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Tyler Colp

World of Warcraft's player housing won't lock out casual players: 'We're not gonna put a beautiful bookcase behind killing a raid boss'

An in-development screenshot of World of Warcraft's player housing, which is coming in the Midnight expansion. A blue-roofed cottage covered in vines and lights sits in a valley.

When I heard player housing is coming to World of Warcraft, I immediately thought of the sheer amount of stuff in the game that could find its way into your home. Blizzard could reward housing items like they do rare mounts for achieving some of the most grindy or challenging things in the game. It could be a real time sink.

But thankfully that doesn't seem like that's the direction Blizzard wants to go in when it comes to collecting decorations. Speaking to IGN at Gamescom, game director Ion Hazzikostas said they won't be locked behind "content that is too hardcore."

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