cenkiss2331eb17_ESO wrote: »Bumping my thread since i think this is important and i did not get an answer yet.
First of all, the merchants have a title for their job. If you mouse over a blacksmith it will say blacksmith under his name. You don't need to be all that close to see it.
Secondly, I setup my health bars so I could more easily see who is an NPC and who is a player. I've enabled friendly NPC healthbars and left player healthbars at when injured. That way, when I go into a crowded merchant area or bank, the only people with healthbars above their heads are the NPCs I need to interact with.