Play Elder Scrolls OnlineThe Elder Scrolls Online‘s wildly anticipated Homestead patch has rolled out today, introducing housing for the first time for the MMORPG. But it’ll be far from a first for the franchise, which has been well-known for its housing systems for over two decades. In today’s video installment of Working As Intended, we’re taking a trip back through my (often gloriously overmodded) installs of Daggerfall, Morrowind, Oblivion, Skyrim, and then ESO itself to reminisce about just how far the series’ housing content has come. Bring your own silt strider!

Mods mentioned

Morrowind – Grumpy’s Apartment, Korana’s Wolverine Well House, Westly’s Alakazar’s Lamp, My Botanist’s Retreat & Blades Tower; also check out my oldish modding guide

Oblivion – AtomicDruad’s Enchanted Druid Treehome, Korana’s Hall of Blissful Dreams, Korana’s Shadowcrest Vinyard

Skyrim – Tetradite’s Fleetford, sa547’s Riften Garret, Elianora’s The Rookery, Aukmat’s Leaf Rest

With thanks to Larry for the ESO test server footage!

The MMORPG genre might be “working as intended,” but it can be so much more. Join Massively Overpowered Editor-in-Chief Bree Royce in her Working As Intended column for editorials about and meanderings through MMO design, ancient history, and wishful thinking. Armchair not included.