portal sees the majority of that traffic.

How funny if the house that gets the portal doesn't have guest access enabled.

What they really need to do is remove all gameplay other than decorating and RP from housing. When ownership of a house gates access to gameplay, it makes getting a house mandatory in the eyes of many. That adds to the problems we already see with housing because if someone can't get a house, they don't have access to that gameplay.

[Renalt]

I would say... no.

already enough people think that by not having a house they are missing out on something. no need to add to that feeling.

I have many Gold Saucer events held under the bridge i live in. My first one is called "Rock Tanning". It's when you take the rocks and you turn them over so they tan evenly.

[Kes13a]

I have many Gold Saucer events held under the bridge i live in. My first one is called "Rock Tanning". It's when you take the rocks and you turn them over so they tan evenly.

that sounds like.. a remarkable event... can you bring your own rocks or are they supplied?

[Renalt]

that sounds like.. a remarkable event... can you bring your own rocks or are they supplied?

Yes on both accounts. You get 10 MGP for each rock overturned and then a bonus of 100 MGP for every 20 rocks flipped. 1000 MGP if you move my furniture around so it has that...what's it called..."Fooie Shooie?"