Not really news, but I'll post it anyway - An end of year message from Game Director Matt Firor.

Can hardly wait for homestead and to see what they come out with afterwards. This game has this one's full attention!

Ditto!

HOMESTEAD

PTS

JANUARY 3

(source)

*vomits from excitement*

What is PTS?

PTS = Public Test Server. I know almost nothing else about it. I get the impression that Zenimax runs things on there for a time for players to test before they go full scale on the big servers. Don't know anything else though like how you would try to play there or such.

KABOOOOOOOM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


*mALX's head explodes*

Correct. Updates are put on the PTS for people to test out before they get released to the full game (usually a month before). Players are given a high level character so they can better test the game out, and the PTS is wiped clean every so often so none of your progress in there matters (because it's just for testing).

To access it, go to the settings in the game's launcher and tick the box that says 'Show Public Test Environment'. This should make the PTS appear in your list of servers. Click on it there to install it and you're good to go.

So do they give you enough gold (or a way around gold) to buy a house?

Not sure. I'd assume so, since this PTS update is partially designed to test out housing.

I don't use the PTS myself since it's another huge download on top of ESO's already substantial size.

Pics:


http://elderscrollsonline.wiki.fextralife.com/Player+Housing









Ooh, Thanks Hazmick!!!!

Some thoughts on housing:
Why on earth would you want other players to be able to decorate your house?
It says other players are not allowed to take anything from your house. Does this mean storage of items?

1. You might share the house with other players - a partner for instance, or a guild.
2. Not sure, but I'd assume it means furniture and stuff.

Well that makes sense. This one hadn't considered that angle of it.

This post has been edited by TheCheshireKhajiit: Jan 2 2017, 02:20 AM

(1) They said that you can hire yourself out as a decorator and charge other players for your services if you know how to craft the furniture and they don't. Also, say you go into someone's house just like yours, but their furniture is completely awesome and makes their house look much better than yours. So you negotiate them coming to your house and doing the same thing for you.

You name them as your Decorator so the game knows they have your permission to touch stuff. They can't take anything, only put stuff in or move stuff around.


(2) Say if I see a wall hanging in your house or a trophy you have earned, etc - I can't wait till your back is turned and slip it into my armor and heft it out of there, (I am in the TG, you know, )

People would actually pay us for that?
* In game gold that is, I know they wouldn't pay us personally.

This post has been edited by TheCheshireKhajiit: Jan 2 2017, 02:57 AM

Correct, in game gold or trading for something they have that you want (or vice versa).

Lol, sounds like a job irl!

How awesome would that be, get paid to play as an online decorator,

Ha! Yeah it would! Hope people like weapon and armor racks, funerary urns, and dark tapestries featuring Daedra Lords!