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Can't pay my bounty, so guards keep killing me?

Valn
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Is this intended? I have 0 coins in my inventory so I can't pay my bounty
  • nerevarine1138
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    Where? This sounds like it would be hilarious to watch.
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  • Dreamo84
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    Probably, did you think it would be that easy? Die once with no gold and remove Bounty?
    Dream it, wish it, do it... or something...
  • BigM
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    LOL
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  • dawnhawk
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    Leave town.

    Your bounty will decay over time - depending on how high it is at this point it may take a while. But it will decay while you are logged out as well.

    And I'm not sure what you mean by intended - is it intended that you are fugitive of the law that couldn't and/or wouldn't pay so they killed you? Yah probably. Granted I don't know alot of characters that run around with no money.
  • UrQuan
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    Why wouldn't that be the case? If you don't have any gold to pay your bounty, why would they erase it and let you walk around as a free man?
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  • Orihara_Izaya
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    Valn wrote: »
    Is this intended? I have 0 coins in my inventory so I can't pay my bounty

    Yes it is intended. What you should be doing is going to the Thieves guild/hidden fence place and using the banker to get gold to pay for your crimes. If you don't have gold in your bank the only way to escape your cycle is to go into Cyrodill where their is no justice system and chill for a while.

  • BBSooner
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    Hah awesome
  • Robbmrp
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    Valn wrote: »
    Is this intended? I have 0 coins in my inventory so I can't pay my bounty

    Go in constant stealth mode, steal everything you can when your not being seen and go fence it for cash. Then use the fence to pay off your bounty.
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  • Valn
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    Robbmrp wrote: »
    Valn wrote: »
    Is this intended? I have 0 coins in my inventory so I can't pay my bounty

    Go in constant stealth mode, steal everything you can when your not being seen and go fence it for cash. Then use the fence to pay off your bounty.

    too bad i have to wait till i can sell stuff again :P
  • jluceyub17_ESO
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    I thought being killed by guards reset the bounty?
  • Romo
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    I thought being killed by guards reset the bounty?

    only if they loot your body for the bounty money.
  • firstdecan
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    I had the same issue. I put all my gold in the bank (leaving zero in my inventory), and I didn't lose my bounty after the guards killed me. I just stealthed around them until I could pay off the bounty. Not a big deal, unless you need to get to the bank.

    It seemed easier to escape the guards when I tried this on PTS, maybe I just don't have my groove back.
  • BBSooner
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    I thought being killed by guards reset the bounty?

    Only if you have enough gold to pay the bounty on you at the time of death. They pull it off your corpse and call it a day. At least that's how I understand it.
    Edited by BBSooner on March 4, 2015 10:14PM
  • UrQuan
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    Valn wrote: »
    Robbmrp wrote: »
    Valn wrote: »
    Is this intended? I have 0 coins in my inventory so I can't pay my bounty

    Go in constant stealth mode, steal everything you can when your not being seen and go fence it for cash. Then use the fence to pay off your bounty.

    too bad i have to wait till i can sell stuff again :P
    OK, then go out into the wilderness and earn some gold the way you used to do pre-justice system. Come back to town when you have enough to pay off your bounty, or when you can sell items to the fence again, whichever comes up first.
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  • jluceyub17_ESO
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    Romo wrote: »
    I thought being killed by guards reset the bounty?

    only if they loot your body for the bounty money.

    Oh, apparently I lost a sizable amount of gold last night. I figured blood was enough [snip].

    Moderator Edit: Edited for Inappropriate Content.
    Edited by ZOS_AlexD on March 5, 2015 12:07AM
  • firstdecan
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    Romo wrote: »
    I thought being killed by guards reset the bounty?

    only if they loot your body for the bounty money.

    Oh, apparently I lost a sizable amount of gold last night. I figured blood was enough [snip].

    Moderator Edit: Edited for Inappropriate Content

    Hands up, don't rob me bro!
    Edited by ZOS_AlexD on March 5, 2015 12:09AM
  • Garkin
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    Mass Murderer achievement cost me over 45k gold today...
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  • Athas24
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    It is somewhat funny that after ur dead, the law still applies to u and you need to pay haha. I get why it is that way being a game and all but it's still funny. Talk about beating a dead horse! :no_mouth:
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  • UrQuan
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    Athas24 wrote: »
    It is somewhat funny that after ur dead, the law still applies to u and you need to pay haha. I get why it is that way being a game and all but it's still funny. Talk about beating a dead horse! :no_mouth:
    Well, the guards may have killed you, but your wanted poster has still been passed around, so the next time guards see you they're all like "Hey, there he is again! He must have faked his death the last time!" and so they go after you again...
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    Someone stole my sweetroll
  • curlyqloub14_ESO
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    Valn wrote: »
    Robbmrp wrote: »
    Valn wrote: »
    Is this intended? I have 0 coins in my inventory so I can't pay my bounty

    Go in constant stealth mode, steal everything you can when your not being seen and go fence it for cash. Then use the fence to pay off your bounty.

    too bad i have to wait till i can sell stuff again :P


    Uh, have you been to the Fence? Do you know what the concept of a Fence is? Bottom line: no, you do not have to wait to sell stuff. And if you'd been to the fence you'd know that you can even pay your bounty there.
    Edited by curlyqloub14_ESO on March 5, 2015 12:27AM
  • GreySix
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    Where? This sounds like it would be hilarious to watch.

    Was thinking the same thing. :D
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  • GreySix
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    firstdecan wrote: »
    Romo wrote: »
    I thought being killed by guards reset the bounty?

    only if they loot your body for the bounty money.

    Oh, apparently I lost a sizable amount of gold last night. I figured blood was enough [snip].

    Moderator Edit: Edited for Inappropriate Content

    Hands up, don't rob me bro!

    Since there's no LOL button...



    LOL
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  • Enemy-of-Coldharbour
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    It seams like being killed by the guards is a rather extreme punishment if your only crime is petty theft and B&E.
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  • sandalz
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    Make sure to deposit all gold into the bank before you start pickpocketing or going on a killing spree. The guards will take all your gold off your person when they kill you. Then, as someone else suggested, leave town after getting caught, and let the bounty decay.
  • UrQuan
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    Valn wrote: »
    Robbmrp wrote: »
    Valn wrote: »
    Is this intended? I have 0 coins in my inventory so I can't pay my bounty

    Go in constant stealth mode, steal everything you can when your not being seen and go fence it for cash. Then use the fence to pay off your bounty.

    too bad i have to wait till i can sell stuff again :P


    Uh, have you been to the Fence? Do you know what the concept of a Fence is? Bottom line: no, you do not have to wait to sell stuff. And if you'd been to the fence you'd know that you can even pay your bounty there.
    I don't think you understand what he's talking about when he says "I have to wait till I can sell stuff again." In 1.6 there is a maximum daily number of transactions you can make with a fence (which increases as you add skill points to the appropriate passive in the Legerdemain skill line). I'm pretty sure that he was saying that he's already sold his maximum daily items to the fence, and has to wait before he can sell more, which he needs to do in order to have money to pay off the bounty.
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  • Surfinginhawaii
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    Garkin wrote: »
    Mass Murderer achievement cost me over 45k gold today...

    Off topic, but @Garkin thank you for the great add-ons :) .
  • GreySix
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    cgipervert wrote: »
    It seams like being killed by the guards is a rather extreme punishment if your only crime is petty theft and B&E.

    Oblivion was like that.

    Was in a store and picked up an item that was on a counter, wanting to then purchase it. The store proprietor shouted that I was a thief, and two guards charge in to hack me to pieces before I could even drop the item.
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  • newtinmpls
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    Sure ... you were gonna pay for it.

    The guards have THAT story before
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  • Valn
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    Valn wrote: »
    Robbmrp wrote: »
    Valn wrote: »
    Is this intended? I have 0 coins in my inventory so I can't pay my bounty

    Go in constant stealth mode, steal everything you can when your not being seen and go fence it for cash. Then use the fence to pay off your bounty.

    too bad i have to wait till i can sell stuff again :P


    Uh, have you been to the Fence? Do you know what the concept of a Fence is? Bottom line: no, you do not have to wait to sell stuff. And if you'd been to the fence you'd know that you can even pay your bounty there.

    Uh, you do realize there's a daily limit on how much you can sell to the fence right? Bottom line: You do have to wait until you can sell stuff again. You are wrong.
    Edited by Valn on March 5, 2015 1:54AM
  • AssaultLemming
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    Valn wrote: »
    Robbmrp wrote: »
    Valn wrote: »
    Is this intended? I have 0 coins in my inventory so I can't pay my bounty

    Go in constant stealth mode, steal everything you can when your not being seen and go fence it for cash. Then use the fence to pay off your bounty.

    too bad i have to wait till i can sell stuff again :P


    Uh, have you been to the Fence? Do you know what the concept of a Fence is? Bottom line: no, you do not have to wait to sell stuff. And if you'd been to the fence you'd know that you can even pay your bounty there.

    Fences have a max limit oh super rude person.
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