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What do you think about the Update 43 house tour feature?

ThelerisTelvanni
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What do you think about the Update 43 house tour feature?

At first I was like: "wait what?! This is the new feature???". I mean I personally had a survey that asked the forum what everyone needs for housing the most. The house tour feature was not on that list and to me it came totally unexpected. I honestly think that there are other features that if added might have done more for me personally right now.

But thinking about it I was like: What if they add an "organize contest" function to that later on? Where you can see who is organizing the contest, what is the theme, who is judging, and every house that enters.

Also this might bring some life to some dusty homes and make them more interacted with. If this is a first step to give the houses more utility by first making it easier to enter and later on give it more function, that might be a big win.

I do not know if I missed it but I personally saw no cultural tags for Imperial, Aylied, Dunmer and so on.

Also having description texts in the browser might be lovely.

So what do you think about the feature?
Edited by ZOS_Kevin on November 7, 2024 10:13AM

What do you think about the Update 43 house tour feature? 145 votes

This is something I've long been asking for. Having it ingame without an addon to depend on is AWESOME!
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AvalonRangerkargen27ZZROKspartaxoxotsaescishoeshinerseecodenotgamesSpiritKitten 7 votes
I never new I needed this, BUT I NEED THIS!
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MelivarBuffy121Cret92 3 votes
This is an interesting feature but it is rather bare bone and needs some more meat to feel compleat!
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It is an interesting feature but I had hoped for something else.
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Sorry this feature is not for me and I am in desperate need for something else! (Write a comment!)
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  • WolfCombatPet
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    Sorry this feature is not for me and I am in desperate need for something else! (Write a comment!)
    I will use the feature, but it felt like a minor feature. Not mystery-hype for months feature.
    I'm in desperate need for something else.

    I made a post of my own before seeing this, but here is a list of things I have heard the community ask for:

    1) Housing item limit increase. Any outdoor-area home should have at least 700 slots. Why is Antiquarian only 600 slots???

    2) The option to remove pre-existing buildings. This would ease the burden of spending slots to cover up the existing buildings.

    3) Display weapons on weapon racks (katana display style or attaching an individual bow to a wall mount, for example). Display armor on mannequins.

    4) ESO+ furniture bag. Even if there is a limit on inventory.

    5) Decon non-crown craftable furniture back to its original mats. This would also help storage issues.

    Bonus: Gardening. It was a feature that was announced at one point.
    Making the pots/vases and flowers their own section for item limit means an increase in item limit slots. And an alternative way to farm Columbine.

    Edited by WolfCombatPet on July 3, 2024 7:30PM
  • Soarora
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    It is an interesting feature but I had hoped for something else.
    I like that I won’t be relying on HousingHub as much, as the addon gets finicky. That said, I know this update probably took a lot of work from the developers but it just does not fill the shoes of a major housing update. It feels more like a minor update. Other aspects of HousingHub like finding your furnishings across houses as well as settings like some of the EHT FX, maybe blank books/signs/etc, along with the HousingHub 2.0 addition would've made it a real update for me. Maybe even also other parts of EHT like aligning items, linking toggleable things to switches, and building lines/arcs/etc.
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  • LunaFlora
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    i like the Home Tours.
    it is nice when addon features become base game.
    though i dont know if i like the rating part of it.
    [edited to add:
    rewatching the stream and it's just an option to Favourite homes which is fine.
    i didn't watch the entire stream yet so thought it was another kind of rating. ]

    and love the 2 new homes.


    the expectations people had were to really realistic though.
    like we already got told recently that we aren't getting an increase in furnishing limits

    https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/658726/follow-up-q-a-from-eso-10-year-celebration-event-community-roundtable/p1

    Q: Will we ever get proper guild halls in ESO?
    A: We love the idea of guild halls in ESO and recognize that our community has asked for them since the game launched. We have had many internal conversations about them over the years. The current challenge is the necessary caps. Much like the item limit caps in player housing, there is also a limit to how many characters can simultaneously be in a player home (it’s 25). As with items, these caps are in place to ensure that players on lower spec machines don’t encounter significant performance issues while in player homes.
    Edited by LunaFlora on July 3, 2024 8:28PM
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  • WolfCombatPet
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    Sorry this feature is not for me and I am in desperate need for something else! (Write a comment!)
    Soarora wrote: »
    aligning items, linking toggleable things to switches, and building lines/arcs/etc.

    This would have been really nice. Especially because EHT is overwhelming at first.

    Simplifying it would have been a great feature.

    Also, aligning items in EHT doesn't always work. Sometimes we need to tweak things anyway. Having the base game provide proper alignment for Structure type furnishings would be awesome.

  • RomanRex
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    Poll is too wordy to be meaningful.
  • seecodenotgames
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    This is something I've long been asking for. Having it ingame without an addon to depend on is AWESOME!
    I am always relisting my houses on EHT and PTF, so having an in game option that all players can access is great. The only thing that is doesn't have in custom description, aside from the nickname, something very useful for housing tours, particularly contests.
    Houses on PC EU (newest first)
    67. Dawnwood Village (Gladesong Arboretum) - A village built into a new forest
    66. Undaunted Fortress (Mournoth Keep) - The undaunted have moved into these Orcish Towers
    65. Wedding at Sea (The Fair Winds) - Have a lovely wedding ceremony at sea and relax in the bridal suite in the Captain's Quarters
    64. Alikr Oasis Paradise (Sword-singer's Redoubt) - This grand home was built above a deep well to commemorate their ancestors
    63. Azandars Tea House (Kelesan Ruhn) - A tea shop/cafe in the shape of a life-sized teapot
    62. Sand Castles (Fogbreak Lighthouse) - A literal life size sand castle
    61. Riften Meadery (Old Mistveil Manor) - A new meadery has opened outside Riften
    60. Helene's Writing Room (Golden Gryphon Garret) - A small room for Helene to get some quiet writing time
    59. Picnic at Pelin (Black Vine Villa) - Based on the lore book Picnic at Pelin (A Horror Story)
    58. Almalexias Temple (Forsaken Stronghold) - A Dunmer Tower with a shrine to the three
    57. Pirate New Life For Me (Highhallow Hold) - A pirate tavern where they gift you loot
    56. Woodvine Cathedral (Agony's Ascent) - A living cathedral thriving in the Deadlands
    55. Dark Elf Town House (Quondam Indorilia) - A small and cosy town house on the edge of Mournhold
    54. The Secret Tower (Exorcised Coven Cottage) - A hidden mage tower in the swamps on the Hag Fen
    53. Knight Club (Frostvault Chasm) - A disco in a dwarven mineshaft
    52. Dwemer Cave City (The Erstwhile Sanctuary) - A lost dwarven city has been found deep underground
    51. Alinor Gryphon Aerie (Colossal Aldmeri Grotto) - A place where gryphons are trained
    50. The Charred Towers (Doomchar Plateau) - Deadlands themed fortress with two towers and custom furniture
    49. Argonian Sea Town (Tel Galen) - An Argonian sea port
    48. Daedric Princess Tower (Seaveil Spire) - An underwater tower dedicated to the Daedric Prince Meridia
    47. Fargrave Observatory (Ossa Accentium) - An observatory in the portal realm of Fargrave
    46. Hundings Beach House (Hundings Palatial Hall) - Beach house and hottub
    45. Crystal Gardens (Snugpod) - Enchanted Gardens with crystalline trees
    44. Dawnlight Health Spa (Princely Dawnlight Palace) - Our spa waters are revitalising and ready to heal your aching body
    43. Mountainside Retreat (Pariah's Pinnacle) - An orc mountainside hall with an amazing view
    42. Volcanic Vile Villa (Kushalit Sanctuary) - A private hollowed out volcano for all your mad alchemist needs
    41. Arenthian Water Temple (Strident Springs Demesne) - A relaxing water temple outside Arenthia
    40. Woodland Cottage (Ald Velothi Harbor House) - A house in a tree, but not a treehouse
    39. Winter Snow Meadhall (Enchanted Snow Globe Home) - A winter meadhall has opened to get everyone in the festive mood
    38. Fire and Ice Hotel (Elinhir Private Arena) - An new hotel has opened with an ice bar and a lava room
    37. City of Princes (Pantherfang Chapel) - Citadese is under attack from a dragon invasion. Prince Tarvia is leading the escape through the sewers.
    36. Dark Brotherhood Home (Stay-Moist Mansion) - A Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary found beneath an Argonian village
    35. Volkihar Courtyard (Velothi Reverie) - A castle courtyard modelled on the famous Volkihar Castle in Skyrim
    34. Rada's Summer Getaway (Potentate's Retreat) - A Redguard mansion with a dark vampiric secret in the basement
    33. Cascadia Wine N Dine (Sweetwater Cascades) - Vineyard and meadery with two restaurants and a chapel
    32. Walled Kitchen Garden (Amaya Lake Lodge) - Fresh produce and cut flowers for sale. Hot food served in a family restaurant.
    31. Luckycat Summerhouse (Lucky Cat Landing) - A khajiiti villa with spa and dining
    30. Helene's Boutique (Water's Edge) - The famous dressmaker has opened a new dress shop in town
    29. Alinor Garden Party (Mathiisen Manor) - A party in the flower gardens of a Altmer noble's manor
    28. Markarth Bath House (Stone Eagle Aerie) - A relaxing spa and bath house with an arts and craft centre
    27. Treeboat house (The Gorinir Estate) - No one know how an imperial ship ended up in the treetops
    26. Varlaisvea College (Varlaisvea Ayleid Ruins) - An ancient library has been discovered deep inside an Ayleid ruin
    25. City on the Moon (The Orbservatory Prior) - Moonbase with housing and an inn under the stars
    24. Lakemire Water Gardens (Lakemire Xanmeer Manor) - Relaxing hanging gardens and a fish restaurant beneath the Xanmeer
    23. Hircine's Hunt Club (Hunters Glade) - A relaxing villa for werewolves to feast in the ever refilling hunting grounds
    22. Lost Dwarven Kingdom (Shalidor’s Shrouded Realm) - A lost Dwemer king's palace has been found in a mage's pocket realm
    21. Replaced with 54. The Secret Tower
    20. Topal Fishing Resort (Grand Topal Hideaway) - A resort in the middle of a fishing lake on a private island
    19. Castleton Manor (Alinor Crest Townhouse) - The home of Lord Castleton and his daughter Sonja
    18. Cave of BBQ N Ribs (Earthtear Cavern) - A secret rocky dome, hosts a BBQ and ribs restaurant
    17. Who Lived in a Shoe (The Ample Domicile) - There was an old reach witch who lived in a shoe
    16. Dwemer Party Tower (Hall of the Lunar Champion - Lion's Cradle) - A dwarven flying tower repurposed for parties
    15. A Taste of Alinor (Sleek Creek House) - A small piece of Alinor beside a creek
    14. Lava Submarine Base (Bastion Sanguinaris) - An evil vampire alchemy lab, accessible only via a lava submarine
    13. Spirit-tree Library (Wraithhome) - A library built atop an ancient forest within an ancient Daedric ruin
    12. Golden Beach Palace (Thieves' Oasis) - A dwarven inspired Redguard beach resort
    11. Mad Scientists House (Cyrodilic Jungle House) - Workshop and garage with an experimental De-lore-ean
    10. Big Toy House (Antiquarian's Alpine Gallery) - Two life sized doll's houses and a inn beneath the stairs
    9. Icy Falls Inn (Forgemaster Falls) - Two Nord lodges on a lake, serving mead and fresh fish
    8. Blue-ice Palace (Stillwaters Retreat) - Solitude, but on a frozen lake
    7. Mushroom Manor (Coldharbour Surreal Estate) - Dunmer house built from giant mushrooms
    6. Vampire Academy with wine bar (Daggerfall Overlook) - Come for the nibbles; stay for eternity
    5. Three Pillows War (Grymharth's Woe) - Re-enact the three banners war with pillow forts and floof balls
    4. Treefern House (Moon-sugar meadow) - Giant treefern treehouse
    3. Artaeum Theatre (Grand Psijic Manor) - Tiered Balcony
    2. Imperial Bridal Suite (Linchal Grand Manor) - Wedding venue with bridal suite extension
    1. Dragonguard Penthouse (Jode's Embrace) - 3 Extra floors, with indoor conservatory and top floor gym
  • MoonPile
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    This is an interesting feature but it is rather bare bone and needs some more meat to feel compleat!
    Missing:
    • Longer titles, separate from nickname (or a different UI feature for travel organization)
    • Descriptions - most important
    • POI markers
    • Weather control

    Wrote a more detailed post on the above before seeing this poll:
    https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/661795/

    I'm also wary about the rating system. Toxic popularity contests all over social media are bad enough already.
  • MoonPile
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    This is an interesting feature but it is rather bare bone and needs some more meat to feel compleat!
    LunaFlora wrote: »
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    like we already got told recently that we aren't getting an increase in furnishing limits
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    One thing I don't understand is why we can't do things like swap Collectible slots for Traditional, or add slots to smaller homes.

    For the latter could say that "rendering too many things in a small space" is the issue and I get that. But what ends up happening is people buy 700-slot Notables and then cut the space way down to actually made a detailed build, so you're getting all 700+ objects in a much smaller area anyway.
  • Jaimeh
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    It is an interesting feature but I had hoped for something else.
    I personally don't use the EHT community feature so it doesn't change a lot for me if they add it to the game, but I know a lot of housing enthusiasts who use it and it will also be cool for console players to have that functionality as well, so I'll probably test it on the PTS. Having said that, I do think the anticipation they built up for a new housing feature leading to the Live was disproportionate, firstly because there are so many other things that we have been asking for a long time, and secondly because they are basically just being carried by an addon developer and assimilating their addon to the game (I know they work for ZOS, but it still feels lazy that the sole thing the team came up with was a pre-existing function). As for the things they could have developed instead:

    -More special collectible slots (not traditional furnishings, but slots for guests, pets, and assistants), even just 5 more would make houses feel more alive
    -Mannequins for storing saved and previewing outfits
    -The ability to place alt toons as posed guests in houses
    -Different bodies of water as furnishings
    -The ability to control the weather, much like we control the time of day
  • LunaFlora
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    MoonPile wrote: »
    LunaFlora wrote: »
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    like we already got told recently that we aren't getting an increase in furnishing limits
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    One thing I don't understand is why we can't do things like swap Collectible slots for Traditional, or add slots to smaller homes.

    For the latter could say that "rendering too many things in a small space" is the issue and I get that. But what ends up happening is people buy 700-slot Notables and then cut the space way down to actually made a detailed build, so you're getting all 700+ objects in a much smaller area anyway.

    I'd love if we could lower one limit to increase another for individual homes, is that what you're also referring to?
    like make collectible furnishing limit 50 instead of 110 to increase traditional limit a little bit?
    Of course no clue if that's possible as an alternative to increasing everything.

    700 slots for each home regardless of size would indeed be nice, if possible, though that would likely make smaller homes more expensive too
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  • anadandy
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    It is an interesting feature but I had hoped for something else.
    After waiting seven years for a big housing update, I am...whelmed.
  • Soarora
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    It is an interesting feature but I had hoped for something else.
    Soarora wrote: »
    I like that I won’t be relying on HousingHub as much, as the addon gets finicky. That said, I know this update probably took a lot of work from the developers but it just does not fill the shoes of a major housing update. It feels more like a minor update. Other aspects of HousingHub like finding your furnishings across houses as well as settings like some of the EHT FX, maybe blank books/signs/etc, along with the HousingHub 2.0 addition would've made it a real update for me. Maybe even also other parts of EHT like aligning items, linking toggleable things to switches, and building lines/arcs/etc.

    I want to add onto this and say that's part of why this doesn't feel like an update... it's not anything new for PC users we HAVE HousingHub. But additionally, now I'm concerned HousingHub won't be supported anymore. All of those story descriptions and guestbooks and the ability to search for furnishings in other houses... all could go away just because there's no point in updating an addon when the game does the same thing but slightly worse.
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  • MoonPile
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    This is an interesting feature but it is rather bare bone and needs some more meat to feel compleat!
    LunaFlora wrote: »
    MoonPile wrote: »
    LunaFlora wrote: »
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    like we already got told recently that we aren't getting an increase in furnishing limits
    ...

    One thing I don't understand is why we can't do things like swap Collectible slots for Traditional, or add slots to smaller homes.

    For the latter could say that "rendering too many things in a small space" is the issue and I get that. But what ends up happening is people buy 700-slot Notables and then cut the space way down to actually made a detailed build, so you're getting all 700+ objects in a much smaller area anyway.

    I'd love if we could lower one limit to increase another for individual homes, is that what you're also referring to?
    like make collectible furnishing limit 50 instead of 110 to increase traditional limit a little bit?
    Of course no clue if that's possible as an alternative to increasing everything.

    700 slots for each home regardless of size would indeed be nice, if possible, though that would likely make smaller homes more expensive too

    Yeah exactly. So often I just want *a few* more slots. In Serenity Falls I have like 100 collectible slots left and zero traditional; I wish I could swap even 10 of the former.

    I'd be happy to pay to upgrade... though I'd vastly prefer to pay gold, I know in reality, if it ever happened at all it'd be for crowns :(
  • Araneae6537
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    Simple poll choices are better! ;)

    This is a feature that I wanted to see added, not my first choice, but something that I think many wanted and will be happy to have in the game. As to whether it is “bare bones,” I can’t judge that until seeing its implementation. From what I’ve seen, I can’t think of what the feature itself would need to feel “complete.”
  • Necrotech_Master
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    i dont know enough about the new system to decide, as i wasnt able to see the live stream, and havent had time to watch the VOD

    the only thing i can gather is a sort of ratings system/public listing of houses from the bits and pieces ive seen posted
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    i have my main house (grand topal hideaway) listed in the housing tours, it has multiple target dummies, scribing altar, and grandmaster stations (in progress being filled out), as well as almost every antiquity furnishing on display to preview them

    feel free to stop by and use the facilities
  • spartaxoxo
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    This is something I've long been asking for. Having it ingame without an addon to depend on is AWESOME!
    This is something long requested by the console community.
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    MoonPile wrote: »
    Missing:
    • Longer titles, separate from nickname (or a different UI feature for travel organization)
    • Descriptions - most important
    • POI markers
    • Weather control

    Wrote a more detailed post on the above before seeing this poll:
    https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/661795/

    I'm also wary about the rating system. Toxic popularity contests all over social media are bad enough already.

    Those are good points! Descriptions should be essential and I’d love to have weather control and adding custom POI are something I’d not thought of. :)

    As for the rating, it’s only recommend or not, not leave bad ratings or anything. At worst we can just ignore recommendations / features and search out houses to visit. That is my hope anyway.
  • Omegacron
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    It is an interesting feature but I had hoped for something else.
    What do I think of the Home Tours feature? You know that feeling when you buy a huge bag of chips, get it home, settle onto the couch, get your favorite TV show going, and then open the bag... only to find it's a quarter full and the rest was air?

    Yep - that pretty much sums up how I feel about the Home Tours feature.
  • Soarora
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    It is an interesting feature but I had hoped for something else.
    Omegacron wrote: »
    What do I think of the Home Tours feature? You know that feeling when you buy a huge bag of chips, get it home, settle onto the couch, get your favorite TV show going, and then open the bag... only to find it's a quarter full and the rest was air?

    Yep - that pretty much sums up how I feel about the Home Tours feature.

    Perfect analogy!
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  • WolfCombatPet
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    Sorry this feature is not for me and I am in desperate need for something else! (Write a comment!)
    They should have never hyped up something as so exciting that they couldn't even tell us what it was for months.

    The big new thing an entire update revolves around.

    And it's simply a worse version of an existing feature from an addon :/

    Home Tours should have been added as a footnote to a random patch. It should have been disclosed that it was housing feature only for console players. Definitely NOT hyped up as the main update new housing feature.

    Meanwhile, we receive no feedback or updates as to why the popular housing ideas are not even being discussed by ZOS.

    I am assuming that the forums have moderators, but that there is no job within ZOS that has someone reading the forums and relaying feedback to the devs.

    If that job does exist within the company, they clearly should be fired. Anyone could have glanced at the housing forums and given the devs the correct feedback so this PR fiasco could have been avoided.
  • hiyde
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    I am assuming that the forums have moderators, but that there is no job within ZOS that has someone reading the forums and relaying feedback to the devs.

    If that job does exist within the company, they clearly should be fired. Anyone could have glanced at the housing forums and given the devs the correct feedback so this PR fiasco could have been avoided.

    Welcome to the forums, @WolfCombatPet. :)

    @ZOS_Kevin does exactly the job you outlined and yes, the feedback gets passed along.

    I get being disappointed/upset (and it's good to give that feedback) but calling for the firing of the forum moderator (especially one who's widely respected for the integrity and dedication he brings to it) is a bit much...
    Edited by hiyde on July 4, 2024 4:06AM
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  • WolfCombatPet
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    Sorry this feature is not for me and I am in desperate need for something else! (Write a comment!)
    hiyde wrote: »

    @ZOS_Kevin does exactly the job you outlined and yes, the feedback gets passed along.




    I'm new to the forums so I don't know of ZOS's track record with PTS feedback and if players usually feel like their feedback is being heard.




    Edited by WolfCombatPet on July 4, 2024 4:56AM
  • tastyleaf
    tastyleaf
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    I'll start with the positive: Having a way to publicly list a home in a catalogue is a great idea, and I've used add-ons for that! The tagging system is essential to be able to see different styles. I like seeing what other people come up with.

    HOWEVER, I have a huge issue with the ability to 'upvote' homes, especially considering you can see who visits your house. If I visit a house, and don't upvote it, now that player knows and could troll/false report/block me just for that. Or worse, if it's someone with a social media following, they can get their followers to go after people (even if it's unintentional on their part, fans can be crazy).

    For actual contests, if you had the ability for a guild to let people submit homes to a separate temporary list that might be okay. Still easy to abuse with social media/fans though. But in general I see the voting part being abused way too easily.

    As it stands, as much as I love doing housing, unless they remove the 'upvoting' part, I am not willing to risk using it and being forced to upvote EVERY house I look at for fear of being mass false-reported. This was my favorite aspect of ESO, and now I feel like I can't share it anymore without risking my account.
  • Jimbru
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    The housing tour feature is basically a ripoff of a function we already had through the EHT addon. Like Tales of Tribute and Scribing, it is a feature that relatively few if any people asked for. Meanwhile the real issues with housing, about which players have given years of feedback, remain deliberately ignored. Once again, the devs are stuck in their own heads thinking they alone know what's best, and ignoring the role of players as paying stakeholders in the game. The ONLY way I MIGHT use this feature is if it is fully selective in both house and audience, so I can enable my guildmates to freely visit my finished houses. Otherwise, it will remain unused.
  • Thysbe
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    I think some are beating the wrong guys here - feature decisions are most likely not made by devs, but by Marketing and Sales aka the business people, who are responsible for the roadmap and product development.

    housing tours is a "feature" for people, who are not into housing yet, to get them into wanting one of those fancy shiny houses for themselves e.g. walking with a big cart into crown store
  • RaddlemanNumber7
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    Sorry this feature is not for me and I am in desperate need for something else! (Write a comment!)

    Weather control would be useful. Additional birdsong would also be nice.
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  • Tommy_The_Gun
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    I just do hope that I will be able to opt out of it since I pretty much only play solo and my houses in game are just for me. I just hope we won't have any weird permission bugs and I won't suddenly see people running around my property...
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    Jimbru wrote: »
    The housing tour feature is basically a ripoff of a function we already had through the EHT addon. Like Tales of Tribute and Scribing, it is a feature that relatively few if any people asked for. Meanwhile the real issues with housing, about which players have given years of feedback, remain deliberately ignored. Once again, the devs are stuck in their own heads thinking they alone know what's best, and ignoring the role of players as paying stakeholders in the game. The ONLY way I MIGHT use this feature is if it is fully selective in both house and audience, so I can enable my guildmates to freely visit my finished houses. Otherwise, it will remain unused.

    it is a little funny that you're calling this a ripoff despite it being partially developed by Cardinal05 (Jim Sammartino) who is one of the EHT devs.

    and of course whilst you have it via the addon now not everyone plays eso on pc.
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  • IgnisDrakkon
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    The housing update was incredibly disappointing. I am saying this as someone who is big into the housing part of ESO. As someone who supports ZOS by buying all the fully furnished versions of the houses on the crown store, and owns literally all the houses in the game, from all the smallest apartments to the largest ones, and has bought so much of the furnishing items in the store, I think I can speak about this update as much as any other eso housing enthusiast out there or even more so than them.

    And to sum it up: no one really wanted house tours. There have been forum threads about housing for years, and it's always been about quality of life stuff like ability to deconstruct/reconstruct furniture, resource farming plots, weapon and armor displays, increasing furnishing slots (which has some technical limitations we are told), furniture storage bag, etc.

    House tours was never really on the wishlist of the enthusiasts on those threads. There will come a point where even the enthusiasts are going to get tired of waiting for the most wanted updates. This is the way ZOS will lose customers who are willing to pay lots of money for housing in the game, especially if a new mmo comes out that offers a superior housing experience. ZOS needs to listen and pay more attention to its hardcore housing fanbase.
    Edited by IgnisDrakkon on July 6, 2024 7:33PM
  • PrincessOfThieves
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    It is an interesting feature but I had hoped for something else.
    I have nothing against this feature in theory, but it's also quite underwhelming as the main update feature. Especially if they don't fix that addon issue that allows people to copypaste builds. I know I won't be posting my houses if that is the case.
    I feel like this update is full of missing opportunities, there are so many things the housing community requested for YEARS, and yet this is what we get. For example, even if someone's playing ESO on super old consoles/pcs, it's not a good reason to not increase housing limits. It would be also nice to have something akin to the crafting bag, but for furnishings. Or the ability to remove the default structures. Etc etc.
    Honestly, I am super disappointed. I was looking forward to this update, and after watching the reveal, I don't even feel like logging it atm.
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