» Wed Dec 04, 2013 6:56 pm Just today I bought vigilance the dog and planted him in my front room in windstad manor to defend from bandit attacks (knowing it won't really work that way and that they actually just spawn occasionally when you rock up. I like to rp), and it got me thinking how home defense should be like a bigger element of gameplay in future titles.
The dog companion idea was extremely unpopular, at least how it was implemented in skyrim, and to be honest I think getting it right would be a big ask. Instead of that I think purchasing guard dogs for your home should be looked into. Don't get me wrong I'd love dog companions to be done well (especially for hunting purposes), but it seems to me like guard dogs that you simply leave at home with your family would be relatively easy to get right and also really awesome.
It got me thinking then how home defense could become a big aspect of the gameplay. You could make booby traps and also just actively defend attacks on your home. You could build towers and hire watchmen, you could build moats filled with slaughter fish, you could pour boiling oil onto people trying to knock your door down, etc etc. Just see a lot of potential in this idea.
