Originally posted by Zan
There should probably be different quality houses like for example wooden shacks, something everyone who doesn\'t have two left hands (read one or two crafting or housebuilding skills) could put up. Then there are clay houses, which require a bit more skill and resources to build, a variety of stone, brick, marble, ... houses each increasing in resource cost and skill so that normal players have to hire a builder to have their houses made.
Keep in mind that different areas will probably have different architectural styles and resources to work with. Take Ojaveda for example. It is classically Middle-Eastern in appearance with adobe/stucco facades painted with dyes and whitewash (or whatever you would call it).
Imagine if players were given a choice to build a home in any given city, only the have the style of their finished structure clash with the setting of the rest of the town (picture a Tudor-style home in Ovajeda and you\'ll get what I mean). I think it would have to be the sort of thing where you could select a \"level one house,\" \"level two house,\" etc. Depending on the town or area the player chooses, it would automatically match the architectual style. Essentially the player would select the location and color scheme.
So as not to stifle creativity or the need for a player to be individual, you would paint the exterior of your home and acquire furnishings for the interior. */me imagines a Christopher Lowell skill*
Fabulous! A rug from Ovajeda, some paintings from Hydlaa, maybe a small stone sculpture from Kran Village...I digress.
I agree that only guilds should be able to own a business. Sole proprietorships weren\'t too big in ye olden days, and given Yliakum\'s crazy economy I don\'t think flooding the market with Inns and Taverns would be such a great idea.
Just my thoughts on it. I think this game is years away from player-owned housing, though.
~Indi
edit: I made no sense. Stupid end of semester frying my brain...
