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 otherPersonal preference plays a major role in answering that question.
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.
'Better' is subjective again, but the Dawnlight Palace is impossible to furnish compared to Grand Topal.Cameron991 wrote: »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 tbhTopal, 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.
'Better' is subjective again, but the Dawnlight Palace is impossible to furnish compared to Grand Topal.Cameron991 wrote: »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 tbhTopal, 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.
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.
Well, if you'd prefer a gorgeous Redguard Palace to an Argonian volcanic island, then really just go for what you like most! 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.Cameron991 wrote: »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'Better' is subjective again, but the Dawnlight Palace is impossible to furnish compared to Grand Topal.Cameron991 wrote: »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 tbhTopal, 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.
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.
Well, if you'd prefer a gorgeous Redguard Palace to an Argonian volcanic island, then really just go for what you like most! 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.Cameron991 wrote: »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'Better' is subjective again, but the Dawnlight Palace is impossible to furnish compared to Grand Topal.Cameron991 wrote: »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 tbhTopal, 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.
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.
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.
Cameron991 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
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.
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.
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.