Why can't gear be changed while dead?

Avran_Sylt · November 29

I bring this up as in BG's, sometimes I want to change my gear setup to respond to the enemy playstyle.

However, this usually occurs after contact with the enemy. (And my death).

When respawned in such a scenario I often get stuck in combat and have to crouch until out of combat (not helping my team), or the enemy has our team pushed to the spawn and I never get out of combat/get tagged by friendly abilities that put my back in combat. (This is especially egregious in the small BG map, not sure whose idea that map was, but it's not well thought out).

It seems that the best time to be able to change gear would then be while dead.

And while you CAN change out skills while dead, you can't change out gear.

Iriidius · December 1

Not beeing able to switch gear while dead does not make sense for me either, but seems like for some reason ZoS doesnt like dead people doing anything while dead. Also cant use mail while dead.
Would be a quality of life improvement if zos allows players switching gear while dead but doubt it after so many years.

alpha_synuclein · December 1

Rigor mortis?

BixenteN7Akantor · December 1

I agree we should be able to change gear while dead, and I also raise this : Why can't we chat while dead ??

Oblivion_Protocol · December 2

BixenteN7Akantor wrote: »

I agree we should be able to change gear while dead, and I also raise this : Why can't we chat while dead ??

Frankly, I don’t care that much about switching gear while dead. I can usually adapt enough to make my current build work. But not being able to talk in general chat while dead is egregious. There’s literally no reason for this to be the case.

VocalThought · December 2

Makes sense to me. You're dead. If you could do stuff, you wouldn't be dead, you're just down and not getting up. It's a form of roleplaying.

Gerwulf67 · December 2

Well, it could be because your dead. Have you ever tried to change clothing while your dead? I have and it doesn't go so well because when you are dead your arms won't move.

Veinblood1965 · December 2

alpha_synuclein wrote: »

Rigor mortis?

That only sets in after a period of time after being dead so your spirit can at least allow you to move a little until it does set in. Just saying.

We should at least be able to switch out to a ghost costume imo.

Nestor · December 2

It is hard to do things while your dead. That is why you want to be alive.

Avran_Sylt · December 2

Nestor wrote: »

It is hard to do things while your dead. That is why you want to be alive.

Unfortunately, if I'm alive I apparently can't change my clothing either thanks to a crippling fear of changing in public. Ordained by the Nines.

BixenteN7Akantor wrote: »

I agree we should be able to change gear while dead, and I also raise this : Why can't we chat while dead ??

Because they want you to use a 3rd party system like Discord. And Divination is only performed by NPC's.

itsfatbass · December 2

If we can pull entire mounts out of our asses at any given time, we should certainly be able to change gear while dead. JS....