housing got decoration hooks :((

I understand it would add more complexity, and perhaps, if they were wiling to consider it I would prefer some kind of choice of either hooks or free placement naturally.

But I am looking at this as an intentional design feature, one that they deliberately put in because they wanted to control both the ease at which items could be placed and, frankly, what could be placed where. Since they want control over the decoration process I feel it is unlikely they will give up that control entirely.

Just my view naturally.

A few things I would like to say.

First I used to play on SWG and I liked the free placement when I was able to design my fishtanks, etc but:

First when SWG first had the decorating you all may have forgotten that it did not release with the design as it later had. We were unable to turn the couches etc so where you dropped them they had to stay like that. We could not put things on the desk, etc at first. That was released much later.

Second when that happened a lot of people were confused on how to use it. Sure a few people were able to figure it out easily but not everyone.

Third we had items that dropped in that game that we could essentially use to put things together but we do not have those items here so without those things there is no way you could design a fish tank, no fish, none of the items you could use for a fish tank, no food, no drinks, etc. Later they even had it where you could even get a fish tank that you didn't have to put together.

Fourth, the hook system looks very good with the way it is design. There are a number of people that a free placement system would intimidate and they would not know how to use it. This system makes it easier for them. Sure it may not be perfect, they could add some hooks to some tables, etc and maybe a few hooks you could move, but overall this system will be easier for those that have never played an MMO and we do have quite a few people that haven't.

I would rather them release something that everyone could use than release something that will give problems to people to understand how to use. I was used to free placement but I am also able to understand why not and besides this I can't make a fish tank, a cantina, a kitchen well we can't anyways since we do not have those items in SWTOR.

I think it would be nice to have some hooks though on tables so we could place a lamp where we would like it.

There were confused folks in SWG at first. I think the numbers of confused folks reduced over time until most had a good grasp of the text commands and targeting.

That was actually the most confusing to folks....how to select an item and keep it locked when manipulating it.

I'd say nobody's against a hook system as long as they give the players an optional free placement item mode.

Use hooks for main layout, go to advanced mode for tweaking and deep customization and we are done

Not a bad idea. I wonder if BW would consider adding something like this in the future.

Some of us are very passionate about housing and would love to see SWTOR do something great. I think most of us realise Bioware won't decide to make a free placement system for us at this stage but maybe they can expand the off sets a bit.

You realize that the "hooks" are very liberal. Just because you can't staple your couch to the ceiling doesn't mean that the system is "limiting" Basically all the hooks do is limit the arrangements to reasonable layouts. i.e. no floating furniture and whatnot.