by ZeroAerey25 . on Aug 02, 2007
Build me a nice tall house, boy.
How will player housing in LoTRO be implemented when it goes live? This week Martuk takes a look at some of the many forms of player housing throughout the MMO universe and how some of those concepts might influence housing in Lord of the Rings Online.
Several MMOs in the past have made use of various mechanics to improve player housing. Star Wars Galaxy allowed the player to set up an NPC merchant within their home turning it into a shop complete with crafting stations. Similar mechanics were used in Everquest 2 by allowing the player to access the auction house like brokers from their room using a market board. This has proven to be a reliable and popular player housing mechanic, but will we see it in Lord of the Rings Online? Time will tell, but the developers cant overlook its potential use to the player base.
Read more at Ten Ton Hammer's LoTRO site.