Episode 456: The MMO housing show

On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin devote a full show to talking about MMO player housing! So bring your Pod or U-Haul up to the front door, unload your stuff, and make yourself feel at home.

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• Intro
• What advantages does housing bring to an MMO?
• MMOs that added housing after launch
• Placement tools -- the good, the bad, and the ugly
• Prefab vs. custom-built houses
• What are the best ways to utilize housing as part of the gameplay loop?
• Apartments in MMOs
• Instanced vs. open world housing
• How can MMOs incentivize players to check out each others' housing?
• Taxes and monetization
• Integrating housing items into the whole MMO ecosystem
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "A Golden Field" from WildStar
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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