FFXIV needs more community content

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FFXIV is an MMO yet I feel it lacks content that helps form and maintain communities. Fall guys implementation is exactly what we need in this region so kudos for that choice!

I have various ideas but I have heard SE is understaffed as it is so I think we can still mend this issue with a one time combined effort. They basically provide us with the tools and we do the rest.

I realise they do not want to put more pressure on the servers and I also know there's often a lack of housing so keeping that in mind I would do it like this:

Assume you have both an FC and private house and you stuff it... you'd have a certain amount of slots that puts pressure on server load.

So for my idea/suggestion you would be able to buy/unlock an Aether Realm to your FC which would count as a private plot built into your FC plot (so you can't do this if you already own a private house).

If the Aether Realm would be active it would show in the FC profile with a button to head there directly. You would only see that button if it was enabled for you. This would be divided in 2 options, Enabled for FC use or Enabled for all/public.

If an FC leader owns 1 FC house and Aether Realm, that would mean there would be 1 house for everyone else since Aether Realms would count as a private plot, therefor an FC leader cannot own an FC with Aether Realm if they already have a private plot.

To avoid stress on the server this Aether Realm would have the amount of interior slots of a small house (interior and exterior slots combined obviously). The Aether Realm would look like the FC plot "without" the FC house on it so it could be used entirely to set up a mini game that can be selected/loaded.

To use items in the Aether Realm members could "sacrifice/donate" items to the Realm, adding it to the list of items we can then freely use and copy for as many times as we want. If a realm is completed this would be stored on our PC just like the HUD file (meaning it is loaded to the server at the last moment). In this same situation you could store an infinite amount of pre-built games on your PC/disk. The server would only ever be stressed with the realm layout you happen to have loaded at that moment in time so the stress should always be similar to someone owning both a large and small house.

(obviously items from the realm can't be sold and will be unloaded from your inventory if you leave the Realm)

I can imagine it would be great for community FC's that love to set up mini games like a maze, floor is lava/jumping puzzle, hide & seek, etc... and I can imagine people would enjoy themselves a lot more if they get to share games that were pre-made by other FC's who also happen to enjoy the presence of outsiders to do competitions with shared prizes