A Logical addition to Hideouts

Hi GGG

I was loading into the game just now and I had an idea on how to make the loading process a bit more customizable and add in extra utility.

I propose that when you first log in with a character you automatically load into your hideout. This means that you always begin your game from your port of call.

Alternatly make the game remember where you logged out from if you were last in your ho - for some reason it only remembers towns.

Benefits are:

Players in maps have a convenient starting point and need to load less.
Those of us without SSD's will have a better experience when first entering the game.
Trading will be more conveneint.

Drawbacks:

The only disadvantage will be your idea of making the community visable to itself - there would be less players in towns for others to see.
It would be inconvenient for leveling as you'd have to load back into town.
Extra code be added to the game.

Overall I think it would be a benefit to the gameplay experience and give your HO a bit more visability. It would also stimulate the playerbase to spend more time creating a better HO and even spending more on the shop.

GGG Please consider this, its a very small change and would make a big difference.

[Edit] After reading through natefactor's post on reddit https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1804440/page/1 I've come to realize that the issue with player interactions in town is a serious thing for GGG. I agree with them. Problems with town interactions though; places like highgate are incredibly clunky, theres so much randomness going on in the town that its actually unpleasant to be in. The theme of the place is very difficult to make out - its not really a town - just a maze of things blocking you from running around easily.

MTX Expose Issue:

Either way there is a solution to advertising MTX. Exiles are the answer. Yes Exiles! Put AI from places like hall of the grand masters into towns. Then design new exiles to make appearances in towns while they have mtx equipped. Has this ever been considered? It could be a platform for the designers to interact with the community.

Hideouts:

Create a hideout subscription list. We see these hideouts advertised on the forums but we can't visit them ingame. They are better than towns in every way. GGG, make an ingame list where people can open their hideouts to the public. Functionality would be similar to the party list. Hell they could even put in an entrance fee:
~1x portal scroll to walk through my Mysterious Hideout of Gruesome Carnage!~

Hows that for player interaction?

If anyone feels that this could be beneficial in the game please comment

I whant a option to spawn in my h/o when loging in, town loding some time is just unecesery long.
Also i will like option to change music in my h/o with other h/o music thems.

It be awesome if one day we can chose h/o independent of masters, for example Leo h/o is loking nice but its realy cripling your progres in league when you need to level him to make room for masters.
Leo could be default h/o or higest level master to determinate how many you can invite in your hideouth independant of wich one you chose.

I like to change my game expirince each league and its realy anoying to criple my self for sake of estetics.

Just remember that the hideouts are there as rewards for supporting a certain master. Endgame you should have all of them at level 8 anyways. I'm not suggesting we get anything for free - I'm just thinking about making the experience a little more polished.

+1 from me for this. Loading into town is unnecessary. I'd love it if I booted straight into my hideout. Booting into town should only happen if a person doesn't have a hideout yet.

Agree that loading into hideout would be a great idea. Considering when i log out im always there. So why load into a town that i was never in? lol

+1 from me

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Agree that loading into hideout would be a great idea. Considering when i log out im always there. So why load into a town that i was never in? lol

Thats actually an interesting way to think about this; just put hideouts onto the same roster that towns are in - if you are in your ho when you log then you should log back into it. I'll edit my request with this.

Yeah, I think the only reason for this not being a thing already is MTX advertising, and the desire for the "community" feel or whatever. At the same time, there are much more significant changes I would like to see before time is spent on things like this.

+1, at least give us the option for us less privileged folks.

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Docbp87 wrote:

there are much more significant changes I would like to see before time is spent on things like this.

I feel that this would take minimal resources to accoumplish while adding a massive boost to gameplay experience. Its such a small thing but would enhance player experience.