tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38541167.post3033732536045874465..comments2023-07-07T02:02:58.094-07:00Comments on Anjin Unleashed: Random Shots: Player Housing Is A Square PegMarty Runyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08456700794989273981noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38541167.post-64617950840576115122010-06-18T09:12:34.726-07:002010-06-18T09:12:34.726-07:00To some, sure. To those who *want* housing, the m...To some, sure. To those who *want* housing, the museum aspect is a significant draw. ;) It's like those crazy people who want the world and lore to be interesting, and to whom the latest, greatest purples aren't the reason to play.<br /><br />Yes, the raiding crowd addicted to purples might not be the target audience for housing, and there's nothing wrong with that. They aren't the only customers, though.Teshhttp://tishtoshtesh.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38541167.post-90991146659851269472010-06-18T01:20:12.749-07:002010-06-18T01:20:12.749-07:00@ MMOGamerChick - Fluff is the perfect word for th...@ MMOGamerChick - Fluff is the perfect word for this. Fluff is great in a virtual world. But in a really gamey game like WoW, they don't need it.<br /><br />@ Blue Kae - Absolutely. Decorating houses is its own little minigame in those cases. I like the idea of neighborhoods since having multiple houses together looks better. But I never caught anyone else in an instance with me.<br /><br />@ Yeebo - Hear, hear. I enjoyed the Hall of Monuments in GW even though I didn't get much in it.<br /><br />@ Tesh - Sure, you can't show it all off, but WoW is an achievement based game. People are going to show off the newest and best item. No one cares anymore that you have Sulfuras or Thunderfury. If you didn't get it off the Lich King, it's old hat.Marty Runyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08456700794989273981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38541167.post-14668668816109341392010-06-17T11:42:56.697-07:002010-06-17T11:42:56.697-07:00Y'know, if your character is meant to be a wal...Y'know, if your character is meant to be a walking trophy hall, you'd think there would be room for more stuff on display... and appearance tabs (show what you want to the world but keep the utilitarian "stat gear" on underneath). Maybe even multiple appearance tabs for different occasions...<br /><br />Even with mounts and minipets, your character still can't function as a museum, either. All those old awesome widgets and gear have historical significance that might be apparent in a setting other than wearing it around. It's hard to dual wield two favorite two old two handed weapons for most characters, for example, but there are stories to tell if they are still sitting in the bank gathering dust.Teshhttp://tishtoshtesh.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38541167.post-60582340371009424432010-06-17T08:40:42.334-07:002010-06-17T08:40:42.334-07:00I suspect Blue Kae has the right of it. The curre...I suspect Blue Kae has the right of it. The current community of WoW by and large likely wouldn't care abut housing. <br /><br />That said, I personally love housing systems in MMOs. Decorating a house is a fun side game for when you don't feel like questing. And even if you are the only one that ever goes there, there's something satisfying about having all your trophies on display.Yeebohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08028940396189544294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38541167.post-47830454285603392382010-06-17T06:23:28.993-07:002010-06-17T06:23:28.993-07:00Player housing works in some games as it gives you...Player housing works in some games as it gives you some additional ownership of the world. This works better for me in LotRO than it does in EQ2 because of how the instancing is done, mostly because the neighborhoods are named rather than numbered, I think.<br /><br />I don't think housing would work in WoW though, but that's because I think it's moved away from it's original RPG/PvE focus and become more of a Raiding e-Sport game.Blue Kaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837719824734379806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38541167.post-77302977210596223752010-06-17T02:27:26.559-07:002010-06-17T02:27:26.559-07:00Good points...I agree, WoW does not need player ho...Good points...I agree, WoW does not need player housing. To be honest though, neither does any MMO. Player housing to me is "fluff", albeit good fluff, those little extra things that make me enjoy a game all the more. It won't matter if no one will ever see it, having a personal space makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. :D<br /><br />That's why I think player housing appeals to so many people, actually. As social as we are, human beings inherently require a degree of privacy to remain happy and healthy :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com