Can we get player housing now?

[Hoss616]

Actually, I do not. Devs have basically said they've seen it, and didn't like what it caused. I hope we do NOT see player housing, for the same reasons.

did they? have been away for while so do no remember lol.

[Galibier]

Yeah they said it especially in podcasts. Hartsman specifically noted his experience when he introduced guild housing in EQ2. He saw that as the nail in the coffin for what he sees as important, city hubs that feel alive. He even went so far as to say that the reason why the crafting and AH hubs are in the cities and not in the general zones was to cobtribute to this.

Another dev when asked about it (in the context of forum threads) said other devs purposefully e-mail him the threads because the cause him "physical pain." (That is actually a direct quote.)

I think the main issue is the expectations. If the majority did not want to see practical amenities I think we could see fluff housing but with all of the people who want practical housing I think they err on the side of caution rather than create a flash point for the practical aspects to be focused on.

[Charlice]

I assume we will see this soon enough since people keep asking for it.

You're back!!!! /waves /cheers /passes cookies!

[hardy83]

Well I personally want housing that's pure fluff.

If I want to craft, AH, do anything of importance, I can go to the capital.
I don't want to bring my work home, I just want a house/room/whatever to decorate and just be another side thing like fishing.

Heck, they don't even have to let you gain rested when you're in your house. That would be a major way to get people to to sit there all day.

Okay, well I'll lie. Having some kind of wardrobe so I have a spot to but all my stupid costume gear would be nice, or just increase bank slots.

[Warbs]

Would be nice if done like lotro with the neighbourhoods, still kept that community feel that way.

[Ludwig79]

I'll promote player housing if invasions can go in LOL

[Fujitasix]

I think we should instance one big house, place cameras everywhere, and distribute it as entertainment when people argue about leaving the toilet seat up. And then we have a rudimentary competition of some sort to kick a player out of the house, and save their tearful exit for every Tuesday night before server reset.

I just KNOW that's never been done before. I'm guessing people would eat it up.

[Sargonnas_KoA]

I haven't expected to see player housing for a while, but the growing storage problem is leading me to believe that they can either put a bandaid over the problem or create a larger long term solution that incorporates player housing of some kind. I think recent discussions about lack of storage are probably making things like housing move forward on the timeline.

[Audiocubes]

Since it seems you've implemented pretty much every feature everyone has ever requested and then some I think it's high time I can relax in my house after a hard day raiding, fishing, and popping tents....

Barbershop.

[EranB]

No please.

I don't want to see empty cities.

[Misun]

I really enjoyed the player housing in EQ2. I spent a lot of time outside of raiding decorating it and crafting for it.

Me too! I spent hours decorating my house with items I crafted on my carpenter and on my tailor. I was quite good at it, I even had people ask me to decorate theirs for them. It was so fun.

[Odnoc]

Having less people in cities is the opposite of what I want to see.

Odd, I thought people not hanging out in cities means they are enjoying the content...

[Odnoc]

No please.

I don't want to see empty cities.

Because hanging out in major cities is all there is to an mmorpg?

[Odnoc]

Which is ironic, because it's actually much much more complicated to have multiple developers working on the same area of code.

It is ironic, I am guessing people don't realize it because most people who play mmo's have no idea what code looks like, let alone how it works...

Which leads to more irony because there are so many people on forums talking about how to fix things...

[XaviourEQ2]

Do you stand in your capital all day? Most people I play with are chasing down zone events or doing instanced stuff already. Not that I'm a fan of player housing, I probably wouldn't bother using it - but Rift already encourages people to spread out and stay active.

Yes actually on wolfsbane the capitals usually stay pretty crowded even in the early morning.Myself, I kick it in sanctum until I see a zone event or pug raid popup.But it's not just standing around all the time.Often times I shoot the **** with people and/or duel.Work on rotations on dummies, craft, browse the AH, and yeah a little standing around too.

It's a great atmosphere imo to do these things.I like it the way it is.Better than standing in an instanced guildhall with full ammenities allday.For me, the atmosphere/immersiveness is a big deal.A populated main city/capital is a big part of that for me.

NO to guildhalls. Housing wouldn't be a bad idea if it wasn't as bland as rift crafting and there were no ammenites avalible to place inside. It would need to be a sophisticated setup with thousands (eventually) of placeable crafted objects/furniture/paintings/carpets/tables/chairs/ etc etc... mabey even a trophy room for defeted bosses heads to rest.You would get the heads as rewards from boss kill achievements.All of the items would have to be scaleable any size you wanted (Shift + wheel to size the object for example).Else, it be a let down and I personally probably wouldn't even bother dabbling with it.