Housing: Crowns or Gold

Bouldercleave

I would love to reiterate my desire for CRAFTABLE furnishings that can be sold on the open market - Would love to see a new crafting skill line for it, perhaps "Carpenter".

I think it would be a pretty massive boon for the economy.

If it can only be crown store, I doubt that I'll be as dramatic as a few people here and go play FFX 5437241, but I can assure you that I won't own a home....

TerraDewBerry

Bouldercleave wrote: »

I would love to reiterate my desire for CRAFTABLE furnishings that can be sold on the open market - Would love to see a new crafting skill line for it, perhaps "Carpenter".

I think it would be a pretty massive boon for the economy.

If it can only be crown store, I doubt that I'll be as dramatic as a few people here and go play FFX 5437241, but I can assure you that I won't own a home....

Ahnastashia wrote: »

Giles.floydub17_ESO wrote: »

It's anyone's guess how we will decorate any housing they add. However, it follows a bit of logic they would have many decos added to existing content to keep us grinding them. And of course any new content also.

I'm hoping they will see what a cool idea it would be to make it so crafters can craft certain housing items. For example, woodworkers could make tables, chairs, desks etc. clothiers could make rugs, pillows, cushions, blacksmiths could make metal picture frames, metal curio cases for display, (you get the idea).. and you could research various racial housing decoration motifs. You could research the decoration items just like we do for armors and weapons.. or maybe the plans for the research could drop off the various mob races of Tamriel... after all, mobs have to go home and sleep somewhere at night too..

Me too... I suggested that very idea back in May. I really hope they do it.. it would be so cool!

driosketch

SinKissed wrote: »

driosketch wrote: »

That castle south of Daggerfall though...

Honestly, I see something like that cost 5 million gold. Ideally, a couple of the smaller ones would be free but as a reward for completing a quest. Of course I was also expecting a gold based barbershop in game, so who knows.

We'll find out Q1 next year.

I don't think it's a castle. It's probably just a gated community that would be like any other area with walls around the city. I'm thinking it's just gated like that because it's on the coast.

Nope, check the map, same shape and size as Daggerfall castle.

JWKe

If housing is purchased through crowns, I'm just not even going to touch housing at all. Housing really should've been included with the base game... after all housing has in the past few TES games been included. So if Zo$ were to charge crowns for housing they might as well have charged crowns for fps view...

Imo housing should be free. However, I wouldn't mind if the additional vanity cosmetics is crown based.

Elsonso

Bouldercleave wrote: »

I would love to reiterate my desire for CRAFTABLE furnishings that can be sold on the open market - Would love to see a new crafting skill line for it, perhaps "Carpenter".

I think it would be a pretty massive boon for the economy.

OMG. Can you imagine how many developer-hours it would take to create a whole crafting system for housing? It would take the poor guy years to do all that work.

AtAfternoon

I am hoping you can buy them with gold. However, I'm predicting that we will buy them in 3 sizes, costing 500, 1000 and 1500 crown per house. ESO+ members will be able to "rent" a house of choice for free but will get kicked out if they end their subscription.

nimander99

I'm betting it will be similar to how DLC's are handled, unlimited access while subbed or purchase outright for crowns. I think some aspects of 'Housing' will use game systems like crafting to enhance the experience plus purchasable 'fluff' from the crown store. Plus there will probably be a gold sink of some kind involving it, tax, upkeep or w/e.

Wolfshead

In all honest i hope the house or plot well be sold for gold and i wish all piece of furniture will craft item that we ourself can do and sell to other player and that it craft item those recipe well be sell by vendor for gold.

For honest house and craft furniture (recipe) is perfect gold sinker but i guess ZoS well go with easy way and put everything in crown store just like do with Appearance & Race Change, Name Change, Premium Hairstyles, Adornments, & Markings and then the have stomach to call quality-of-life features.

Sometime i think ZoS just want to add thing to game but not put in work dont get me wrong i know it take time to put in new thing to game and make mount and costume take time but honest why not just add barbershop and let thing cost gold i know many me also have been ask for.

ZoS say house will be quality-of-life features but add everything to crown store make almost gold worthless in game honest i only spend my gold in repair now days for the are nothing worth buy in game for gold for you can basically buy off corwn store take carft recipe why should we care of farming in DLC for as soon next DLC hit you buy those recipe in crown store anyway.

BenLocoDete

Sylveria_Relden wrote: »

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That said, I doubt seriously they're just going to offer it up for free to those who aren't laying down any cash beyond the initial game cost ($20 or less on sale) after spending development time on it.

Yeah because have they ever spent time developing poor quality and bug filled content huh? Like, ever..?

lordrichter wrote: »

Cazzy wrote: »

Is anybody else paranoid that they'll bring in a monthly fee for housing?

Paranoid? It is not paranoid if they really are out to get you.

Yes, the thought has crossed my mind that they might want recurring rent payments.

Actually, this would be awesome, rent only homes(lifetime housing in crown store & ESO+ exclusive) and make its price gold/crown based on quality. Didn't pay your rent, get kicked out by the authorities!

Dubhliam

I think every player should have a free access to an instanced studio.

As far as open world houses, they are in no way P2W, so I would definitely make them a Crown store purchase.
Imagine the amount of money ZOS would make if players were to bid Crowns every week for their houses.

Who knows? Maybe they could afford to hire more staff to work on more pressing issues.

Elsonso

BenLocoDete wrote: »

Sylveria_Relden wrote: »

(...)

That said, I doubt seriously they're just going to offer it up for free to those who aren't laying down any cash beyond the initial game cost ($20 or less on sale) after spending development time on it.

Yeah because have they ever spent time developing poor quality and bug filled content huh? Like, ever..?

lordrichter wrote: »

Cazzy wrote: »

Is anybody else paranoid that they'll bring in a monthly fee for housing?

Paranoid? It is not paranoid if they really are out to get you.

Yes, the thought has crossed my mind that they might want recurring rent payments.

Actually, this would be awesome, rent only homes(lifetime housing in crown store & ESO+ exclusive) and make its price gold/crown based on quality. Didn't pay your rent, get kicked out by the authorities!

I am not sure I would use the term "awesome" to describe this, but I have no doubt that the players would be excited about the idea. Probably not in a good way. Nope, probably not in a good way.

jello

Will housing be instanced or open world?

WanderingJarlPuncher

it will be crown obviously or sub based in order to milk your credit card

BenLocoDete

jello wrote: »

Will housing be instanced or open world?

From most sources instance based.

petraeus1

lordrichter wrote: »

BenLocoDete wrote: »

Sylveria_Relden wrote: »

(...)

That said, I doubt seriously they're just going to offer it up for free to those who aren't laying down any cash beyond the initial game cost ($20 or less on sale) after spending development time on it.

Yeah because have they ever spent time developing poor quality and bug filled content huh? Like, ever..?

lordrichter wrote: »

Cazzy wrote: »

Is anybody else paranoid that they'll bring in a monthly fee for housing?

Paranoid? It is not paranoid if they really are out to get you.

Yes, the thought has crossed my mind that they might want recurring rent payments.

Actually, this would be awesome, rent only homes(lifetime housing in crown store & ESO+ exclusive) and make its price gold/crown based on quality. Didn't pay your rent, get kicked out by the authorities!

I am not sure I would use the term "awesome" to describe this, but I have no doubt that the players would be excited about the idea. Probably not in a good way. Nope, probably not in a good way.

Exactly. ZOS ain't gonna do rent; Firor himself said there's a large portion of the playerbase that plays for several weeks then leaves and comes back few months later for the new DLC, rinse repeat. They'd prolly be mad when there'd be a renting system.

anitajoneb17_ESO

My guess is that :

- housing available ONLY to purchasers of the corresponding DLC (or ESO+ members)
- basic equipment available for ingame gold
- more fancy options available in the crown store

because :
- ESO+ - only features are sufficient for now (crafting bags + costumes dyes)
- the game desperately needs gold sinks, there's too much gold in the economy at the moment imho with too little to spend it on
- and of course crown shop improvement must be there as well, as a permanent, long term source of renewal (and cash for ZOS).

LiquidSchwartz

Prob crowns and free for eso plus

Shadesofkin

1 Free Deed to ESO Plus, more purchasable in the Crown Store, chance for rare deeds in Trials or Dungeons, specifically Imperial City Dungeons and Shadows of the Hist Dungeons.

That's how I'd do it.

svartorn

Sotha_Sil wrote: »

Could also be ESO plus only?

I hope so.

I'm sick of leeches wanting everything for free.

Shadesofkin

Oh, one more thing, I'd also allow rare decorations and set ups for your house to be looted off of very powerful world bosses like those in Wrothgar and future DLC.

sadownik

svartorn wrote: »

Sotha_Sil wrote: »

Could also be ESO plus only?

I hope so.

I'm sick of leeches wanting everything for free.

Haha nice one, you do understand that its b2p game do you?

kevlarto_ESO

I hope ZOS does not miss out on a huge opportunity to add a much needed sandbox element to the game, in other games people spend hours upon hours building houses and decorating. If it ends up being crown store only, doubt I will bother with it.

I hope basic housing will be available to everyone, there could be premium house items sold in the store, there could be ESO+ member perks as well, housing could be huge cash cow for ZOS if done right and not willy-nilly like the cosmetic shop currently on PTS.

But atm we have no idea how housing will be done, I hope they offer things across the board, for gold, crowns, ESO+, make it fun.

Make the decorations free form, not need small item here larger item here kind of thing, let me place armor manikin style to keep sets that look cool, let me loot items for housing, maybe even quest line or to for housing, I am sure I am asking for to much, but maybe we can get lucky once.

imnotanother

I don't think it will have much of a sandbox element. They would have to make a whole new zone for that to happen.

Which I am not opposed to that idea.

MercyKilling

Gold. And not some totally asinine ridonkulous amount, either.

Bouldercleave

lordrichter wrote: »

Bouldercleave wrote: »

I would love to reiterate my desire for CRAFTABLE furnishings that can be sold on the open market - Would love to see a new crafting skill line for it, perhaps "Carpenter".

I think it would be a pretty massive boon for the economy.

OMG. Can you imagine how many developer-hours it would take to create a whole crafting system for housing? It would take the poor guy years to do all that work.

Then they should have started back in 2013...

Galbrant

I still think they should do both. Gold and crafting materials with a Questline and Crowns to bypass all that and get immediate gratification. And Pocket Plane of Oblivion for Housing zones they can keep it simple for now but hopefully later we can customize on how the landmass look volcanic like stone falls or a green and lush forest like Glenumbra? Oh put a Wayshrine in it on the map to simplify things.

TX12001rwb17_ESO

It should of been in the base game.

anitajoneb17_ESO

TX12001rwb17_ESO wrote: »

It should of been in the base game.

to have or not to have... that is the question...

Shadesofkin

anitajoneb17_ESO wrote: »

TX12001rwb17_ESO wrote: »

It should of been in the base game.

to have or not to have... that is the question...

Hahahahahahahaha

WhiteCoatSyndrome

@Ayantir : Have you got a thread or link to screenshots or icons or something of the sort? That would be helpful information to have.

I'm inclined to think it will cost Crowns up front, since it was (IIRC) advertised as being a DLC. That being the case, I would think the fairest way would be to have the DLC cost a set amount of Crowns, and that would then add an NPC to the game from which you would buy the houses with in-game gold. I would be surprised if they did NOT sell exotic furnishings for Crowns like they do costumes currently, but I hope I could get at least basic furnishings for in-game gold, or as loot drops or crafted or otherwise acquired in-game.