They're a container. I don't think I've ever seen a container stack in this game. Stop hoarding them and just rip em open if you're having inventory issues.

Juju_beans wrote: »

Containers don't stack. Why aren't you opening them ?

Because I am playing and killing monsters and daedra ^^ ✌️

even if Plunder Skulls could stack you'd still fill up your inventory with other items monsters drop.

better to Deconstruct, Consume, Bank, and Sell items whenever necessary regardless

Imagine if a specific Container type (like Plunder Skulls) had anywhere from 3 to 5 random items contained within.

If the game checked to see if the player had enough open inventory slots (the way Dig Sites do before you can Excavate) then those Container items would no longer need to store the actual items inside when opened and partially looted, as everything could be automatically looted when opened.

Because Containers in this instance no longer store the items inside, they're no longer unique items, and thus can be stacked in the inventory. Think of this kind of Container item as a generic ticket you redeem, rather than an individual bag you take things out of.


If I recall correctly, there already is a mechanic just like this in the game — when you fillet a fish, you have a chance to receive Perfect Roe in addition to the Fish ingredient itself. Rather than use each fish as a Container where you can partially loot it from the inventory, it can net you at most 2 items from 1 item, with one item being a random drop.

If this technology could be applied to Plunder Skulls, then perhaps we'd even be able to open them in bulk? At the very least, we'd be able to stack Plunder Skulls the way we can stack each kind of fish, despite the contents of each fish being potentially different from one another.

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In short, removing the inventory from Container items like these (by automatically looting everything when opened) means they would be able to be stacked in the inventory.

@ZOS_Kevin

The only reason I don’t open all of mine every day is because after I get 30 feathers for the crow quest, I want to save the rest for the next day so I don’t have to get as many then. I deal with any problems this causes in my inventory in other ways. And that’s only if I plan on doing the crow quest again during the festival.

Juju_beans wrote: »

Containers don't stack. Why aren't you opening them ?

That was my thought, why are they not being opened?

Techwolf_Lupindo wrote: »

Amottica wrote: »

Juju_beans wrote: »

Containers don't stack. Why aren't you opening them ?

That was my thought, why are they not being opened?

As another have said and I do the same thing:

The only reason I don’t open all of mine every day is because after I get 30 feathers for the crow quest, I want to save the rest for the next day so I don’t have to get as many then.

Multiple characters help with that.

We can expect nothing to change with this, as it has a minimal impact on gameplay. Sure, for some, it has a big impact for a very short period of time, which is why it has a minimal impact overall.