The War Within 11.X Patches & World Soul Saga Speculation Thread

[Scyth]

I've never been really interested in housing as a feature but I'd be pretty happy if it allowed me to put some weapons or armour around the house, which I am guessing we will be able to do based off of the trailer they showed.

[Rageonit]

I've never been really interested in housing as a feature but I'd be pretty happy if it allowed me to put some weapons or armour around the house, which I am guessing we will be able to do based off of the trailer they showed.

It'd be pretty amazing to have special cosmetic rewards for things like AotC, Keymaster etc. etc., and be able to show off your previous achievements with things like banners, trophies and what not.

[Alanar]

I've never been really interested in housing as a feature but I'd be pretty happy if it allowed me to put some weapons or armour around the house, which I am guessing we will be able to do based off of the trailer they showed.

Me neither.. simply never understood the fun or function in it.
Betting on very limited amount of options and set places to put things. There is not much what you can do in your house I assume.. besides the obvious things we do in cities. I cant wait to get exalted and get a sofa from x reknown or what ever.. /sarcasme off.

We can be happy for people who asked for this.. I guess.

[KOUNTERPARTS]

I see Player Housing as a "why not?" kind of thing. It's been asked for by the community for a long time, even way before WoD's pseudo-implementation of it with Garrisons.

Doesn't seem like anything that is attached to a player's power progression, nor any sort of forcible grind to become stronger. Something that can be purely cosmetic seems like a no brainer.

What I hope for is being able to control the design of your house, and the features around it. Features based on your race (racial aesthetics) and your class would be awesome.

[Alanar]

I wouldn't get your hopes up. I really think it will be 1 house per faction at launch.

Ye I tried to give it a positive spin for the people who like it, but ye I am very real about it and I expect the same thing with only a handfull of options. I also dont care for this feauture, so what ever they do with it, wouldnt effect me anyway. I just hope its not tied to a bunch of maincapaign or other system were we HAVE to use it. An optional thing would be ideal.

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I see Player Housing as a "why not?" kind of thing. It's been asked for by the community for a long time, even way before WoD's pseudo-implementation of it with Garrisons.

Doesn't seem like anything that is attached to a player's power progression, nor any sort of forcible grind to become stronger. Something that can be purely cosmetic seems like a no brainer.

What I hope for is being able to control the design of your house, and the features around it. Features based on your race (racial aesthetics) and your class would be awesome.

Because it will take a lot of work, for minimal content. Thats why its a surpising thing it happened anyway. Its not just a "why not" feauture. Because this is a huge project lol.

[KOUNTERPARTS]

Ye I tried to give it a positive spin for the people who like it, but ye I am very real about it and I expect the same thing with only a handfull of options. I also dont care for this feauture, so what ever they do with it, wouldnt effect me anyway. I just hope its not tied to a bunch of maincapaign or other system were we HAVE to use it. An optional thing would be ideal.

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Because it will take a lot of work, for minimal content. Thats why its a surpising thing it happened anyway. Its not just a "why not" feauture. Because this is a huge project lol.

Sure, big project, a lot of time and resources needed to invest and develop. I get that.

And for something that the WoW community has been pining over for years and years? It's about time. I don't imagine any long term complications over implementing it, unless they somehow attach gear/power progression systems to it.

[Enrif]

we have to remember that WoW has a very diverse player base. Features that appeal to one part, might be looked upon as a waste to other people.

Me for example, i dislike PvP in all its forms (Plunderstorm was the most tolerable, but after i got the rewards i have not looked back), i don't like raids, and while i'm fine with dungeons, i dislike M+ very much. Basically, anything that is competitive is a worthless waste of dev resources to me in a cooperative game. Delves i like, World Quests, Story, collecting transmogs. That stuff i enjoy. Though i started WoW as a roleplayer, i don't do it anymore, but would consider myself still in that section of the player base. And player housing is great for that part of the player base.

[Alanar]

Sure, big project, a lot of time and resources needed to invest and develop. I get that.

And for something that the WoW community has been pining over for years and years? It's about time.

Idk if its about time perse, maybe for you. Its not a feauture that offers ton of content. Its niche for being such a big project. I guess its great for the ones who care.

[KOUNTERPARTS]

Idk if its about time perse, maybe for you. Its not a feauture that offers ton of content. Its niche for being such a big project. I guess its great for the ones who care.

I don't think you can genuinely make that argument, about it having enough content or not, until more information is revealed.

The scale which Blizzard decided to develop and implement it is yet to be seen.

[micwini]

People thinking housing is not going to be a front for microtransactions PepeLaugh

[Alanar]

we have to remember that WoW has a very diverse player base. Features that appeal to one part, might be looked upon as a waste to other people.

Most people have garrisons fresh in their mind as well, so even if I give them the benefit of the doubt, there is as well the feeling of.. oo great huge project, but we know blizz likes restrictions and set places for things like chairs or what ever. Many, including myself need convincing why I should care or how this is not the same crap as garrisons.

We have enough examples how blizz likes to repeat the same mistakes, so very, very skeptical. I agree with what you are saying.

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People thinking housing is not going to be a front for microtransactions PepeLaugh

Also this.

[Lahis]

Wonder what's the rune is on the roadmap

Home heartstone.

[Enrif]

Most people have garrisons fresh in their mind as well, so even if I give them the benefit of the doubt, there is as well the feeling of.. oo great huge project, but we know blizz likes restrictions and set places for things like chairs or what ever. Many, including myself need convincing why I should care or how this is not the same crap as garrisons.

We have enough examples how blizz likes to repeat the same mistakes, so very, very skeptical. I agree with what you are saying.

WoD is 10 year old. WoW is 20 years old. Calling Garrisons fresh, is quite a stretch

[Alanar]

I don't think you can genuinely make that argument, about it having enough content or not, until more information is revealed.

The scale which Blizzard decided to develop and implement it is yet to be seen.

Its a time will tell what this exactly offers, but besides decoration I dont see much use in this. Its just a rp element, which sure fits in an mmorp. But outside that, Idk man. What would it offer, what we dont already have?

I guess we will see.

[KOUNTERPARTS]

People thinking housing is not going to be a front for microtransactions PepeLaugh

That's probably a given.

And it's the best idea for Player Housing they can do. In-game store for cosmetic only items/appearances/housing-related-bullshit? It'll be a gold mine.

[Rageonit]

Because it will take a lot of work, for minimal content. Thats why its a surpising thing it happened anyway. Its not just a "why not" feauture. Because this is a huge project lol.

See, you couldn't be more wrong. Evergreen features like that keep people busy for years. Like, one of the main reasons why people do old raids nowadays is transmogs. It gives relevance to content which is otherwise "dead". This is the same thing; if you put in some new cosmetic rewards into old raids, people will run them again, and again, and again. That's "engagement" for low cost; which is the very opposite of surprising. Surprising is the fact they're doing it only now.

[Alanar]

WoD is 10 year old. WoW is 20 years old. Calling Garrisons fresh, is quite a stretch

I dont think you get what I mean.

Garrisons as a feauture and how it was executed can still be fresh in peoples mind. The key word here is: limited.

[Kiivar86]

On reddit, someone noted that the symbol at the end of the roadmap resembles a symbol seen in WoD:



It is, though, somewhat different. It rotates in the opposite direction, and this one doesn't have that loop at the core like the roadmap symbol does.

Still, interesting.

[Enteroctopus Magnificus]

Its a time will tell what this exactly offers, but besides decoration I dont see much use in this. Its just a rp element, which sure fits in an mmorp. But outside that, Idk man. What would it offer, what we dont already have?

A home, man. It's a feature that doesn't “serve” a purpose (because apparently some players can't see that everything doesn't have to be linked to the player's power in some way) apart from being an additional element of customization.

Customization is the most important part of any video game, and even more so in R(ole)P(laying)G(ame). But some people tend to forget these last letters.

And then there are the “perks” of owning a house, like an extra free TP at the location of your choice and little things like that.

[KOUNTERPARTS]

On reddit, someone noted that the symbol at the end of the roadmap resembles a symbol seen in WoD:



It is, though, somewhat different. It rotates in the opposite direction, and this one doesn't have that loop at the core like the roadmap symbol does.

Still, interesting.

I think it's WoD Remix. All in on that one.

Unless... maybe...

...playable Ogres.