World of Warcraft has been the biggest of big boy MMOs for most of its lifespan. But one thing always staggered me about it: despite being out for over 20 years, WoW has never taken an honest stab at player housing. Of course, there were garrisons, mind—but while games like FF14 and The Elder Scrolls: Online have had entire communities sprout up around their customisable homesteads, WoW has abstained. Until now.
As revealed at the tail-end of the Warcraft 30th anniversary stream, Ion Hazzikostas casually notes that the team “does have one more thing to share with you”. Fade to black. Cue a warrior opening the door like me after a drunken night out and staggering, world-weary, into his chair by a fireplace, only to plonk down a mug that says “home sweet home”.
This has been confirmed, in an interview with PC Gamer’s Tyler Colp, to be player housing: “It is, …