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Jesse Kurlancheek @kurlancheek.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Wrote up a quick What's Coming Next for Housing (the last of which will surprise you!). tl;dr - More storage (!!) - Exterior lights (+ higher exterior limits) - More endeavors - Pets - Layouts ("import/export") - Showcases and Visitor Codes (Surprise!) worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/news/2...

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Jesse Kurlancheek @kurlancheek.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Some great player collab houses in here! news.blizzard.com/en-us/articl... (And to bury the lede: this humble mat is intended to be dyeable. Working on getting that fixed, but no ETA. IYKYK etc)

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Jesse Kurlancheek @kurlancheek.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

3am idea where housing-meets-pvp: Someone should set up a tag arena in their house. Two level 1 players /duel and the chaser needs to (melee) attack the runner to tag them. Mix and match class and level to taste as the layout gets more ridiculous. I'd totally watch this.

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Jesse Kurlancheek @kurlancheek.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

We've got some Endeavor changes going live later this week. TL;DR - House XP cap 1000 -> 2250 - DR on tasks floor 20% -> 50% - Repeatable task DR resets weekly - First (this one!) Endeavor XP needed 1000 -> 400 - Generic task rewarded XP 10 -> 50 us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/hou...

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Housing Endeavors Updates Incoming

Hello neighbors! It’s been a week since Endeavors went live and we’ve been reading your feedback and working through some improvements that we’re bringing to Endeavors in the next few days. Earning ...

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Jesse Kurlancheek @kurlancheek.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

The Armillary is so much fancier now!

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Jesse Kurlancheek @kurlancheek.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

What other inconsistencies exist between similar items with different costs? (I.e. two things that are similar looks/size/"functionality" but with wildly different costs) Was just talking with Jay about this one a bit ago...

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Jesse Kurlancheek @kurlancheek.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

In almost every interview or pitch for various housing features, I'd bring up someone building a pirate ship.... she built one!

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Jesse Kurlancheek @kurlancheek.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Two housing updates with today's maintenance: 1) Exterior decor limits now increase from 200 to 250 at house level 3! 2) We were going to fix flying houses to bring them back to terra firma, but you all made such awesome stuff, so we made it possible with the base UI instead.

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Jesse Kurlancheek @kurlancheek.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Working with a talented, high-trust team is awesome because sometimes cool stuff is made and you only find out once the designers show it to you in action. The level 6 house Armillary reward on Beta is one such thing. Credit to Krez on wowkea for the screens.

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Jesse Kurlancheek @kurlancheek.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

New profile pic because it's how I feel scrolling and seeing so many outrageous housing creations and people vibing. It's a built-in reaction image! (Courtesy of Jo, by way of Ogles.)

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Jesse Kurlancheek @kurlancheek.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Today we launch housing in WoW. Feeling sentimental, I went digging through old screenshots. I first visited Azeroth in the tech alpha (slipping in as a MMO dev at another co!) and made a Tauren (Plainsrunning!) and walked to TB. 22 years later, I can finally call it home.

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Jesse Kurlancheek @kurlancheek.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

In the grim dark future, there is only ... housing? (Credit to Sparkiee on Discord)

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Jesse Kurlancheek @kurlancheek.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

20 year old me is in this video (but my floor bed was VERY COMFORTABLE, okay?!)

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Jesse Kurlancheek @kurlancheek.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Welcome to the Neighborhood! It's finally time share information on Neighborhoods and Endeavors. (Wait, Endeavors!!?) P.S. Is it still cool to make a joke about naming my neighborhood "Orc City" or has that already come and gone? worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/news/2...

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Jesse Kurlancheek @kurlancheek.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

I was going to make a joke about a percent increase in word count but Copilot helpfully told me there were 10,000+ words and while I'm verbose, I'm not THAT bad. Thanks AI!

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Jesse Kurlancheek @kurlancheek.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Nothing like that First Week of Parental Leave x Microsoft Layoffs crossover event to really get that cortisol going!

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Jesse Kurlancheek @kurlancheek.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Happiness. Went in blind on maybe a second date because the art house theater wouldn't do us wrong, right? Oops. I was laughing. She was mortified. There were no more dates.

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Jesse Kurlancheek @kurlancheek.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

I cannot adequately convey how much internal discussion this sort of feedback spurs.

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Jesse Kurlancheek @kurlancheek.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

I think I've finally made it through all of the initial housing reactions and articles. Took a lot of (additional) notes, kicked off plenty of conversations, and energized the hell out of the team. ❤️🏡

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Jesse Kurlancheek @kurlancheek.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

With this thumbnail, how are you not already watching the video!? Look at our joy of putting @taliesinevitel.bsky.social in the stew! The start of the interview though... 😱

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Jesse Kurlancheek @kurlancheek.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Me, to the housing team on Saturday, May 10th @ 4:30pm (after meeting @soulsobreezy.bsky.social at PAX): "Soul is such a nice dude!" Here's said nice dude's video on housing! www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2WF...

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I GOT TO TRY HOUSING! How it Went, Dev Interview, New Info! World of Warcraft

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Jesse Kurlancheek @kurlancheek.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Currently trapped under my snoozing child and watching this at 4:30am and getting hyped against my circadian rhythm's will. youtu.be/vv9cj5gp2Yk?...

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FF14 Lottery Got You Down? WoW Housing First Look!

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Jesse Kurlancheek @kurlancheek.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Given today, this was DEEPLY confusing..

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Jesse Kurlancheek @kurlancheek.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Super fun interview with @esfandtv.bsky.social From the thumbnail, it looks he and I coordinated our outfit's color schemes ahead of time. We're just that professional. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhCe...

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with the leads on WoW’s NEW Player Housing System

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Jesse Kurlancheek @kurlancheek.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

"And if you didn't like it... my name is Jesse Kurlancheek..." - @taliesinevitel.bsky.social

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Jesse Kurlancheek @kurlancheek.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

I'm about to be insufferable and spammy for a bit...

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Jesse Kurlancheek @kurlancheek.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

PAX + Warcrafts 30th was a lot! It was great meeting everyone and now I'm somehow drained and very excited at the same time.

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Jesse Kurlancheek @kurlancheek.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Panel learnings: Kubit is our chef, Jeremy is a secret keeper, Maria kills NPCs, and I am a dad gamer with big feelings.

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Jesse Kurlancheek @kurlancheek.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

I'm pretty sure I'd pay an unreasonable sum to play this, including the trip to London. Artemis Bridge Simulator on a LAN like 15 years ago has been leading me here...

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Jesse Kurlancheek @kurlancheek.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Time for our next article on Housing wherein you can find out how to mount Ony's head on your mantle and remember the times you had. worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/news/2...

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Jesse Kurlancheek @kurlancheek.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

If you're going to be at PAX, swing by and listen to us tell some stories about @worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com and its past, present, and future (also some bonus pontificating about housing!) east.paxsite.com/en-us/schedu...

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Jesse Kurlancheek @kurlancheek.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Bread and Puppet's in town next week so this must be shared.

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Jesse Kurlancheek @kurlancheek.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

I am not smart enough / do not have enough unbroken time for Blue Prince. :(

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Jesse Kurlancheek @kurlancheek.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

This portrait was 13 years ago apparently @ericafails.bsky.social! I need to bring this energy back...

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Jesse Kurlancheek @kurlancheek.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

"Wait why is housing in the patch notes?!? .... ohhhhhh" worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/news/2...

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Jesse Kurlancheek @kurlancheek.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Spent two hours singing the main theme from Zelda to keep the newborn from screaming his head off while he refused to sleep. If I dared take a drink or stop for any reason? Unacceptable! If I tried another song? Unacceptable! In this bedroom it's Zelda and only Zelda!

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Jesse Kurlancheek @kurlancheek.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Despite working on it, writing about it, meeting on it, and basically living and breathing it all day long, I get hyped up for WoW housing all over again each time I watch people's videos and hear player reactions to the details we're releasing. <3

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Jesse Kurlancheek @kurlancheek.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Oh boy @worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com you're really putting the pressure on us with this

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Jesse Kurlancheek @kurlancheek.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Playing / building games makes me a nightmare for doctors. "Don't worry. There's a low chance of complications. Maybe 5-15%." "Don't you lie to me, a 15% miss rate is huge!"

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Jesse Kurlancheek @kurlancheek.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Dying at the "could be" dialog in the latest @taliesinevitel.bsky.social vid on Housing.

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Jesse Kurlancheek @kurlancheek.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Time to settle in and watch a few hours of reactions and read a couple thousand comments. 🏡

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