Is housing worth the dev time?

[Saambouki-proudmoore]

@Sabbia-moonrunner

WoW is like the only MMO that doesn’t have housing lol

It’s also the biggest and most successful MMO. Wonder what they were doing right before that no one else was doing?

[Liolang-daggerspine]

one thing for sure no one is quitting over optional housing…

[Vandrad-stormrage]

@Paladina-kargath

If housing is awesome, then we will all benefit.

If the gameplay is garbage, the housing won’t matter.

[Andredor-cenarion-circle]

Is housing worth the Dev time?

Yes.

[Skizzic-proudmoore]

@Tucks-rivendare

you keep saying this, but you’re missing the point. we know they have different teams, but they only have one budget.

Then couch it in those terms instead of keep saying Dev teams being reallocated. Because those are completely different premises.

While I understand that this is not a magic pudding and that resources are finite, the actual DEV TEAM for Dungeons and Raids hasn’t changed. If you think them not taking on the Housing Devs would have meant they would spend the money on the Dungeons and Raid teams, you are kidding yourself.

They already have a Dungeons team. They produce X. Blizzard are HAPPY with the production of only X. They don’t want X+1. We are not going to get your 14 dungeons (yes, not your request but this actual number was brought up) just because they did not hire a Housing Team.

Yes, if they had more money, they can do more stuff. You do also realise that promoting HOUSING, which as been noticably missing in this MMO, is going to generate more money right?

Frankly, I think the changes to Add Ons and Button pruning is going to make a bigger impact on people unsubbing.

[Paladina-kargath (Paladina)]

@Vandrad-stormrage

If the gameplay is garbage, the housing won’t matter.

Cheap shot dude.

If the raid is garbage, if the dungeons are garbage, if, if …I mean that’s such a pointless argument at this time, given we are in early Alpha.

[Liolang-daggerspine]

@Tucks-rivendare

you keep saying this, but you’re missing the point. we know they have different teams, but they only have one budget. and i guarantee doing housing meant something else needed to be cut in order to stay within budget.

so what?
you got something cut…you’ll survive.

[Sumwun-tichondrius]

@Liolang-daggerspine

one thing for sure no one is quitting over optional housing…

In fact, it can be said players bought Midnight for housing.

[Skizzic-proudmoore]

I know I did. Otherwise I’ll be back on SWTOR and working on getting those last picture frames set up on my place in Tattooine

[Sumwun-tichondrius]

haha. Yep!

I think this is going to be better than SWG to be honest. bite my tongue.

[Skizzic-proudmoore]

If the Housing in WoW is going to be better than the system in SWTOR I’m all for it. But that (to me) is a pretty damn high bar so I’m going to be cautious in my hopes …

[Sumwun-tichondrius]

Placement, scale, rotation look really great.

I don’t think we’ll see dripping inventory items into the room, but it could happen.

I never messed with SWTOR housing.

[Skizzic-proudmoore]

I’m hopeful… cautiously hopeful…

[Swainley-moon-guard]

@Houshomarine-stormrage

when we could have more 5 mans

We don’t need more.

@Houshomarine-stormrage

or more end game content

What does this mean?

@Houshomarine-stormrage

I’m just not sold at all on midnights new feature at all

Cool, then you don’t have to do it. I’ll be farming for furniture and having a blast making my home look awesome.

[Saanrixa-jubeithos (Saanrixa)]

@Houshomarine-stormrage

I just don’t see the worth of housing when we could have more 5 mans or more end game content. I’m just not sold at all on midnights new feature at all

It’s obvious now that housing is a distraction from what’s being removed.

They are banking on people staying or coming to WoW because of it, and not caring about those who may leave due to their removal of two of the things that differentiate WoW from other games, that being fairly complex combat and extreme customisability thanks to addons.

I don’t think this will work how they think it will, and I’m not sticking around for another cycle of the same old to see.

[Vampire-dreamscythe]

Yes it is. Clearly they aren’t doing anything else interesting. Ive been wanting housing since vanilla. Now I get it. Yes its worth it. I dont want them to completely overhaul and reinvent the game every 2 years with “new systems”. I want some consistency FOR ONCE.

[Liolang-daggerspine]

@Sumwun-tichondrius

In fact, it can be said players bought Midnight for housing.

whenever we can use housing I’ll certainly get over my current burnout with the game…

[Philizee-moon-guard]

Body sliders would definitely be worth the dev time.

[Dedaru-moon-guard (Dedaru)]

So now that the dust is settled and we have that interactive map, anyone find a plot they want?

[Quiteria-stormrage]

I think housing will have a rush at first, then die out hard within 6 months when people get board of sitting in their loanly room all day,