World of Warcraft Uses Its New Housing System To Take A Shot At Final Fantasy 14

World of Warcraft Uses Its New Housing System To Take A Shot At Final Fantasy 14

From TheGamer (Written by Joshua Robertson) on | OpenCritic

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Last year, World of Warcraft made an absolutely massive announcement, revealing that player housing would be coming to the game following over a decade of requests. Set to be added to the game in the upcoming Midnights expansion, World of Warcraft players will finally be able to get their dream home, and Blizzard recently revealed a first look at how player housing will actually work.

In a new blog post on the Blizzard website (thanks PC Gamer), it explains that player housing will be readily available to everyone that wants one, in an attempt to make it a widely adopted feature of the game. That sounds pretty great for those potentially worried that there may be a limited number of houses available, which is the case in other MMOs like Final Fantasy 14.

In fact, Blizzard wasted absolutely no time taking a couple of cheeky potshots at Final Fantasy 14's comparatively strict housing system. While it never directly names its closest competitor, it's difficult to imagine it referencing any other particulalry popular MMOs out there right now.

"If you want a house, you can have a house," reads the post. "No exorbitant requirements or high purchase costs, no lotteries,...

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