Jesse Kurlancheek
@kurlancheek.bsky.social
Principal designer on World of Warcraft, co-founder of Proletariat Inc (acquired by Blizzard), ex-Turbine, Sloth-lover
Yeah, not in the NHs, but inside you can!
February 9, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Yeah, not in the NHs, but inside you can!
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.
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.
a blurred image of a man running on a stage
ALT: a blurred image of a man running on a stage
media.tenor.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:49 PM
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.
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.
Oh good, instead of hassling Seth with feedback, I can harass you instead <3
February 4, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Oh good, instead of hassling Seth with feedback, I can harass you instead <3
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...
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...
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 ...
us.forums.blizzard.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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...
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...
Sorry, the clutter coming back is a bug. They'll get cleaned up again as soon as we can rehire the HOA landscapers.
January 22, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Sorry, the clutter coming back is a bug. They'll get cleaned up again as soon as we can rehire the HOA landscapers.
If you go digging way back in my career you can find out what happens when we let players cooperate to help an old god-like entity or not in an MMO long ago!
January 21, 2026 at 12:50 AM
If you go digging way back in my career you can find out what happens when we let players cooperate to help an old god-like entity or not in an MMO long ago!
The Armillary is so much fancier now!
"midnight" setting on the hearthlight armillary got a big upgrade on beta! this looks stellar with that fog
January 15, 2026 at 4:11 PM
The Armillary is so much fancier now!
BUT DIFFERENT COSTS
December 26, 2025 at 9:45 PM
BUT DIFFERENT COSTS
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...
Was just talking with Jay about this one a bit ago...
December 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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...
Was just talking with Jay about this one a bit ago...
In almost every interview or pitch for various housing features, I'd bring up someone building a pirate ship.... she built one!
I built a whole SHIP in wow player housing (beta)
Also includes a promo for Interlude!
youtu.be/Fuj8cZ56q8w
Also includes a promo for Interlude!
youtu.be/Fuj8cZ56q8w
Building an Entire Ship in Wow Player Housing
YouTube video by meggoart
youtu.be
December 15, 2025 at 3:17 PM
In almost every interview or pitch for various housing features, I'd bring up someone building a pirate ship.... she built one!
It feels like both of these points could serve as springboards for broad discussions on our approach to housing and philosophy, but it can also just boil down into: "we want you to make cool stuff with each other!"
In the meantime, have the notes:
us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/hou...
In the meantime, have the notes:
us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/hou...
Housing Development Notes -- Updated December 9
Maintenance is complete for this week, and we have two development notes for Housing. Up Almost immediately after the 11.2.7 patch went live, we saw players using keybinds to elevate houses off the g...
us.forums.blizzard.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
It feels like both of these points could serve as springboards for broad discussions on our approach to housing and philosophy, but it can also just boil down into: "we want you to make cool stuff with each other!"
In the meantime, have the notes:
us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/hou...
In the meantime, have the notes:
us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/hou...
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.
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.
December 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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.
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.
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.
The level 6 house Armillary reward on Beta is one such thing.
Credit to Krez on wowkea for the screens.
December 4, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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.
The level 6 house Armillary reward on Beta is one such thing.
Credit to Krez on wowkea for the screens.
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.)
(Courtesy of Jo, by way of Ogles.)
December 3, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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.)
(Courtesy of Jo, by way of Ogles.)
It's vibes all the way down....
December 3, 2025 at 5:29 AM
It's vibes all the way down....
Second time in as many days as Cowtown has come up!
December 2, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Second time in as many days as Cowtown has come up!
Random thoughts while looking at screenshots:
- They used to be TGA files and man what a pain it is to browse them.
- So many character names were A+ and very lore-appropriate.
- Seeing chat in these is truly a time capsule as we all figured out the rules of the world together.
- They used to be TGA files and man what a pain it is to browse them.
- So many character names were A+ and very lore-appropriate.
- Seeing chat in these is truly a time capsule as we all figured out the rules of the world together.
December 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Random thoughts while looking at screenshots:
- They used to be TGA files and man what a pain it is to browse them.
- So many character names were A+ and very lore-appropriate.
- Seeing chat in these is truly a time capsule as we all figured out the rules of the world together.
- They used to be TGA files and man what a pain it is to browse them.
- So many character names were A+ and very lore-appropriate.
- Seeing chat in these is truly a time capsule as we all figured out the rules of the world together.
Thanks to the team who worked incredibly hard on this, the players whose excitement we fed off of and feedback we internalized, and our families for putting up with us.
We're so so excited to see what you build and welcome you home at long last too.
We're so so excited to see what you build and welcome you home at long last too.
December 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Thanks to the team who worked incredibly hard on this, the players whose excitement we fed off of and feedback we internalized, and our families for putting up with us.
We're so so excited to see what you build and welcome you home at long last too.
We're so so excited to see what you build and welcome you home at long last too.
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.
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.
December 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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.
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.
Yup, folks have definitely given this feedback.
November 14, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Yup, folks have definitely given this feedback.
YOUR EYE ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU?!
November 7, 2025 at 6:22 PM
YOUR EYE ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU?!
take those player-run theatre troupes to the next level!
November 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
take those player-run theatre troupes to the next level!
What's the weird stuff you want?
New video recapping all the housing news of the past two weeks-ish (and a housing FAQ section!)
youtu.be/WT4VZ9-jk4g?...
#warcraft #wowkea
youtu.be/WT4VZ9-jk4g?...
#warcraft #wowkea
Goodbye Alpha, Hello Beta: All the Wow Housing Updates!
YouTube video by meggoart
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 4:22 PM
What's the weird stuff you want?
In the grim dark future, there is only ... housing?
(Credit to Sparkiee on Discord)
(Credit to Sparkiee on Discord)
October 20, 2025 at 2:24 PM
In the grim dark future, there is only ... housing?
(Credit to Sparkiee on Discord)
(Credit to Sparkiee on Discord)
Ngl I almost posted my office pic
October 12, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Ngl I almost posted my office pic