The first problem I got my free inn room, is that I didn't have anything to fill it with. I'm convinced this is the same issue everyone stumbled upon.
When the quest objective asked me to look for furniture, I started to basically talk to every vendor NPC, trying to discover the system on my own. I found some Recipes shortly aftewards, but... Bowl. Crate. Stool. That's it.
In my opinion, there should be WAY more to start with. It should be basic, crude looking, and honestly it can be as ugly as you want, Zenimax, but you have to give us something to start decorating with. At the very least to make our inn room look like an inn room. The reason why it's free, after all, is because it's meant to be a tutorial.
Here's what I think should be offered from the start, from vendors like Woodworkers and Blacksmiths. Whether they are available as Recipes or ready items, I suppose that's up to the developer.
Chair
Bed
Desk
Candle
That's it. I don't think that's an unreasonable demand. And I think it would greatly improve the starting experience.
What do you guys think?
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