A few caveats: I don't post on the forums often, I know the likelihood of a dev listening to any ideas effectively rounds to 0%, and I'm sure this will get swamped with negative feedback. On the other hand, I'll be upset with myself if I never say anything, and my therapist tells me I have to do more socially awkward things if I'm ever going to get over my tanxiety.

Suggestion: Add golf and/or minigolf to the gold saucer.

Pros:
  • Already experimenting with long-form content in the GS (mahjong)
  • Can have both a long form version (golf) and a short-term version appropriate for the GATE rotation (minigolf)
  • Can use mahjong voice lines as announcers - the players love everytime there's an announcer
  • Makes up to the femroe community for every MSQ/side story NPC you've killed off (femroes love minigolf).
  • A new venue for glamour items (golf outfit, emotes, golf bag fashion accessory, golf cart mount)
  • Could tie it in as a pastime popular in solution 9 or one of the reflections or something

Cons:
  • Dev time I guess
  • literally nothing else

So yeah. Add it. Obstacles, fun diversions - the pixie allied society subzone would be a great minigolf course. Or imagine a full 18 holes on hullbreaker isle, hitting across maelstrom ships, Urianger softly announcing that "by the Twelve, predicting such a great shot was beyond my ken."

Take it or don't. I disavow all ownership of this clearly terrific idea. Just let me caddy for Lolorito.