New WoW Housing features: Community, Endeavors, and more
Blizzard reveals how WoW Housing works in Midnight: custom plots, public and private zones, monthly events, and easy home moves. A flexible system for solo players, friends, and guilds alike.
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Key takeaways:
- WoW Housing offers customizable plots in public and private neighborhoods for both solo and group play.
- Players can move homes easily without losing progress, thanks to saved house states and flexible relocation.
- Monthly Endeavors provide shared goals and visual updates, rewarding participants with decorations and upgrades.
- Blizzard is actively collecting feedback, and features may change before the final launch.
Blizzard has shared new information about the upcoming WoW Housing system, giving players a detailed look at how WoW Housing Neighborhoods will function when the Midnight expansion launches. With a focus on personalization, collaboration, and flexibility, the system is designed to support both solo players and social communities.
Neighborhood zones and plot layouts
Players will be able to own houses in one of two main zones: Founder’s Point for the Alliance and Razorwind Shores for the Horde. Each WoW Housing Neighborhood includes around 50 house plots. These plots vary in location and environment: some are placed in secluded corners, while others are grouped together for a more social experience.
Biomes range from dark forests and farmland to coastal cliffs and lush green spaces. Each zone has a central hub with active NPCs and unique events.
Blizzard emphasizes that spacing is key. Plots come with yard space for decorations, and the layout prevents visual overlap between neighbors.
Public and private Neighborhood options
There are two types of WoW Housing Neighborhoods:
- Public Neighborhoods are automatically generated by the game when needed. Anyone can buy a house there, and the system ensures availability by adding new instances if existing ones are full.
- Private Neighborhoods are created by player groups. These can be either Guild Neighborhoods, which scale with guild size, or Charter Neighborhoods, which are limited to the number of plots in one zone.
Each private neighborhood has tools for managing access and membership. Guild leaders or Charter admins can control who joins, assign roles, and handle group-wide settings.
Customization and moving houses
Players can move freely between neighborhoods. If someone chooses to relocate, their house state is saved. This allows easy transitions without losing progress. There’s also a short cooldown period for moving back if they change their mind.
As for privacy, every house and yard has individual permission settings. You can allow or block access from friends, guildmates, neighbors, or all players, making it easy to host events or keep things private.
Monthly Endeavors and shared progress
A key feature of WoW Housing Neighborhoods is a monthly event system called Endeavors. These are shared goals that involve tasks like crafting, gathering, questing, and dungeon runs.
Completing Endeavor tasks unlocks themed decorations and brings new NPCs to the zone. The entire neighborhood changes visually based on the current event. Rewards include currency used to buy decorations and Neighborhood Favor, which upgrades your house.
Private neighborhoods can choose from a list of Endeavors. Public neighborhoods receive them based on game-wide scheduling. Task difficulty scales with neighborhood activity and size to keep things fair and achievable.
What this means for players
The Housing system gives players many ways to engage:
- Solo decorators can focus on customizing plots.
- Social players can collaborate through Endeavors.
- Guilds can create fully controlled housing zones.
- Frequent movers can change homes without hassle.
- Everyone has tools to manage privacy and participation.
With more updates planned for launch, Blizzard promises that WoW Housing will be one of the most customizable and community-focused systems they’ve introduced in years.
Blizzard has stated that this is not the final version, and changes may occur before the Housing feature is officially released. For now, they’re focused on gathering feedback and making improvements.
Stay tuned for further announcements as development continues.
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