How Should I Do Housing?

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Nov 4 2007, 11:13 am
I'm making an RPG and I need your opinion on housing.
Just respond with which idea you like or submit your own.

1.) Normal Housing - On map, limit of housing
2.) Mapping - On different map, transfers you to a different "world"(Map) that's for housing only to your house.
3.) Custom Map - Each person has a map(Up to 50x50x4) that saves to either their computer or the hosts, runs like Mapping.

Nov 4 2007, 11:43 am
As a rule, don't save to player computers if you plan to have a central server. The possibility for save file abuse exists. Someone could drop items into their house, save a copy of those items, give the items away, then restore the copy of their house before the trade. then there would be two of each item.

I've always been a fan of limited housing, with a occasional check for players with houses who don't play anymore. Check out how housing is done in Seika or Heroes United.