We wanted to know from you how good the housing in World of Warcraft is – and you voiced your opinions loudly.
In World of Warcraft, it has been a bit quieter in recent days. There is less activity in the dungeons, finding groups in raids takes a bit longer, and participation in Legion Remix has also significantly decreased. However, this is not because the air is out of WoW, but due to the release of a new feature: housing.
Many of you are currently testing your digital homes, and even though it is just early access with limited features, there are already many exciting buildings to look at.
A few days ago, we wanted to know how well the housing in World of Warcraft is received by you, our MeinMMO community, in order to get an accurate mood picture. Almost 2,000 of you participated in the survey, and here are the results:
More than half love housing, but a quarter hardly knows what to make of it
For the following analysis, we calculated the share of people who do not play WoW or do not yet have housing access – thus, the percentage values shift as follows:
- Extremely good! It is almost perfect 20.2 % (332 votes)
- Good, I like a lot 34.3 % (566 votes)
- Mixed, some things are good, others are bad 22 % (363 votes)
- Bad, it brings me little joy 13.5 % (216 votes)
- Extremely bad! I hardly like anything about it 10 % (165 votes)
It can be seen that the majority of votes (54.5 %) are either positive or very positive towards housing. For them, the feature is a clear addition to World of Warcraft and has significantly improved the game.
Our reader Julian Saebel wrote on Facebook about this:
It’s absolutely fun and has extremely great potential for the future. I’m already looking forward to seeing what will be added. And the best part? There’s zero pressure. No player power, no “I’m falling behind”, no catch-up, no “you’re too low and won’t get taken along.”
Everyone at their own pace, according to desire or not at all. You don’t HAVE to use it.
For my part, I celebrate the development of the game very much!
Almost a quarter (22 %) are still not quite sure what to do with housing. They see good, but also bad aspects, and some of them want to wait for more time to pass or see how housing will change with the release of Midnight.
Our reader “The Dude” expresses the following view:
I really don’t know what this brings us now. There is absolutely nothing to do. In the garrison, there is something to do, and I have various access points to the auction house, bank, and so, here absolutely nothing. Should I now just stand under an apple tree and then?
Many found a new home in WoW with Housing
In summary, however, it can be said that more than half of the votes now have a new incentive to spend time in the game. Like all features in WoW, housing is one that not all fans can be convinced by – but it doesn’t have to. Because World of Warcraft offers so many different contents for different types of players that not everyone can like everything.
And that’s somehow the beauty of housing: it is completely optional. Those who do not enjoy it never have to enter the neighborhoods and their own plot and can simply focus on what they enjoy the most. However, for those who can engage with it, they will find numerous hidden decorations.
Often criticized is the necessity to replay old content or to travel around the whole world, as our reader Faceless describes:
I find housing to be quite well done for a start. There are a few small weaknesses here and there, but for a new feature, it works quite solidly.
What bothers me is the surrounding circumstances.
Housing items for achievements, no problem.
Housing items for some dubious quest lines, difficult but okay.
Housing items for ancient resources, really terrible decision that gives every new player a middle finger in the face.
A view that our reader Zwerlin also shares:
Overall, I find it very well done, but … I find it incredibly annoying that it feels like it takes an hour to get various parts all over the world.
A nearly equally large group (23.5 %) has so far had mostly or only bad experiences with housing. Some view the whole feature as a “waste of resources”, while others miss a playful benefit in housing, as for some, “just having a nice house in the game” equates to “wasted time”.
Our reader “The Dude” expresses the following view:
I really don’t know what this brings us now. There is absolutely nothing to do. In the garrison, there is something to do, and I have various access points to the auction house, bank, and so, here absolutely nothing. Should I now just stand under an apple tree and then?
Many found a new home in WoW with Housing
In summary, however, it can be said that more than half of the votes now have a new incentive to spend time in the game. Like all features in WoW, housing is one that not all fans can be convinced by – but it doesn’t have to. Because World of Warcraft offers so many different contents for different types of players that not everyone can like everything.
And that’s somehow the beauty of housing: it is completely optional. Those who do not enjoy it never have to enter the neighborhoods and their own plot and can simply focus on what they enjoy the most. However, for those who can engage with it, they will find numerous hidden decorations.
