Best House

Post » Wed Dec 14, 2011 12:10 pm

What house do you like the most in Skyrim? I wanna get a new house Breezehome is horrible.
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Ashley Tamen
 
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Post » Wed Dec 14, 2011 5:36 am

i hate riften, windhelm is just placed illogically and doesnt look so swell.

markarth is my favorite just for appearance and the fact its secure.
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Jay Baby
 
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Post » Wed Dec 14, 2011 12:22 pm

Hjerim is easily the nicest house.

  • It's really spacey compared to the others.
  • It has the most mannequins, 3 in total.
  • AND... it has a secret room. I don't think the other houses have a secret room.


The other houses are smalltime compared to Hjerim.

I'll give the Markarth house an honorable mention because it's dwemer.
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neil slattery
 
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Post » Wed Dec 14, 2011 5:27 pm

For me personally Breezehome is ideal due to all the shops and it's centrally located on the map but I really like Honeyside too.
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Post » Wed Dec 14, 2011 5:27 pm

I don't really care about the house, I just care about the City, and for me Solitude is the best looking city. However Whiterun is the best located, but the house is just too small for me. I voted for the house in Solitude.
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Post » Wed Dec 14, 2011 3:54 am

Dont you have to join the Stormcloaks to get the Windhelm crib? and the same for the Legion and Proudspire? I was under that impression.
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Quick Draw III
 
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Post » Wed Dec 14, 2011 12:33 pm

I like all of the houses, but I usually end up in Proudspire Manor.
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chirsty aggas
 
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Post » Wed Dec 14, 2011 7:44 am

Hjerim, purely because it's in Windhelm, and it's the most badass house in the entire game (so far).
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Laura Hicks
 
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Post » Wed Dec 14, 2011 9:55 am

TELVANNI [censored]ES!

Oh wait... :unsure:

Erm, Markarth, just because I like the city.
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Karen anwyn Green
 
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Post » Wed Dec 14, 2011 5:00 pm

Dont you have to join the Stormcloaks to get the Windhelm crib? and the same for the Legion and Proudspire? I was under that impression.


You get Proudspire as part of becoming Thane of whatever hold Solitude is in. But it's not essential to join the Legion for it.
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Post » Wed Dec 14, 2011 1:44 pm

Dont you have to join the Stormcloaks to get the Windhelm crib? and the same for the Legion and Proudspire? I was under that impression.

I can't say for the Windhelm home, but for Proudspire Manor you do not have to join the Legion.
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Post » Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:02 am

Whiterun, being central to the entire game world, having 2x blacksmiths (great for buying up Iron ingots & ore for power leveling), Skyforge (Craft Nord hero crap) certainly has it's perks. It doesn't get it's own enchanting table (not sure if any houses do actually) which is a downside, and not a whole lot of storage containers... but enough to bulk organize crafting supplies, spare gear, etc. It's also the cheapest house. The most inconvenient thing about Breezehome is enchanting... you have to go ALL the way to Dragonreach castle to use the court mages table.

I don't know any of the other houses... but one with an enchanting table (possible?) and more storage wouldn't be amiss.

Secret rooms/basemants in any houses would be ideal for anyone playing a Necromancer archetype who needs a place to store bodies.


You also get rooms for guild questlines... though not houses per se.... The college in particular is a nice spot with decent storage, alchemy, and enchanting all readily available (available room right at the start is pretty weak... but a good free storage space. Upon completion of college quest you get a substantial room upgrade)

And why can't I have more than 1 waifu?? I should have 1 per house :celebration:
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Post » Wed Dec 14, 2011 4:54 am

Dont you have to join the Stormcloaks to get the Windhelm crib? and the same for the Legion and Proudspire? I was under that impression.

If you are Legion you'll have to capture Windhelm first. If you're Stormcloak you'll be able to get the house after doing a few of their quests.
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Carlos Vazquez
 
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Post » Wed Dec 14, 2011 12:57 pm

I'm surprised there are so many votes for Solitude. It's ugly and not nearly worth the 25,000+ gold you pay for it...
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Post » Wed Dec 14, 2011 2:07 am

Whiterun, being central to the entire game world, having 2x blacksmiths (great for buying up Iron ingots & ore for power leveling), Skyforge (Craft Nord hero crap) certainly has it's perks. It doesn't get it's own enchanting table (not sure if any houses do actually) which is a downside, and not a whole lot of storage containers... but enough to bulk organize crafting supplies, spare gear, etc. It's also the cheapest house. The most inconvenient thing about Breezehome is enchanting... you have to go ALL the way to Dragonreach castle to use the court mages table.

I don't know any of the other houses... but one with an enchanting table (possible?) and more storage wouldn't be amiss.

Secret rooms/basemants in any houses would be ideal for anyone playing a Necromancer archetype who needs a place to store bodies.


You also get rooms for guild questlines... though not houses per se.... The college in particular is a nice spot with decent storage, alchemy, and enchanting all readily available (available room right at the start is pretty weak... but a good free storage space. Upon completion of college quest you get a substantial room upgrade)

And why can't I have more than 1 waifu?? I should have 1 per house :celebration:


I think all the houses have an enchanting table, except for Breezehome. I'm not sure about the house in Markarth.
Hjerim has a secret room with both enchanting and alchemy inside it, that's really nice.

Haha, I'm sure someone will make a polygamy mod sooner or later. I'd fill my house with waifus if I could... :hubbahubba:
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Post » Wed Dec 14, 2011 4:47 pm

Where's the "None of the above" option? I want a nice tower up by Winterhold.
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LADONA
 
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Post » Wed Dec 14, 2011 4:40 am

Proudspire Manor is so expensive :(
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Nick Swan
 
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Post » Wed Dec 14, 2011 4:38 am

I'm surprised there are so many votes for Solitude. It's ugly and not nearly worth the 25,000+ gold you pay for it...


In the exterior it's a typical mid-high quality medieval house, and it's interior is nice and pretty cozy. What else you want?

If you prefer to live in Markath (with the Forsworn, the Thalmor, the countless intrigues and the toxic clouds of the forges), Windhelm (which has mud instead of streets), Riften (basically the Bravil of Skyrim), or Whiterun (well...it has no apparent bad points, I'll give it that), be my guest.
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sarah
 
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Post » Wed Dec 14, 2011 4:56 am

Yeah, why isn't the archmage's quarters an available option? It is spacious and has a royal and opulent feel. You are a pimp in the penthouse.
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Soraya Davy
 
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Post » Wed Dec 14, 2011 8:06 am

Windhelm.
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Gemma Archer
 
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Post » Wed Dec 14, 2011 2:02 am

Where's the "None of the above" option? I want a nice tower up by Winterhold.


I've been using the Archmage tower. It's a long run from the fast travel point, but the garden, storage and alchemy/enchant tables make it attractive. Plus there are loads of people buying and selling mage oriented goodness.
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naana
 
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Post » Wed Dec 14, 2011 3:26 am

I want Hjerim but Blood on the ice won't trigger!!!!!!! :brokencomputer:
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Post » Wed Dec 14, 2011 4:58 pm

I like Breezehome. i'd say that of teh houses available it is the most cosy one and most realistic compared to the rest of teh world. I'd rather be a retired adventurer in my little cosy house than in a manor.
On anotehr note, Hjerim is nice too. I'm looking at you mannequins and several display cases.
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Joey Bel
 
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Post » Wed Dec 14, 2011 9:19 am

I like the breezehome mainly becouse I like Whiterun's atmosphere and I don't like big manors.
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Post » Wed Dec 14, 2011 1:38 am

I want Hjerim but Blood on the ice won't trigger!!!!!!! :brokencomputer:


It never did for me either. Had to do console voodoo to get it. Then I thought, "wow, it wasn't even worth the trouble."

Breezehome is better.
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