Summary
On March 12,World of Warcraftoffered more details about the upcoming player housing feature, namely how players can place and customize different pieces of furniture throughout their virtual homes.World of Warcraftshared an in-progress look at how tables, beds, and other items can be placed, and confirmed that some items can be resized or dyed specific colors.
During the Warcraft 30th Anniversary Direct broadcast in November 2024, Blizzard surprised fans by revealing that player housing would be available inWorld of Warcraft’s upcomingMidnightexpansion.Midnightis the second chapter of the ongoing Worldsoul Saga and will pick up the story afterThe War Withinconcludes later this year. Although a release date forWorld of Warcraft: Midnightand player housing remains unknown, Blizzard’s annual roadmap revealed thatWorld of Warcraftplayer housing could arrivein winter 2025, around or beforeMidnight’s release. More details aboutMidnightand player housing are expected in the coming months.
Following aFebruary post that gave players a first look at player housing,World of Warcraftshared some in-progress footage of how the long-awaited feature is coming along.According to a Blizzard blog post,World of Warcraftwill allow players to place tables, mugs, food, and other household items inside their virtual homes. Blizzard confirmed that both Basic and Advanced modes will be available for Azeroth’s prospective homeowners, but stated that the user interface for player housing is subject to change. In basic mode, tables and items can be placed upright and have collision detection enabled.
World of Warcraft Shares Housing Furnishing Progress
Advanced mode removes these restrictions, allowing players to clip their furniture through walls, place furnishings along a 3D axis, float them in the air, and resize them to varying degrees. Additionally,World of Warcraftplayers can dye specific pieces of furniture like beds and carpets. Wallpapers, ceilings, and walls can also be customized into various styles, such as the Blood Elf or Night Elf styles.
Recently,World of Warcraft’s Undermine(d) update gave players a small taste of what to expect from player housing.Players can claim ownership of an Undermine apartmentafter completing a side quest in the goblins' underground city. Though furnishings or items can be placed in the Undermine apartment, players can set it as their Hearthstone’s recall point.
Blizzard confirmed more details about exteriors and home sizes would be revealed later. ThoughWorld of Warcrafthas a lot of work ahead with player housing, it remains to be seen how the feature will turn out onceMidnightarrives.
