Player Housing with companions to gather stuff for you!

[Spotnick]

To establish a foothold on Draenor once they’ve arrived, the displaced champions of the Horde and Alliance will be able to construct their own Garrison, an expandable, customizable stronghold that will serve as each player’s personal base of operations throughout the course of the expansion. As the Garrison grows, players will be able to recruit NPC allies and followers to take up residence, gathering resources and embarking on missions on the player’s orders

From press release.

Edit: From front page now

[Razorice]

This is amazing. I'm really excited about this new feature.

[kansas311]

This is badass, if your little dudes can mine, herb and craft for you it will save a lot of time. It could effect the AH a lot though.

[Tonkaden]

From press release.

I really hope its something more than the damned Sunsong Ranch.

[SodiumChloride]

I really hope its something more than the damned Sunsong Ranch.

The keyword is "customisable". :3

I foresee it as the ranch taken up to 11. Hopefully we can actually name the damn place.

[Deleted]

Sounds a lot like Neverwinter's crafting system......me likey!!!

[Deleted]

sounds a bit like the duty officer system from star trek online

[Spotnick]

Or the SWTOR companion system.

[Deleted]

This may be the best thing blizzard has ever done, i love this. I hope it's true and that they won't fuck it up.

[Deleted]

From press release.

Wow wonderfull feature i was waiting for it for a long time .

BUT if they don't solve the ratio Horde/Alliance it's a no buy for me.

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And don't forget all the features taken away between Mop announcement and release.

[LoLcano]

i hope its rly customizable..not like that damn farm on MoP...and hopefuly we can somehow show our base to other player? like inviting them to group or sth

[Suikoden]

Oh man this has me real pumped.

[Gamevizier]

me likey :3 ... but should'nt it be a guild thingy instead of a player thingy???

:3 blizzard! please make our alts walk around in our castle as NPCs...so that they can walk around in our garrison and interact with stuff. :3

[kejer]

Now the real question is can I recruit 20 BE females as housemates and customize what they wear?

[Deleted]

I think this will be guild based, I am really excited about this. More so than any of the other parts of the expansion which now I've thought about it, am feeling a bit meh about.

[Barefoot]

Or the SWTOR companion system.

Yea I was going to say SWTOR much?

[Edlarel]

So Blizzard officially supports and has implemented their own version of Botting...

I kid, of course. I'm very much looking forward to this feature.

[Deleted]

Now the real question is can I recruit 20 BE females as housemates and customize what they wear?

No, only Night Elf ones with painted faces.

[LoLcano]

:3 blizzard! please make our alts walk around in our castle as NPCs...so that they can walk around in our garrison and interact with stuff. :3

rly interesting idea....would be epic

[OzoAndIndi]

If that's actually player housing I must say I'm surmised, after so long or not doing it I didn't think they ever go for that. Won't personally affect me, but cool nonetheless.

* That is, I'm surprised, not surmised! Though I suppose that almost made sense as well. LOL