Housing Storage Mannequins

NoSoup · October 2022

So, starting with a whinge and finishing with a solution. It seems like its been ages since we've had any real upgrades in storage solutions. Sure we have the sticker book now but if you have a 5 piece set all in epic and the BiS trait it seems absurd to decon it. Since the last storage coffers there must have been in excess of a few hundred armor sets added to the game. It also seems bizarre that I can put 700 bath tubs in my house but can't dump any armor sets outside of the bank & coffers.

So my solution, please give us equipable mannequins. I imagine it would work similar to the armoury station. You equip whatever sets you want to then walk up to the mannequin, use it and it equips what you're wearing on the mannequin. This ensures it's only bound armor that is being stored (so its not going to ruin any "economies"), gives us the additional storage we need while also creating the potential for really awesome housing decor.

disintegr8 · October 2022

As you say, it could have been built into the armoury station system, so instead of having to carry the pieces you're not wearing, they are displayed on the mannequin.

The mannequin system in Skyrim worked well, as well as taking them out of your inventory, you could display the pieces at the same time.

Aelorin · October 2022

To further add to OP's idea: Apart from a mannequin for armor, they could also add

- a weapon rack or display
- one mannequin for clothing to display all those awesome outfits.

LikiLoki · October 2022

They will not be added for the same reason that they do not add additional slots for furniture. Showcases and mannequins are the things that everyone wants, and ZOS wants them too, but can't

rootkitronin · October 2022

LikiLoki wrote: »

They will not be added for the same reason that they do not add additional slots for furniture. Showcases and mannequins are the things that everyone wants, and ZOS wants them too, but can't

Have they ever elaborated on why they can't provide more furnishing slots or showcases/mannequins?

Seems very odd they can introduce a whole card game, yet can't increase furnishing spaces while continuing to build larger and more complicated homes.

Dr_Con · October 2022

I think every piece of armor would count as a furnishing prop.

I'd still use it.

Amottica · October 2022

We have chests we can store the items in. I have placed my upgraded gear I do not use in those chests in case they become worthy of use. It works well.

Mik195 · October 2022

Sorry, going to have to vote no. Too traumatized from Skyrim's. Though I think they may have fixed them recently.

But I'd like a hanger we can display armor.

Dr_Con · October 2022

Mik195 wrote: »

Sorry, going to have to vote no. Too traumatized from Skyrim's. Though I think they may have fixed them recently.

But I'd like a hanger we can display armor.

Or a garage.

They have garages in TES right? or is that Fallout 76

Invent garages please. Lore opportunity.

virtus753 · October 2022

rootkitronin wrote: »

LikiLoki wrote: »

They will not be added for the same reason that they do not add additional slots for furniture. Showcases and mannequins are the things that everyone wants, and ZOS wants them too, but can't

Have they ever elaborated on why they can't provide more furnishing slots or showcases/mannequins?

Seems very odd they can introduce a whole card game, yet can't increase furnishing spaces while continuing to build larger and more complicated homes.

They cannot provide more furnishing slots due to the limitations of older generation consoles and low-end PCs.

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/512076/february-2020-furnishing-limit-status-update/p1

NotaDaedraWorshipper · October 2022

At best we can get mannequins and weapon racks with pre-existing things on them that can't be changed. just simple furniture items. Not ones being able to show hundreds of various armours, costumes and weapons.
That would use a lot of data, and probably be filled with bugs and hard to implement.

Kingsindarkness · October 2022

Mannequins are really money left on the ground...I mean they can charge 1k each on the crown store each house can hold a certain number with the ability to add more in at say 800 Crowns each which maxes out to five.

That would be a significant increase in revenue.

Enemy-of-Coldharbour · October 2022

As much as I would like this, I can only imagine how quickly housing slots would get eaten up. As it is now, my main house is maxed at 700 slots, so, if I want to add something new, I have to get rid of something.

opalcity · October 2022

Enemy-of-Coldharbour wrote: »

As much as I would like this, I can only imagine how quickly housing slots would get eaten up. As it is now, my main house is maxed at 700 slots, so, if I want to add something new, I have to get rid of something.

I agree. If it is not possible to add more slots, you'd have to use existing slots. In my head I imagine the mannequin itself would count as one. Then everything you put on it would take up a slot so that is between 10 and 12 slots? Depending on weapons and if you want to include jewellery.

NoSoup · October 2022

opalcity wrote: »

Enemy-of-Coldharbour wrote: »

As much as I would like this, I can only imagine how quickly housing slots would get eaten up. As it is now, my main house is maxed at 700 slots, so, if I want to add something new, I have to get rid of something.

I agree. If it is not possible to add more slots, you'd have to use existing slots. In my head I imagine the mannequin itself would count as one. Then everything you put on it would take up a slot so that is between 10 and 12 slots? Depending on weapons and if you want to include jewellery.

Well it comes down to freedom of choice then doesn't it. I can pay the crowns to have 10 mannequins taking up 1/5th of my furnishing slots or just put 120 bath tubs in instead. Not everyone has to decorate their houses to a set plan or add every feature in them....

FluffWit · October 2022

We've been asking for this since the day housing was added. It's such a basic thing. I've been playing Fallout 76 and even that has them. As did Skyrim.

I've never seen a response to the requests. [snip]

@ZOS_RichLambert

[edited for minor bashing]

Zenzuki · October 2022

This certainly has been brought up many times in the past.

Heck, I did a complete idea break-down back in June 2019... https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/478489/so-many-motifs-and-more-always-added-an-idea#latest
(and another earlier, but couldn't find that thread).

Interestingly, re-reading this one, it appears they "kind of" incorporated one of my ideas in the "Armorer Asst", so that's neat.

So yes, these have been asked for previously and I agree would definitely be a nice thing to have in game.

Even if merely to have a place to show off lots of different gear/weapon sets that you've collected.

HertoginJanneke · October 2022

I want all my alts as special quests in my house. Interactable like the banker, so inventory management can be done without switching characters. Then even the retired alts still have a purpose.

ZOS_Hadeostry · October 2022

Greetings,

After further review we have decided to move this thread to a category we think is more appropriate for this topic.

Thank you for your understanding

NoSoup · October 2022

Zenzuki wrote: »

This certainly has been brought up many times in the past.

Heck, I did a complete idea break-down back in June 2019... https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/478489/so-many-motifs-and-more-always-added-an-idea#latest
(and another earlier, but couldn't find that thread).

Interestingly, re-reading this one, it appears they "kind of" incorporated one of my ideas in the "Armorer Asst", so that's neat.

So yes, these have been asked for previously and I agree would definitely be a nice thing to have in game.

Even if merely to have a place to show off lots of different gear/weapon sets that you've collected.

Agree, I knew when posting this that it wasn't an entirely original idea. But given where we are in the state of total set's vs storage space seems more relevant now than ever...

But apparently not, seems this thread has been moved into a corner...

SerafinaWaterstar · October 2022

They have never said why they could not make the inside & outside of houses with outside spaces separate instances & therefore have increased limits.

If it enabled an increase in slots, I would be quite happy to have a slight delay going in & out of buildings.

It’s not perfect but could be a compromise.

aipex8_ESO · October 2022

SerafinaWaterstar wrote: »

They have never said why they could not make the inside & outside of houses with outside spaces separate instances & therefore have increased limits.

If it enabled an increase in slots, I would be quite happy to have a slight delay going in & out of buildings.

It’s not perfect but could be a compromise.

I've used all 700 spots of the Lunar Champ house just in the Lion's Cradle. Imagine having 2100 more spots for the main and other 2 areas.

NotaDaedraWorshipper · October 2022

SerafinaWaterstar wrote: »

They have never said why they could not make the inside & outside of houses with outside spaces separate instances & therefore have increased limits.

If it enabled an increase in slots, I would be quite happy to have a slight delay going in & out of buildings.

It’s not perfect but could be a compromise.

Because they are not seperate zones. They are the same one.

The interior of a house is usually some meters below the ground.

Ruj · October 2022

NotaDaedraWorshipper wrote: »

Because they are not seperate zones. They are the same one.

The interior of a house is usually some meters below the ground.

The solution is to make them 2 separate zones then.

Each has their own furniture limits and behaves as an individual house. The only difference is that they have a port to one another in certain areas (where the doors to the inside/outside are)

I would love to have set storage that works like the armory on a mannequin. Everything except the weapons.

Then have a weapon rack for our weapons separately. One weapon rack = 2 staves for front and back bar. OR one weapon rack = 4 daggers (for dual wielding front and back)

If each of these is a crown store purchase, I don't see why ZOS wouldn't try to implement it. That's a lot of extra cash for models that already exist in the game.

All players would use this. Not only people into housing/decorating.