World of Warcraft's plans to add player housing finally address a long-time request for the game, and a new look at interior design reveals just how much potential the system could hold. While player housing is a standard feature in some other major MMOs like Final Fantasy XIV, it's always been absent from World of Warcraft. Housing can create some concerns about fragmenting the player base in-game, but it offers an engaging way for players to express themselves and make the world feel like their own.
A new blog post from Blizzard shows off how interior decoration will work in the planned player housing addition, which is expected to arrive toward the end of the year. This includes an Advanced interior design mode that will make it possible to freely place decor, even if items clip into each other or float above the ground. For those who aren't as interested in fiddling with complex controls, the Basic mode offers certain constraints that make item placement more consistent and straightforward.
The interior design blog post lays out what using each mode in World of Warcraft's player housing system will look like, describing basic mechanics and providing some video examples....
