Login:  Password:   Remember?  
Show Quick Gamelist
Games:397  Guilds:2,001
Members:1,143,932  Online:0
Guests:0  Posts:3,117,979
<a href="http://www.gameads.com/" target=_blank>Game Ads</a> banner requires iframes.
Recent forum postsRSS
Active threads
Cloud view
List all forums
General Forums
Developers Corner General Discussion
Popular Game Forums
Click a status to find game forum
Game Forums
Click a letter to find game forum

MMORPG.com Discussion Forums

Aion

Aion 

General Discussion  » Housing....

25 posts found
allsmilestou

Advanced Member

Joined: 12/03/08
Posts: 27

 
6/20/09 11:34:35 PM#1

     Is there player housing in this game? And,is there battlegrounds? I know about the abyss.....Just wondering...ty

Joliust

Apprentice Member

Joined: 6/08/05
Posts: 671

6/21/09 12:24:13 AM#2

nope

VABeachDave

Novice Member

Joined: 10/19/03
Posts: 222

6/21/09 2:03:44 AM#3

They say housing will be added later though

Fan sites:
AION-On-Line.com
aionicthoughts.wordpress.com/
www.aionarmory.com/
www.aionglobal.com/
www.aionsource.com/
www.areyouhellbound.com/forum/
www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/253
www.onrpg.com/

Official sites:
www.ncsoft.com/global/
www.aiononline.com/us/
eu.aiononline.com/en/

BigMango

Novice Member

Joined: 10/10/06
Posts: 1421

6/21/09 3:57:20 AM#4

Yep, housing was planned and should be coming later.

 

Cik_Asalin

Hard Core Member

Joined: 8/29/04
Posts: 928

6/21/09 4:15:36 PM#5
Originally posted by BigMango

Yep, housing was planned and should be coming later.

 

 

Excellent.  Housing is such a huge draw for me in the right game;it adds such a higher level of personal environmental immersion, if implemented with a breath of different features.

 

However, if it's instanced housing, that detracts from the interest, so we'll see.

VABeachDave

Novice Member

Joined: 10/19/03
Posts: 222

6/21/09 8:50:43 PM#6

I definately want the housing but I want them to work on the other stuff first. For certain most people don't get housing until they have been playing for a bit (Housing can be a money sink) so it will be some time anyway before I'm ready for it. I'd rather they work on the other stuff first.

 

There has been no mention of how they will implement housing. Instance housing can be nice. I actually prefer it over the build a house anywhere type. In UO there were houses on every hill practically. It sort of got stupid after while. If they do allow us to build them anywhere, I hope they put some restrictions on where and such,

 

LOTRO does a decent job with placing their instance houses, I just wish there was more stuff to put in it. UO did a pretty good job of having stuff to go in your house, they just went overboard in allowing you to build them anywhere, and I mean anywhere...

.

 

Fan sites:
AION-On-Line.com
aionicthoughts.wordpress.com/
www.aionarmory.com/
www.aionglobal.com/
www.aionsource.com/
www.areyouhellbound.com/forum/
www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/253
www.onrpg.com/

Official sites:
www.ncsoft.com/global/
www.aiononline.com/us/
eu.aiononline.com/en/

skeaser

Hard Core Member

Joined: 6/13/07
Posts: 1309

Don't die mad, just die.

6/21/09 8:51:59 PM#7
Originally posted by VABeachDave

I definately want the housing but I want them to work on the other stuff first. For certain most people don't get housing until they have been playing for a bit (Housing can be a money sink) so it will be some time anyway before I'm ready for it. I'd rather they work on the other stuff first.

 

There has been no mention of how they will implement housing. Instance housing can be nice. I actually prefer it over the build a house anywhere type. In UO there were houses on every hill practically. It sort of got stupid after while. If they do allow us to build them anywhere, I hope they put some restrictions on where and such,

 

LOTRO does a decent job with placing their instance houses, I just wish there was more stuff to put in it. UO did a pretty good job of having stuff to go in your house, they just went overboard in allowing you to build them anywhere, and I mean anywhere...

.

 

 

I'd bet good money that Aion will be instanced housing. There's just not an open world to put houses in.


A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything.
-Friedrich Nietzsche

natuxatu

Spotlight Poster

Joined: 11/12/03
Posts: 901

I would love you if you let me.

6/21/09 8:57:09 PM#8

Yeah I'm sure it will be too. Sorry but I always thought housing was rather lame and pointless. If I could do stuff like craft and cook in my house then that might be a different story.

Also it would be cool (not for Aion but just in general) if there were housing quests which could lead to NPC showing up in your house giving you quests and stuff like that. It would give it more of a point.. but I guess not everything needs to have an agenda.. it's just a thought.

Playing: Aion
-----------------
Excited for: Guild Wars 2 & Final Fantasy XIV
-----------------
Have Played: World of Warcraft, Final Fantasy XI, Guild Wars, Lord of the Rings Online, Vanguard, City of Heroes/Villians, EverQuest 2, Tabula Rasa, Dungeons & Dragons Online, The Chronical of Spellborn, Warhammer Online, Age of Conan. Champions Online
-----------------
Favorite MMO: Final Fantasy XI

Ephimero

Hard Core Member

Joined: 10/18/06
Posts: 1839

6/21/09 9:00:42 PM#9
Originally posted by Cik_Asalin
Originally posted by BigMango

Yep, housing was planned and should be coming later.

 

 

Excellent.  Housing is such a huge draw for me in the right game;it adds such a higher level of personal environmental immersion, if implemented with a breath of different features.

 

However, if it's instanced housing, that detracts from the interest, so we'll see.

 

The housing they talked about was not instanced, mainly because they talked about housing destruction and aerial bombardments. Anyways, will take a while, 1.3 is the last patch pre-expansion and it doesnt include it.

skeaser

Hard Core Member

Joined: 6/13/07
Posts: 1309

Don't die mad, just die.

6/21/09 9:03:18 PM#10
Originally posted by Ephimero
Originally posted by Cik_Asalin
Originally posted by BigMango

Yep, housing was planned and should be coming later.

 

 

Excellent.  Housing is such a huge draw for me in the right game;it adds such a higher level of personal environmental immersion, if implemented with a breath of different features.

 

However, if it's instanced housing, that detracts from the interest, so we'll see.

 

The housing they talked about was not instanced, mainly because they talked about housing destruction and aerial bombardments. Anyways, will take a while, 1.3 is the last patch pre-expansion and it doesnt include it.

 

Wonder where they plan to put them if it's not instanced. Maybe adding wings to the cities?


A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything.
-Friedrich Nietzsche

skeaser

Hard Core Member

Joined: 6/13/07
Posts: 1309

Don't die mad, just die.

6/21/09 9:04:13 PM#11
Originally posted by natuxatu

Yeah I'm sure it will be too. Sorry but I always thought housing was rather lame and pointless. If I could do stuff like craft and cook in my house then that might be a different story.

Also it would be cool (not for Aion but just in general) if there were housing quests which could lead to NPC showing up in your house giving you quests and stuff like that. It would give it more of a point.. but I guess not everything needs to have an agenda.. it's just a thought.

 

EQ2 lets you craft in your house and guild hall. =) You can also get bells (portals) in your house and guild halls.


A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything.
-Friedrich Nietzsche

Ephimero

Hard Core Member

Joined: 10/18/06
Posts: 1839

6/21/09 9:05:18 PM#12
Originally posted by skeaser
Originally posted by Ephimero
Originally posted by Cik_Asalin
Originally posted by BigMango

Yep, housing was planned and should be coming later.

 

 

Excellent.  Housing is such a huge draw for me in the right game;it adds such a higher level of personal environmental immersion, if implemented with a breath of different features.

 

However, if it's instanced housing, that detracts from the interest, so we'll see.

 

The housing they talked about was not instanced, mainly because they talked about housing destruction and aerial bombardments. Anyways, will take a while, 1.3 is the last patch pre-expansion and it doesnt include it.

 

Wonder where they plan to put them if it's not instanced. Maybe adding wings to the cities?

 

IIRC they talked about the abyss and basement creating, cant really recall where the article comes from, I think it was a pre Korean release interview with the game designer and he was asked about expansions and possible content.

wes4mu089

Novice Member

Joined: 1/16/09
Posts: 9

6/21/09 11:03:05 PM#13

I think in a game like this, in order not to detract from the flow of things and the games beauty would be to have instanced housing. I think LOTRO did a great job with this... I think if there were instanced neighborhoods, this would be even better, and hopefully... there will be a large scale of customization as well. Just.... just hope they don't implement the 'Hook' system... It really doesn't allow for much personal customization at all. :(

Vandiego

Advanced Member

Joined: 7/22/08
Posts: 34

6/21/09 11:15:26 PM#14

I can't wait to do my first virtual B&E.

Aion909

Novice Member

Joined: 6/21/09
Posts: 43

6/22/09 12:47:44 AM#15

 I personally don't care too much for housing in an MMO, unless they can find someway to integrate it with the gameplay somehow. I'd rather spend time progressing my character, than proressing his house lol. 

Cik_Asalin

Hard Core Member

Joined: 8/29/04
Posts: 928

6/22/09 11:02:49 AM#16
Originally posted by Ephimero
Originally posted by Cik_Asalin
Originally posted by BigMango

Yep, housing was planned and should be coming later.

 

 

Excellent.  Housing is such a huge draw for me in the right game;it adds such a higher level of personal environmental immersion, if implemented with a breath of different features.

 

However, if it's instanced housing, that detracts from the interest, so we'll see.

 

The housing they talked about was not instanced, mainly because they talked about housing destruction and aerial bombardments. Anyways, will take a while, 1.3 is the last patch pre-expansion and it doesnt include it.

 

It's nice to hear its potentially still in the works. Nothing better cements the immersion of your personal space and feeling of actually having been teleported into a virtual world where you 'exist' than non-instanced housing, for me that is.

lornphoenix

Novice Member

Joined: 11/16/05
Posts: 615

6/22/09 11:17:38 AM#17

This is as good a place as any to ask.

What is the appeal of housing in MMOs?

I don't see the point.

I didn't really care for the fact in FFXI the mog house items give bonuses forcing me to have to play house.... blah

Vortigon

Novice Member

Joined: 2/12/06
Posts: 580

RMT is for weak people.

6/22/09 12:49:11 PM#18


Originally posted by lornphoenix
This is as good a place as any to ask.
What is the appeal of housing in MMOs?
I don't see the point.
I didn't really care for the fact in FFXI the mog house items give bonuses forcing me to have to play house.... blah

The appeal of housing n a virtual world, with virtual people and virtual identities is pretty obvious to anyone with half a brain TBH.

MalikyeMoon

Novice Member

Joined: 5/22/09
Posts: 21

6/22/09 1:08:39 PM#19

The alternative to instanced housing would be to add additional real estate.  For example:  If, let's say from the starting cities you could either walk through a doorway, or enter a portal to take you to an island area that was all player housing it would work.  It would end up being a great place for crafting sales/sharing if people could put a sign on their house for their crafting specialty (like an anvil over a blacksmith), and people could walk around and "knock" on the door of a craftsman (unless there was a way to flag it when someone is "home") in order to take advantage of their services.

 

 

Good hunting,

Malikye
Now Playing: CoD5
Played: EQ - 5.5 yrs, WoW - 4.5 yrs, Diablo, Myth2,
Tried: AoC (played it about 3 times that month), WAR (fun for a month), RoM (sorta)
Waiting for: Aion, DC Universe
Own: Atari 2600, NES, Game Boy, GBA SP, Dreamcast, PS2, Xbox, Modded Xbox, Wii, PS3, gaming PCs
Sold like a dumb@$$: SNES
Broke: PS1
Melted in a fire: Turbograhpx 16 w/ a ton of games
Gave Away to a child: Nintendo 64

lornphoenix

Novice Member

Joined: 11/16/05
Posts: 615

6/24/09 8:39:49 AM#20
Originally posted by Vortigon

 


Originally posted by lornphoenix
This is as good a place as any to ask.
What is the appeal of housing in MMOs?
I don't see the point.
I didn't really care for the fact in FFXI the mog house items give bonuses forcing me to have to play house.... blah

 

The appeal of housing n a virtual world, with virtual people and virtual identities is pretty obvious to anyone with half a brain TBH.

 

not really... It don't appeal to me, and just can't wrap my brain around why anybody would give a shit this kinda thing.
I was looking for some kind of real responds then that nonsense you posted.
To basically say I don't have half brain, just because I don't get it, is just rude and uncalled for...

If I wanted to play house, I'd play would The Sim, not an MMO.

ProfRed

Advanced Member

Joined: 10/29/03
Posts: 2284

6/24/09 9:41:38 AM#21

I want housing too, but honestly unless it's in a Sandbox game usually with open environments where players can place houses and claim land for themselves it is usually just a dressing room.  The only time it interested me in another type of game was EQ2 because at least you felt like you owned a room in the world. 

DeViLmAn0

Hard Core Member

Joined: 8/15/05
Posts: 145

6/24/09 9:45:54 AM#22

housing would be cool, i did like how it was setup in vanguard: saga of heroes.  i think at the least if its implemented in Aino, at least instanced neighborhoods would be a solid way to go.

Waiting For: FF14,Guild Wars2
RIP: Tabula Rasa&Hellgate:London(online)
Playing:Fallen Earth&Guild Wars& Dragon Age

Neyon

Novice Member

Joined: 9/29/08
Posts: 185

6/24/09 10:38:20 AM#23
Originally posted by Cik_Asalin
Originally posted by BigMango

Yep, housing was planned and should be coming later.

 

 

Excellent.  Housing is such a huge draw for me in the right game;it adds such a higher level of personal environmental immersion, if implemented with a breath of different features.

 

However, if it's instanced housing, that detracts from the interest, so we'll see.

 

Housing kinda has to be instanced. Try fitting millions of player houses into the game world lol.

------------------------------

Vandiego

Advanced Member

Joined: 7/22/08
Posts: 34

6/24/09 1:19:21 PM#24
Originally posted by lornphoenix
Originally posted by Vortigon

 


Originally posted by lornphoenix
This is as good a place as any to ask.
What is the appeal of housing in MMOs?
I don't see the point.
I didn't really care for the fact in FFXI the mog house items give bonuses forcing me to have to play house.... blah

 

The appeal of housing n a virtual world, with virtual people and virtual identities is pretty obvious to anyone with half a brain TBH.

 

not really... It don't appeal to me, and just can't wrap my brain around why anybody would give a shit this kinda thing.
I was looking for some kind of real responds then that nonsense you posted.
To basically say I don't have half brain, just because I don't get it, is just rude and uncalled for...

If I wanted to play house, I'd play would The Sim, not an MMO.

 

I agree, I don't think it's obvious as I can't see any reason outside of the RPers as to why you'd want a house.  Unless it allows for bonus storage or something.  

MalikyeMoon

Novice Member

Joined: 5/22/09
Posts: 21

6/24/09 3:20:01 PM#25

We had an earlier discussion on this subject here:  www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/239196/Can-anyone-confirm-housing.html

Good hunting,

Malikye
Now Playing: CoD5
Played: EQ - 5.5 yrs, WoW - 4.5 yrs, Diablo, Myth2,
Tried: AoC (played it about 3 times that month), WAR (fun for a month), RoM (sorta)
Waiting for: Aion, DC Universe
Own: Atari 2600, NES, Game Boy, GBA SP, Dreamcast, PS2, Xbox, Modded Xbox, Wii, PS3, gaming PCs
Sold like a dumb@$$: SNES
Broke: PS1
Melted in a fire: Turbograhpx 16 w/ a ton of games
Gave Away to a child: Nintendo 64