Player housing in pretty much every MMO I’ve played other than UO and Asheron’s Call has been instanced so everyone can have a house that is just in its own special space like with Anarchy Online, Final Fantasy 11, and LOTRO.
Personally, I always liked UO and AC’s system more. Having houses in the world (and actually being able to build them yourself) was always more fun and rewarding. And I was a player who only had a small stone tower in the middle of the big swamp full of poisonous snakes so that just exiting my house was risking death.
Sure, but also having non-instanced housing heavily favors those with more time and/or money. I played Arche Age during its initial launch, but I had to work during the time they released housing plots. By the time I was able to log on, the only available plots were out in the middle of nowhere, which sucked with the limited fast travel options. You also have FFXIV with its instanced housing districts, where on many servers, good luck trying to get a plot. Sure, you could join a FC who has a house and claim a room, but that’s pretty lame compared to being able to design the whole house + surrounding yard.
Player housing in pretty much every MMO I’ve played other than UO and Asheron’s Call has been instanced so everyone can have a house that is just in its own special space like with Anarchy Online, Final Fantasy 11, and LOTRO.
Personally, I always liked UO and AC’s system more. Having houses in the world (and actually being able to build them yourself) was always more fun and rewarding. And I was a player who only had a small stone tower in the middle of the big swamp full of poisonous snakes so that just exiting my house was risking death.
Sure, but also having non-instanced housing heavily favors those with more time and/or money. I played Arche Age during its initial launch, but I had to work during the time they released housing plots. By the time I was able to log on, the only available plots were out in the middle of nowhere, which sucked with the limited fast travel options. You also have FFXIV with its instanced housing districts, where on many servers, good luck trying to get a plot. Sure, you could join a FC who has a house and claim a room, but that’s pretty lame compared to being able to design the whole house + surrounding yard.