So this is a late late late…*yawns* late blog post.
First off, this isn’t clickbait. Second, I made it to Eastmarch and the Rift (mainly to do a few Thieves Guild quests). Getting to the Rift alone without completing any of the zone questline of either Stonefalls or the Rift itself, required me to go out of my way around two locked doors preventing quicker access.
Yet in doing so, I managed to come up on one of the many player homes in the game. It’s quite small, but feels homely (like a log cabin feel). Plus it has a small courtyard. The price for it (in crowns) was quite reasonable (even while furnished). Though I decided to ask in the forum (decided to ‘un-ban myself’ from the forum, and tried to get people to stop posting in the ‘is Morrowind worth it’ post I made last month).
Proceeded to Riften, the long way (while grabbing every wayshrine on the way.. and being swayed like blades of grass in the wind of the ohh so “this feels like sex” music of Skyrim 1,000 years in the past(HUGE kudos to the music team for these slow, breathtaking music scores)).
Finally made it to the city. Did a few ‘side’ quests, but was able to pull off my final heist of quickly picking the lock of a safebox with only seconds to grab the goods and get the hell out of there before the guy behind me turns around. Usually I take my time with picking locks. It’s not as difficult of picking a lock in other games (just involves locking five pins down before they spring up).
Anyway, there’s a somewhat larger house on the hill to the South of Riften, that’s also available for purchase. This one has a second floor, and it costs twice what the smaller log cabin-like house would be (around 7,500 Crowns). Though my current crown balance (now down to 6,700 crowns after going on a shopping spree), buying some more wouldn’t be that too much of an issue.
Finally got a response in that forum thread, and I’m glad I refrained from doing so. One of the biggest “make or break” was chests, and if I could store stuff in or they’re just decoration. Seems…that’s all they are. Though, the person also stated it’s one of the common features people also want added. When (or if) Zenimax does it, is when I’ll feel spending the crowns is ‘worth it’.
I’m not paying for something I cannot 100% utilize. I want to be able to store all of my shit (just like player housing in Skyrim).
Though, that bed upstairs. It may be not much to look at(like a bunch of animal skins sewed together), but it has four dragon head carvings on the top. If only I could saw them off and put them on a shelf. Fuck the bed, I want those wooden dragon head carvings! 🙂
However, in ways I can see one instance why housing (as it currently is implemented) would be useful (which would be the free teleport). Having the house near Riften would help get to it faster (and cheaper) when being out in the open and you can’t get to a Wayshrine.
Plus, since these houses are shared by your account, your alts can use them to access areas that they normally couldn’t. This…pretty much makes houses a ‘one-way personal Wayshrine’.