Characters as Furnishings - Housing Idea

lassitershawn · August 2018

If this idea were implemented as I envision it, you would be able to use the model for any of your characters as a furnishing in your house (perhaps even in different positions available via emotes). Obviously if you are presently playing the character the furnishing is based on, it would be invisible for you and for everyone else. This would help houses feel more alive and it would be SUPER cool seeing 2+ of your characters at the same time.
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IDEA LIST:
Put your main on a bed in your house with /sleep so you can see them resting while not playing.
Fresh lvl 3 in starting outfit using /hammerlow on something in your house to imitate a hired worker doing repairs.
Thematically appropriate toons. Guards in Imperial getup for the big Imperial estate, a court jester for the overlook, toons wearing curator/factotum poly for CWC house, toons wearing Xivkyn/Maelstrom poly for the coldharbour house. Argonians doing /sweep in your Dunmer's mushroom. Endless possibilities.

Maybe tack it on to ESO plus to make it profitable?

Luigi_Vampa · August 2018

I like the idea. People have been asking for it but ZOS' has been silent.

Ihatenightblades · August 2018

lassitershawn wrote: »

If this idea were implemented as I envision it, you would be able to use the model for any of your characters as a furnishing in your house (perhaps even in different positions available via emotes). Obviously if you are presently playing the character the furnishing is based on, it would be invisible for you and for everyone else. This would help houses feel more alive and it would be SUPER cool seeing 2+ of your characters at the same time.
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IDEA LIST:
Put your main on a bed in your house with /sleep so you can see them resting while not playing.
Fresh lvl 3 in starting outfit using /hammerlow on something in your house to imitate a hired worker doing repairs.
Thematically appropriate toons. Guards in Imperial getup for the big Imperial estate, a court jester for the overlook, toons wearing curator/factotum poly for CWC house, toons wearing Xivkyn/Maelstrom poly for the coldharbour house. Argonians doing /sweep in your Dunmer's mushroom. Endless possibilities.

Maybe tack it on to ESO plus to make it profitable?

I like the idea a lot. First i would like more slots though honestly

lassitershawn · August 2018

Ihatenightblades wrote: »

lassitershawn wrote: »

If this idea were implemented as I envision it, you would be able to use the model for any of your characters as a furnishing in your house (perhaps even in different positions available via emotes). Obviously if you are presently playing the character the furnishing is based on, it would be invisible for you and for everyone else. This would help houses feel more alive and it would be SUPER cool seeing 2+ of your characters at the same time.
-
IDEA LIST:
Put your main on a bed in your house with /sleep so you can see them resting while not playing.
Fresh lvl 3 in starting outfit using /hammerlow on something in your house to imitate a hired worker doing repairs.
Thematically appropriate toons. Guards in Imperial getup for the big Imperial estate, a court jester for the overlook, toons wearing curator/factotum poly for CWC house, toons wearing Xivkyn/Maelstrom poly for the coldharbour house. Argonians doing /sweep in your Dunmer's mushroom. Endless possibilities.

Maybe tack it on to ESO plus to make it profitable?

I like the idea a lot. First i would like more slots though honestly

Hope we get both lol

fioskal · August 2018

That would be pretty awesome.

ettenmoor · August 2018

Make this happen.

Morgha_Kul · August 2018

Luigi_Vampa wrote: »

I like the idea. People have been asking for it but ZOS' has been silent.

In my experience ZOS is ALWAYS silent. Unless it's an announcement or advertisement, they never seem to interact with us at all.

dodgehopper_ESO · August 2018

I am more interested in 'craftable' npc's. I would also like a Choir of Bards singing Red Diamond in harmony.

lassitershawn · August 2018

dodgehopper_ESO wrote: »

I am more interested in 'craftable' npc's. I would also like a Choir of Bards singing Red Diamond in harmony.

If you could customize them however you could a player, I'd be down for this instead of or in addition to my idea.

code65536 · August 2018

It's a great idea, but I wouldn't advise holding your breath, as people have been asking for this--to no avail--for over a year now.

lassitershawn · August 2018

code65536 wrote: »

It's a great idea, but I wouldn't advise holding your breath, as people have been asking for this--to no avail--for over a year now.

We must spam them more!

Panelinha · August 2018

make this happen so he can stop spamming this post on my discord

lassitershawn · August 2018

Panelinha wrote: »

make this happen so he can stop spamming this post on my discord

I totally for sure did not post a link to this thread in all my discords... on a side note, that is exactly what everyone reading this should do NOW!

Acrolas · August 2018

Morgha_Kul wrote: »

In my experience ZOS is ALWAYS silent. Unless it's an announcement or advertisement, they never seem to interact with us at all.

Businesses are not obligated to casually inform anyone of projects under consideration or already being worked on. For a private company and its subsidiaries, it's more about protecting intellectual property and ensuring that only the most complete information is publicly shared.

Publicly traded companies have additional hurdles depending on the nature of the information shared.

But to say ZOS is always silent ignores their social media and planned community events both online and offline.

As far as the actual idea, aside from the technical issues, there's always going to be somebody complaining that they can't do a group shot with their entire character roster. You want to limit how many of those 'never good enough' projects you work on simultaneously, especially if they're a subset of another 'never good enough' project like housing has turned into.

Jayne_Doe · August 2018

I like (and understand) this idea. I did not get your other idea (furnishings as characters fighting alongside you).

jypcy · August 2018

Not working for Zos I wouldn’t know, but I’ve seen others bring up in threads on the same topic that this would likely be very difficult technically. Imaginably, having customized characters who just /emote loop (or possibly personality loop) would be feasible, if challenging (think what pets/mounts do as furnishings currently). Pathing characters for them to move around at all, interact with objects, etc., would likely be way too intensive for ZoS to consider implementing. Sounds like you’re asking for the former, so could hopefully be implemented as part of a QoL patch. Homestead 2.0?

But if this is feasible in any capacity, I’m all for it. Let my characters be friends, Zos.

lassitershawn · August 2018

Jayne_Doe wrote: »

I like (and understand) this idea. I did not get your other idea (furnishings as characters fighting alongside you).

That wasn't my idea xD Someone was trolling me with a nonsensical version of my idea.

lassitershawn · August 2018

jypcy wrote: »

Not working for Zos I wouldn’t know, but I’ve seen others bring up in threads on the same topic that this would likely be very difficult technically. Imaginably, having customized characters who just /emote loop (or possibly personality loop) would be feasible, if challenging (think what pets/mounts do as furnishings currently). Pathing characters for them to move around at all, interact with objects, etc., would likely be way too intensive for ZoS to consider implementing. Sounds like you’re asking for the former, so could hopefully be implemented as part of a QoL patch. Homestead 2.0?

But if this is feasible in any capacity, I’m all for it. Let my characters be friends, Zos.

Yea just standing still w/ non-mobile emotes. So dancing, sitting, sleeping, etc. but no pathing and no temporary emotes like /wave cause those would be a pita to implement probably.

Aelthwyn · August 2018

This would be so awesome! I'd really love my characters to 'meet' eachother.

I would really love to be able to designate a home for each individual character and when not playing them be able to see them in that home.

It would be really awesome to have different sandbox packages, similar to personalities, like having one set to do cooking actions in your kitchen area or another set to take a book off the shelf read, put it back and go sit at the desk and write, that kind of thing. But I imagine it would be too difficult to make such a thing when everyone is decorating their house differently, I'm not sure if it would be able to detect where you'd put your bookshelves or provisioning station or whatever for that sort of thing.

HiLyfe808 · August 2018

i love the idea.... bringing more life to your property.

lassitershawn · August 2018

Xk3koax wrote: »

i love the idea.... bringing more life to your property.

Yup, make my house seem less dead when my friends aren't over using my dummies. On a side note, WTB more cool dummies like the air atro. 6m ofc.

Respect4Elders · August 2018

Put your main on a bed in your house with /sleep so you can see them resting

Oh I see where you're going with this...

ettenmoor · August 2018

@Panelinha THROW

Nayawin14 · August 2018

lassitershawn wrote: »

If this idea were implemented as I envision it, you would be able to use the model for any of your characters as a furnishing in your house (perhaps even in different positions available via emotes). Obviously if you are presently playing the character the furnishing is based on, it would be invisible for you and for everyone else.

I found this idea really interesting; In a sense, yeah this would be totally cool and would definitely add something to housing.

On the other side, I am not personally convinced I would enjoy seeing my own characters doing repetitive things like robot (especially with some bugs as background...); Because, by essential definition, I am the only one supposed to be able to interpret them... Breaking this rule won't make it imo, so I would suggest that your idea applies more generally to lambda NPCS (that you would be free to shape, call and dress as it please you - including as some of your character ofc).
Finally, the funniest part of this new feature would clearly be the design and 'programming' of those NPCs I guess.

lassitershawn wrote: »

This would help houses feel more alive and it would be SUPER cool seeing 2+ of your characters at the same time.

I understand 100% what you mean but don't think this is the way to achieve it ultimately. In fact, fun comics or fan fictions, fan Arts or photoshopped scenes - well, YOUR IMAGINATION basically - will always do the work better, and maybe that's why we like ESO so much (In addition to it's very addictive GamePlay...), because it makes us DREAM

dodgehopper_ESO wrote: »

I am more interested in 'craftable' npc's. I would also like a Choir of Bards singing Red Diamond in harmony.

As said, i agree. And yes, not even for crafted-npc but in general - a /singRedDiamond emote is missing yet!!

ps: help me getting my 1st star, and visit this topic too! Baby Horker

lassitershawn · August 2018

Nayawin14 wrote: »

lassitershawn wrote: »

If this idea were implemented as I envision it, you would be able to use the model for any of your characters as a furnishing in your house (perhaps even in different positions available via emotes). Obviously if you are presently playing the character the furnishing is based on, it would be invisible for you and for everyone else.

I found this idea really interesting; In a sense, yeah this would be totally cool and would definitely add something to housing.

On the other side, I am not personally convinced I would enjoy seeing my own characters doing repetitive things like robot (especially with some bugs as background...); Because, by essential definition, I am the only one supposed to be able to interpret them... Breaking this rule won't make it imo, so I would suggest that your idea applies more generally to lambda NPCS (that you would be free to shape, call and dress as it please you - including as some of your character ofc).
Finally, the funniest part of this new feature would clearly be the design and 'programming' of those NPCs I guess.

lassitershawn wrote: »

This would help houses feel more alive and it would be SUPER cool seeing 2+ of your characters at the same time.

I understand 100% what you mean but don't think this is the way to achieve it ultimately. In fact, fun comics or fan fictions, fan Arts or photoshopped scenes - well, YOUR IMAGINATION basically - will always do the work better, and maybe that's why we like ESO so much (In addition to it's very addictive GamePlay...), because it makes us DREAM

dodgehopper_ESO wrote: »

I am more interested in 'craftable' npc's. I would also like a Choir of Bards singing Red Diamond in harmony.

As said, i agree. And yes, not even for crafted-npc but in general - a /singRedDiamond emote is missing yet!!

ps: help me getting my 1st star, and visit this topic too! Baby Horker

Sure, this variation works great as well and I'd be happy to have it. Anything to give some life to my property.

Sylvermynx · August 2018

RIFT had something like this. I wound up having a "simulacrum" I guess you could call it of one of the game NPCs in an area I built up for one of my mains, with a self-constructed main house and several outbuildings - small houses etc. It actually creeped me out - so I moved him to a little house elsewhere on the property, and never went there again.

So, I wouldn't want it if it was available, but anyone who does, hope it happens.

Oh.... corollary - I'm not really thrilled with the Augur for the same reason.

ArchMikem · August 2018

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/397893/unique-furnishing-that-lets-us-place-our-characters-inside-our-house

Aelorin · August 2018

I really hope one of the next DLC's includes a Homestead 2.0 - There are so many great things they could add to make housing great!

Chaos2088 · August 2018

I think housing updates are going to be happening in the future, just there is other things that are coming before that, they have stated in the past (think I saw/heard something on eso live a few months/year back) that more housing features are being planned.

The community do raise very good suggestions and this one would be ace and to create a proper base for our characters, we will see

Hixtory · August 2018

lassitershawn wrote: »

If this idea were implemented as I envision it, you would be able to use the model for any of your characters as a furnishing in your house (perhaps even in different positions available via emotes). Obviously if you are presently playing the character the furnishing is based on, it would be invisible for you and for everyone else. This would help houses feel more alive and it would be SUPER cool seeing 2+ of your characters at the same time.
-
IDEA LIST:
Put your main on a bed in your house with /sleep so you can see them resting while not playing.
Fresh lvl 3 in starting outfit using /hammerlow on something in your house to imitate a hired worker doing repairs.
Thematically appropriate toons. Guards in Imperial getup for the big Imperial estate, a court jester for the overlook, toons wearing curator/factotum poly for CWC house, toons wearing Xivkyn/Maelstrom poly for the coldharbour house. Argonians doing /sweep in your Dunmer's mushroom. Endless possibilities.

Maybe tack it on to ESO plus to make it profitable?

Im not into the housing stuff, but I really support this idea. As a person with max allowed amount of toons this would be epic.

I would love to see them all in the same place, like hanging around, doing random stuff.

Nice

Danikat · August 2018

I like this idea. I have two pairs of characters who share houses and it would be nice if they could see each other there. I'd be fine with it being like a slightly more customisable version of pets - you place the character, pick an emote and then they stay there doing that emote. I could have my sorcerer sitting at his desk studying books and papers, or my crafter working on something in the 'workshop' or someone cooking....

(Ideally I'd prefer for characters, pets and mounts to be able to move around once placed, but I realise that's much more complicated and therefore unlikely to happen.)