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What house is the overall best out of these three

Cameron991
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I just started housing and I am already addicted lol. I was very interested in the grand topal hideaway, pariah pinnacle, and the lake xanmeer home. Which is the best out of these three and why is the one you the best to you. Ik it’s basically all about preference but I feel overall better hearing which are easier to decorate and which look the coolest whilst decorated. I am planning on getting one unfurnished so I’m not sure if that’s a big problem or not. Thank you for the help

What house is the overall best out of these three 50 votes

Grand Topal hideaway
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Pariah pinnacle
18%
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Lakemire xanmeer
30%
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  • idk
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    Personal preference plays a major role in answering that question.
  • Cameron991
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    idk wrote: »
    Personal preference plays a major role in answering that question.
    Yeah I know but hearing from people who have owned the houses have a general feeling on what it’s like to decorate it, is one easier than the other? Is one very limited on what you can do? Stuff like that so I can get a general idea if one is way better than the other
  • bluebird
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    Grand Topal hideaway
    Grand Topal is the hardest to decorate because it is the largest. You can of course ignore the majority of the island and just focus on the reed homes themselves, but the sheer decoratable area there is huuuuuge. You've been warned. :lol: But that is also its big advantage - it's a very versatile house with proper buildings, loads of water, loads of beaches and open nature space, and a volcanic section too. So I picked it as the best because it has the greatest potential imo.

    Lakemire Xanmeer is very unique, and the underwater feature windows are a big selling point. Apart from that gorgeous room though, the building is very lackluster. It has crumbling and damaged corridors and only two other small rooms. On the outside though it has a unique pyramid structure you could build on, has a large water area, and a moderate peripheral outdoors surface. I think it is easier to decorate slot-wise, because much of its outdoors is water, and the pyramid doesn't have too many rooms.

    Pariah's Pinnacle is bit more niche, since almost all of its areas are large open halls in the side of a mountain. Its 'outdoors' area is the smallest of the three, and it has the least amount of water. Whether you'll like this house or not depends on how much you're into the whole snowy Orc aesthethic, and whether you can make the large halls work for you.

    But yeah, your 'best' will depend on personal preference regarding style, layout, location, etc.
  • bayushi2005
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    I'll drop my personal opinion. If were to buy these houses again (I don't own Grand Topal, I can't stand the argonian reed huts. Totally not my cup of tea.) I would only consdier Grand Topal and Pariah.

    Both of these houses give you amazing building opportunities. Pariah's is much bigger than it seems, you can build at the front of the house and in the "inner courtyard", towards the right (looking from the main hall).

    This is the front part (just left of the main entrance) in Pariah's. Tons of space, really.

    o47m74l62ofv.png

    If you prefer something warmer, Grand Topal is the way to go. Amazing setting, tons of space and (almost) total freedom.

    Lakemire Xanmeer has a lot of issues. It's infested with unremovable rubble and roots, they may get in your way. There are some badly done textures and the "cottonwool" fountains look fake.

    This is me ranting about lakemire if you're interested in that kind of stuff:

    https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/480284/lakemire-xanmeer-manor-things-you-may-want-to-know/p1

  • Tommy_The_Gun
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    Lakemire xanmeer
    Imho it kinda sucks anyway, if you buy a super expensive crown store house (those are not cheap btw. 90$... lol) and yet you still have to pay for ESO+ just to be able to decorate those houses decently. Those houses are quite big and if you only have base game furniture limit, you have to decorate only one part of the house & section of the other, just to have decent result.

    Imho houses bought for crowns should have higher furniture limit build in, as those houses were bought for RL cash.
  • Jaimeh
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    I have the Lakemire Xanmeer from the three, so I can only speak about that; I really like it, it has a very unique architecture, both the Xanmeer and the surrounding space. It's huge, so slot limit is a problem, but it has an advantage that the exterior grounds are already intricate, so they don't need much decorating to look great, if you want to save most of your slots for the inside. As for the interior, the aquarium windows are beautiful, and the main room can easily be split in levels or smaller rooms. The Murkmire walls (and generally most Murkmire furnishings) have the same stone that the Xanmeer has, so it's easy to make seamless structures that look native to the house. The weather is usually overcast, there's not much sunlight, which is fitting for a swampy area, but it's something to consider since it can't be changed (although on PC, the EHT addon has some weather effects), but on the flipside, fire braziers on the outside make a great contrast.
  • starlizard70ub17_ESO
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    Grand Topal hideaway
    Honestly I haven't seen any of these houses before because there are other ones I liked better. So I toured them all and decided I liked Grand Topal the best. Personally I'd do the same with Grand Topal as I'm doing with Sugar Meadows right now. Forget about making it look like a house, instead turn it into a trading port.
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  • Kittytravel
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    Pariah pinnacle
    I do not own Pariah's Pinnacle or Lakemire Xanmeer Manor. I have decorated both on the PTS (I like to try decorating the houses before I get them to get a feel) and I can say Pariah's felt the best for me in terms of decorating them.

    Grand Topal offers the largest expanse for area but due to this is punishing on your imagination. It's hard to create anything in there that feels "grand" enough without going 100% in on the idea and using all your slots there. It's something I've struggled with in the house for a few years now since purchasing it and I'm sure I'll continue struggling to decorate the place until we get some more large structural furnishings added for further variety or I figure out an idea that doesn't make it seem like a bad island spa.

    Lakemire Xanmeer just feels the opposite of Grand Topal for me, it's really restrictive because to do anything in it you have to use slots to reskin it or it just looks odd and you get forced into using argonian only stuff. I didn't buy it for that reason because it wasn't fun for me at all; so many furnishings just look too nice in the place and make it odd to mix it in.

    Pariah's Pinnacle of the three was my favorite to play around with because as much as I thought it wasn't going to be easy blocking off the great hall from the outside mountain was actually really simple, you can make the place 100% indoors with only 50 or so slots and it feels good to have that option. You can also just as easily make it a majority outside by blocking off the great hall itself and walking all the around (down the front entrance stairs and through the little rooms) until you reach the snowy peaks outside.
  • Cameron991
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    I really appreciate all the feedback for everybody! So far I am leaning towards grand Topal and pariah! I really love the architecture of pariah, with the cool mountain side stairs and huge room! The place reminds me of the dwarves architecture from lord of the rings. I love the place. I also love grand Topal! It super cool and spacious I feel like I can do so much more with it. I love the vacation vibe and the volcano and the water
  • Dojohoda
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    Grand Topal hideaway
    Grand Topal Hideaway if you like a vast ocean view, beaches, waterfalls, lava-falls (2), and an overwhelming amount of space. It took me a while to figure out what to do with it because it is almost a blank canvas. It has some huts on stilts which are nice and big and you can decorate or not. I haven't touched those yet.

    I recently found the Font of Auri-El and placed it in Grand Topal. Here are a couple of pictures.

    Font of Auri-El nestled in the rock
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    Standing next to the Font of Auri-El looking toward my "house"
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  • Anotherone773
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    Grand Topal hideaway
    In my opinion best to worst is the order of your poll.
  • BisDasBlutGefriert
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    Before I make a final decision, before buying a house, I always preview it furnished. That gives me some pretty awesome decorating ideas throughout the whole place and allows you to see how much the slot limit can do.
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  • Aptonoth
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    Lakemire xanmeer
    Lake Xanmeer is absolutely beautiful. Its so lush and alive feeling compared to the others which feel almost sterile in comparison. Then inside you have the awesome view of the aquarium and its pure KINO. Best house in all of ESO doubt it will ever be surpassed.

    Don't like the other two at all IMO.
  • Wildberryjack
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    I don't own any of them, cause too pricey, but I'd love to have Lake Xanmeer of the three. I like all the water and especially the room with the "glass" walls that's below the water level.
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  • volkeswagon
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    Grand Topal hideaway
    The island is beautiful plain and simple. Also the housing structures are small which leaves more slots open for garden work, etc
  • Ye_Olde_Crowe
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    Grand Topal hideaway
    I own all three, and out of them, I like Topal the best.
    Somehow I find it a very detailed place even without additional decor... I bought it and wanted to stay there for a holiday :D. It's huge, and not being able to decorate it all because of its size doesn't feel bad because... well, because as I said if feels quite complete even without furniture. Throw a mat on the floor of one of the reed huts, and you're good to go...

    Pariah, well... I bought it when it was around for the second run - didn't like it enough to get it when it was fresh. Personally, I don't like snow and cold places, and Pariah is a cold place amidst snow and ice xD. Many hallways and open rooms - I had to curtain off the only 'real' room so I could furnish it in a way that felt pleasant and not too cold.

    The Xanmeer is spectacular with its underwater throne room, but - just like Pariah's - it is very niche. For one thing, it's dark, and doing nice lighting takes lots of resources. Plus, you shouldn't place one of the voriplasm jelly blobs (training dummy or pet) in that central underground room with the water walls ... you can somehow see the voriplasms through the water if you're outside, which is rather jarring.
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  • Tigerseye
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    Grand Topal hideaway
    Topal, without a doubt:


    1. Lovely, peaceful location with beautiful sunsets.

    2. You own a whole island (which you can even swim around).

    3. The volcano theme adds interest.

    4. It comprises of 5 differently shaped huts (two closed and three open), plus a couple of small platform areas and one terrace area. This makes it perfect to turn into a holiday resort.

    5. Topal is topical, because you can also make it into an illicit tax haven and "party" island for a psychopathic billionaire/secret agent/famous person controller/blackmailer...

    6. The 5 hut and one terrace set-up make it furnishable on 700 slots, unlike many other big homes.

    7. The exterior area (other than the terrace) needs very little added to it, as it is beautiful already.


    Although, I do absolutely love bayushi's gorgeous, Asian-themed floating islands, at Pariah's and the exterior view, the original, drafty feeling interior of Pariah's is really not that great.

    Especially for such a cold place and I am not that fond of Orcish architecture, anyway.

    Xanmeer is OK, if you are into making a kind of modern, luxury, underwater apartment, with a huge fish tank feel.

    So, that would probably be my second choice.

    However, I have heard there are certain problems with its build.

    Edited by Tigerseye on July 7, 2020 4:09PM
  • Cameron991
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    Tigerseye wrote: »
    Topal, without a doubt:


    1. Lovely, peaceful location with beautiful sunsets.

    2. You own a whole island (which you can even swim around).

    3. The volcano theme adds interest.

    4. It comprises of 5 differently shaped huts (two closed and three open), plus a couple of small platform areas and one terrace area. This makes it perfect to turn into a holiday resort.

    5. Topal is topical, because you can also make it into an illicit tax haven and "party" island for a psychopathic billionaire/secret agent/famous person controller/blackmailer...

    6. The 5 hut and one terrace set-up make it furnishable on 700 slots, unlike many other big homes.

    7. The exterior area (other than the terrace) needs very little added to it, as it is beautiful already.


    Although, I do absolutely love bayushi's gorgeous, Asian-themed floating islands, at Pariah's and the exterior view, the original, drafty feeling interior of Pariah's is really not that great.

    Especially for such a cold place and I am not that fond of Orcish architecture, anyway.

    Xanmeer is OK, if you are into making a kind of modern, luxury, underwater apartment, with a huge fish tank feel.

    So, that would probably be my second choice.

    However, I have heard there are certain problems with its build.

    Do you think the grand topal hideaway is also better than the princely dawnlight palace? That house isn’t on this list but it is pretty nice tbh
  • bluebird
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    Grand Topal hideaway
    Cameron991 wrote: »
    Tigerseye wrote: »
    Topal, without a doubt:


    1. Lovely, peaceful location with beautiful sunsets.

    2. You own a whole island (which you can even swim around).

    3. The volcano theme adds interest.

    4. It comprises of 5 differently shaped huts (two closed and three open), plus a couple of small platform areas and one terrace area. This makes it perfect to turn into a holiday resort.

    5. Topal is topical, because you can also make it into an illicit tax haven and "party" island for a psychopathic billionaire/secret agent/famous person controller/blackmailer...

    6. The 5 hut and one terrace set-up make it furnishable on 700 slots, unlike many other big homes.

    7. The exterior area (other than the terrace) needs very little added to it, as it is beautiful already.


    Although, I do absolutely love bayushi's gorgeous, Asian-themed floating islands, at Pariah's and the exterior view, the original, drafty feeling interior of Pariah's is really not that great.

    Especially for such a cold place and I am not that fond of Orcish architecture, anyway.

    Xanmeer is OK, if you are into making a kind of modern, luxury, underwater apartment, with a huge fish tank feel.

    So, that would probably be my second choice.

    However, I have heard there are certain problems with its build.
    Do you think the grand topal hideaway is also better than the princely dawnlight palace? That house isn’t on this list but it is pretty nice tbh
    'Better' is subjective again, but the Dawnlight Palace is impossible to furnish compared to Grand Topal. :grimace:

    Grand Topal is much larger true, but most of it is free naturescape that you can build on but could also leave intact. So you can focus your 700 slots on the buildings only, or build some custom buildings while ignoring the rest of the island, and the rest of the island will still look normal and natural. If you leave areas in the PDP unfurnished, it just looks deserted and glaringly empty. Unless you enjoy dark halls and barely furnished rooms, be prepared to make some compromises if you get PDP, because you can't decorate the gardens, and the interor, and also add enough lights for the whole place with only 700 slots.

    The best part of the Princely Dawnlight Palace is the pools and the indoor fountains, it has gorgeous tile textures. The worst part (which may not bother you) for me personally was the frustratingly assymetrical layout of the garden. The outdoors area doesn't line up very well with the house, it just wraps around it in an awkward shape. And the interior doesn't match the exterior of the palace either.

    But I would say Grand Topal is a completely different type of house from PDP. Like, we could compare Alinor Crest, Gardner House and Proudspire as 'villas in cities' to see which one you like better, but the ginormous island with argonian huts and the resplendent palace with regular rooms is a very different niche so you can't really compare them one to one, imo. Whether you enjoy them will have to do with your own preference above all.
  • Cameron991
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    bluebird wrote: »
    Cameron991 wrote: »
    Tigerseye wrote: »
    Topal, without a doubt:


    1. Lovely, peaceful location with beautiful sunsets.

    2. You own a whole island (which you can even swim around).

    3. The volcano theme adds interest.

    4. It comprises of 5 differently shaped huts (two closed and three open), plus a couple of small platform areas and one terrace area. This makes it perfect to turn into a holiday resort.

    5. Topal is topical, because you can also make it into an illicit tax haven and "party" island for a psychopathic billionaire/secret agent/famous person controller/blackmailer...

    6. The 5 hut and one terrace set-up make it furnishable on 700 slots, unlike many other big homes.

    7. The exterior area (other than the terrace) needs very little added to it, as it is beautiful already.


    Although, I do absolutely love bayushi's gorgeous, Asian-themed floating islands, at Pariah's and the exterior view, the original, drafty feeling interior of Pariah's is really not that great.

    Especially for such a cold place and I am not that fond of Orcish architecture, anyway.

    Xanmeer is OK, if you are into making a kind of modern, luxury, underwater apartment, with a huge fish tank feel.

    So, that would probably be my second choice.

    However, I have heard there are certain problems with its build.
    Do you think the grand topal hideaway is also better than the princely dawnlight palace? That house isn’t on this list but it is pretty nice tbh
    'Better' is subjective again, but the Dawnlight Palace is impossible to furnish compared to Grand Topal. :grimace:

    Grand Topal is much larger true, but most of it is free naturescape that you can build on but could also leave intact. So you can focus your 700 slots on the buildings only, or build some custom buildings while ignoring the rest of the island, and the rest of the island will still look normal and natural. If you leave areas in the PDP unfurnished, it just looks deserted and glaringly empty. Unless you enjoy dark halls and barely furnished rooms, be prepared to make some compromises if you get PDP, because you can't decorate the gardens, and the interor, and also add enough lights for the whole place with only 700 slots.

    The best part of the Princely Dawnlight Palace is the pools and the indoor fountains, it has gorgeous tile textures. The worst part (which may not bother you) for me personally was the frustratingly assymetrical layout of the garden. The outdoors area doesn't line up very well with the house, it just wraps around it in an awkward shape. And the interior doesn't match the exterior of the palace either.

    But I would say Grand Topal is a completely different type of house from PDP. Like, we could compare Alinor Crest, Gardner House and Proudspire as 'villas in cities' to see which one you like better, but the ginormous island with argonian huts and the resplendent palace with regular rooms is a very different niche so you can't really compare them one to one, imo. Whether you enjoy them will have to do with your own preference above all.

    Thank you for the insight yeah from the sounds of it I may not be satisfied with the pdp bc I personally don’t want my house to feel unfinished so I think it may be best to just go with grand topal
  • bluebird
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    Cameron991 wrote: »
    bluebird wrote: »
    Cameron991 wrote: »
    Tigerseye wrote: »
    Topal, without a doubt:
    1. Lovely, peaceful location with beautiful sunsets.

    2. You own a whole island (which you can even swim around).

    3. The volcano theme adds interest.

    4. It comprises of 5 differently shaped huts (two closed and three open), plus a couple of small platform areas and one terrace area. This makes it perfect to turn into a holiday resort.

    5. Topal is topical, because you can also make it into an illicit tax haven and "party" island for a psychopathic billionaire/secret agent/famous person controller/blackmailer...

    6. The 5 hut and one terrace set-up make it furnishable on 700 slots, unlike many other big homes.

    7. The exterior area (other than the terrace) needs very little added to it, as it is beautiful already.


    Although, I do absolutely love bayushi's gorgeous, Asian-themed floating islands, at Pariah's and the exterior view, the original, drafty feeling interior of Pariah's is really not that great.

    Especially for such a cold place and I am not that fond of Orcish architecture, anyway.

    Xanmeer is OK, if you are into making a kind of modern, luxury, underwater apartment, with a huge fish tank feel.

    So, that would probably be my second choice.

    However, I have heard there are certain problems with its build.
    Do you think the grand topal hideaway is also better than the princely dawnlight palace? That house isn’t on this list but it is pretty nice tbh
    'Better' is subjective again, but the Dawnlight Palace is impossible to furnish compared to Grand Topal. :grimace:

    Grand Topal is much larger true, but most of it is free naturescape that you can build on but could also leave intact. So you can focus your 700 slots on the buildings only, or build some custom buildings while ignoring the rest of the island, and the rest of the island will still look normal and natural. If you leave areas in the PDP unfurnished, it just looks deserted and glaringly empty. Unless you enjoy dark halls and barely furnished rooms, be prepared to make some compromises if you get PDP, because you can't decorate the gardens, and the interor, and also add enough lights for the whole place with only 700 slots.

    The best part of the Princely Dawnlight Palace is the pools and the indoor fountains, it has gorgeous tile textures. The worst part (which may not bother you) for me personally was the frustratingly assymetrical layout of the garden. The outdoors area doesn't line up very well with the house, it just wraps around it in an awkward shape. And the interior doesn't match the exterior of the palace either.

    But I would say Grand Topal is a completely different type of house from PDP. Like, we could compare Alinor Crest, Gardner House and Proudspire as 'villas in cities' to see which one you like better, but the ginormous island with argonian huts and the resplendent palace with regular rooms is a very different niche so you can't really compare them one to one, imo. Whether you enjoy them will have to do with your own preference above all.
    Thank you for the insight yeah from the sounds of it I may not be satisfied with the pdp bc I personally don’t want my house to feel unfinished so I think it may be best to just go with grand topal
    Well, if you'd prefer a gorgeous Redguard Palace to an Argonian volcanic island, then really just go for what you like most! :blush: You mentioned enjoying Pariah's Pinnacle too, so if you want your snowy Orc halls, go for it! Choosing houses can be really hard, because there are so many unique houses that can't just be substituted by others. If you play the game long enough, you'll end up with most of them lol, because it's impossible to choose.

    In any case, whatever you decide, make sure to go to YouTube and search for the houses you're interested in. Seeing them decorated by other people might sway your decision, and it's much better to see 700/700 homes created by players rather than the barely-a-third-of-it-is-furnished 'Furnished' default previews ingame.
    Edited by bluebird on July 8, 2020 8:21AM
  • Cameron991
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    bluebird wrote: »
    Cameron991 wrote: »
    bluebird wrote: »
    Cameron991 wrote: »
    Tigerseye wrote: »
    Topal, without a doubt:
    1. Lovely, peaceful location with beautiful sunsets.

    2. You own a whole island (which you can even swim around).

    3. The volcano theme adds interest.

    4. It comprises of 5 differently shaped huts (two closed and three open), plus a couple of small platform areas and one terrace area. This makes it perfect to turn into a holiday resort.

    5. Topal is topical, because you can also make it into an illicit tax haven and "party" island for a psychopathic billionaire/secret agent/famous person controller/blackmailer...

    6. The 5 hut and one terrace set-up make it furnishable on 700 slots, unlike many other big homes.

    7. The exterior area (other than the terrace) needs very little added to it, as it is beautiful already.


    Although, I do absolutely love bayushi's gorgeous, Asian-themed floating islands, at Pariah's and the exterior view, the original, drafty feeling interior of Pariah's is really not that great.

    Especially for such a cold place and I am not that fond of Orcish architecture, anyway.

    Xanmeer is OK, if you are into making a kind of modern, luxury, underwater apartment, with a huge fish tank feel.

    So, that would probably be my second choice.

    However, I have heard there are certain problems with its build.
    Do you think the grand topal hideaway is also better than the princely dawnlight palace? That house isn’t on this list but it is pretty nice tbh
    'Better' is subjective again, but the Dawnlight Palace is impossible to furnish compared to Grand Topal. :grimace:

    Grand Topal is much larger true, but most of it is free naturescape that you can build on but could also leave intact. So you can focus your 700 slots on the buildings only, or build some custom buildings while ignoring the rest of the island, and the rest of the island will still look normal and natural. If you leave areas in the PDP unfurnished, it just looks deserted and glaringly empty. Unless you enjoy dark halls and barely furnished rooms, be prepared to make some compromises if you get PDP, because you can't decorate the gardens, and the interor, and also add enough lights for the whole place with only 700 slots.

    The best part of the Princely Dawnlight Palace is the pools and the indoor fountains, it has gorgeous tile textures. The worst part (which may not bother you) for me personally was the frustratingly assymetrical layout of the garden. The outdoors area doesn't line up very well with the house, it just wraps around it in an awkward shape. And the interior doesn't match the exterior of the palace either.

    But I would say Grand Topal is a completely different type of house from PDP. Like, we could compare Alinor Crest, Gardner House and Proudspire as 'villas in cities' to see which one you like better, but the ginormous island with argonian huts and the resplendent palace with regular rooms is a very different niche so you can't really compare them one to one, imo. Whether you enjoy them will have to do with your own preference above all.
    Thank you for the insight yeah from the sounds of it I may not be satisfied with the pdp bc I personally don’t want my house to feel unfinished so I think it may be best to just go with grand topal
    Well, if you'd prefer a gorgeous Redguard Palace to an Argonian volcanic island, then really just go for what you like most! :blush: You mentioned enjoying Pariah's Pinnacle too, so if you want your snowy Orc halls, go for it! Choosing houses can be really hard, because there are so many unique houses that can't just be substituted by others. If you play the game long enough, you'll end up with most of them lol, because it's impossible to choose.

    In any case, whatever you decide, make sure to go to YouTube and search for the houses you're interested in. Seeing them decorated by other people might sway your decision, and it's much better to see 700/700 homes created by players rather than the barely-a-third-of-it-is-furnished 'Furnished' default previews ingame.

    Thank you for the information!! :)
  • MonoAlva
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    Hey, noobie question here, but how are you planning on buying any of these houses if none are available, I want to buy pariah pinnacle lol.
  • Tigerseye
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    Cameron991 wrote: »
    Tigerseye wrote: »
    Topal, without a doubt:


    1. Lovely, peaceful location with beautiful sunsets.

    2. You own a whole island (which you can even swim around).

    3. The volcano theme adds interest.

    4. It comprises of 5 differently shaped huts (two closed and three open), plus a couple of small platform areas and one terrace area. This makes it perfect to turn into a holiday resort.

    5. Topal is topical, because you can also make it into an illicit tax haven and "party" island for a psychopathic billionaire/secret agent/famous person controller/blackmailer...

    6. The 5 hut and one terrace set-up make it furnishable on 700 slots, unlike many other big homes.

    7. The exterior area (other than the terrace) needs very little added to it, as it is beautiful already.


    Although, I do absolutely love bayushi's gorgeous, Asian-themed floating islands, at Pariah's and the exterior view, the original, drafty feeling interior of Pariah's is really not that great.

    Especially for such a cold place and I am not that fond of Orcish architecture, anyway.

    Xanmeer is OK, if you are into making a kind of modern, luxury, underwater apartment, with a huge fish tank feel.

    So, that would probably be my second choice.

    However, I have heard there are certain problems with its build.

    Do you think the grand topal hideaway is also better than the princely dawnlight palace? That house isn’t on this list but it is pretty nice tbh

    The palace is also really nice and in a nice location, but it is (internally) huge, has a slightly weird layout upstairs and is extremely hard to both light and decorate properly on 700 slots.

    They are the only two huge houses I have and of the two, I would pick Topal.

    Even though the palace's location makes it slightly more convenient to port to, if you aren't near a wayshrine and want to visit the nearby guild traders.

    It's rare that Topal helps you get anywhere more quickly - it's more of a getaway location.
  • Tigerseye
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    MonoAlva wrote: »
    Hey, noobie question here, but how are you planning on buying any of these houses if none are available, I want to buy pariah pinnacle lol.

    Apparently, you can contact customer services and ask to buy them.

    However, if you do that, they will come with no furnishings, at all - not even the basic ones the Unfurnished version normally comes with.


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    bluebird wrote: »

    In any case, whatever you decide, make sure to go to YouTube and search for the houses you're interested in. Seeing them decorated by other people might sway your decision, and it's much better to see 700/700 homes created by players rather than the barely-a-third-of-it-is-furnished 'Furnished' default previews ingame.

    This is a great suggestion.

    Although, you should be aware that many Youtube decorators "cheat" for the sake of their art, by doing different bits of the house separately and so, use what would be far more than 700 slots, if you put the pieces together.

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    I was impressed when I first saw Lakemire's underwater aquarium. So stunning! If I had the money I would buy it :'(
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    MonoAlva wrote: »
    Hey, noobie question here, but how are you planning on buying any of these houses if none are available, I want to buy pariah pinnacle lol.

    I don’t have any of these houses but just wanted to reply.

    Crown exclusive houses are a limited time offer which usually become available once a year at some anniversary event.

    Pariah’s Pinnacle would become available during an Orsinium event. Sorry I don’t know when that would be. We had one not too long ago, though.
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  • NotaDaedraWorshipper
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    I like both the Pinnacle and the Xanmeer. The Xanmeer's enviroment is beautiful with all the water and vegetation, much nicer than the Topal Hideway in my opinion, and it's a very unique building.

    I pick the Pinnacle though since I like snow and there aren't that many houses with snow. Also: The building borders are bigger than you think, it got a great view, and I think the building is easier to work with and match with things, compared to the other two.
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  • OmniDo
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    I haven't and wouldn't buy any of them, so /shrug
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