What are the people doing emotes in Outlaw Refuges up to?

runagate

Anyone noticed since TG DLC dropped that you'll often run into people just hanging out in Outlaw Refuges in out of the way places? Usually singly, but sometimes in pairs.

They're not aft, because when you go near then them do emotes or slow-walk around.

I'd guess they were doing some sort of RP except that they are usually by themselves, and sometimes for startlingly long periods of time.

Anyone know what they're up to?

Elijah_Crow

Waiting for their bounties to go away?

Nestor

Wonder if they are left over bots from before the Troves were nerfed?

Tryxus

Plotting their biggest heist: the theft of

Nestor

Elijah_Crow wrote: »

Waiting for their bounties to go away?

I have done that. But I am hiding in an out of the way place, and not moving around. I got the passive that speeds up the reduction, and it helps if I am caught taking something. Now its just 3 minutes and I am on my way.

runagate

That certainly could be. If that's the case we should tell them they don't actually have to be logged in for 3 hours, they can just log off!

Their placement makes me think that's not what they're doing, though.

What's the town in the middle of a swamp with alligators on the edge? There was a guy just standing off to the side of the moneylender, almost hidden by the large amount of other stuff along that wall, just watching people go about their business every time I popped in to fence things. If you didn't mouse over him you'd assume he was an NPC.

I've seen this in a bunch of different towns. It's interesting, whatever it is.

UrQuan

Tryxus wrote: »

Plotting their biggest heist: the theft of

I love how King Emeric's nosehair is apparently so strong that it takes a hammer and saw to trim... I don't even want to know how the hammer comes into it.

Callous2208

There are a good many rp events in those places on pc na. You would know if it was that though due to all the rp chatter. What you're seeing is a bit odd, to say the least.

Volkodav

Tryxus wrote: »

Plotting their biggest heist: the theft of

Ahahaha!!

Nestor

runagate wrote: »

That certainly could be. If that's the case we should tell them they don't actually have to be logged in for 3 hours, they can just log off!

Their placement makes me think that's not what they're doing, though.

What's the town in the middle of a swamp with alligators on the edge? There was a guy just standing off to the side of the moneylender, almost hidden by the large amount of other stuff along that wall, just watching people go about their business every time I popped in to fence things. If you didn't mouse over him you'd assume he was an NPC.

I've seen this in a bunch of different towns. It's interesting, whatever it is.

Stormhold in Shadowfen.

One thing it might be is, if they are standing in a place that is not considered a safe area of town, they could be players that have logged off the game, but also forced the log off so their characters are left behind. I am not sure how long they stay persistent, and for sure, they are not moving around as no one is controlling them.

Korah_Eaglecry

Tryxus wrote: »

Plotting their biggest heist: the theft of

My god that man must have some serious nose hair issues if he needs to use a hammer and saw.

rotaugen454

I wanted to make an Argonian Nightblade called Peeps-in-windows who does nothing put sneak around towns and looks in windows. Or maybe an orc named Creepy-Uncle who runs around in his underwear and sits behind bushes and watches the players. Most of the time I just run around questing, but occasionally I like to pull out the stranger emotes, especially if a town is crowded. Its a constant dance party in some towns, with everyone firing off the biggest effects or emotes they have.

Krist

I kind of get what you mean. Every time I hang out in out of the way places in Outlaw Refuges someone comes along and stares at me and just watches me. I usually try and scare them away by doing emotes and walking around slowly, but it does not always work.



(*snickers* I could not help it, sorry)

runagate

rotaugen454 wrote: »

I wanted to make an Argonian Nightblade called Peeps-in-windows who does nothing put sneak around towns and looks in windows. Or maybe an orc named Creepy-Uncle who runs around in his underwear and sits behind bushes and watches the players. Most of the time I just run around questing, but occasionally I like to pull out the stranger emotes, especially if a town is crowded. Its a constant dance party in some towns, with everyone firing off the biggest effects or emotes they have.

That's awesome!

Like that one lurking NPC that's eternally behind a artistic screen on the second floor of some AD quest place we've all seen and wondered wtf they're doing.

Certainly I agree that if you're not spending part of your time baffling strangers then you don't understand how to play an MMO.

Cryptical

runagate wrote: »

Like that one lurking NPC that's eternally behind a artistic screen on the second floor of some AD quest place we've all seen and wondered wtf they're doing.

Isn't he labeled as one of the queen's eyes? So he would be peeking through the gap in the screen at whatever the seated person is doing with that book?

TheValkyn

@Nestor

They are probably hanging out with their guild or waiting for bounties to drop off. Heaven forbid they have fun.

starlizard70ub17_ESO

Some guilds have auctions in the evening, and if you want to bid on things in the auction, there's no way you can actually play while bidding.

Rylana

They are ERPing, and no youre not invited.


Someone had to say it >_>

runagate

I'm the GM of ERPvPvERP, colloquially called "PERV." Largest all-nude events in Cyrodiil.

bedlom

Enjoying the game, I wish more players hang out talking and emote-ing in these games like they used too.

Now in mmo's all I see is players darting around like there gonna die tomorrow, or there just standing like a zombie (even if I go afk I will leave my toon in a emote to give him m the game abit of life)
That's what makes ffxiv a great mmo imo, its community is mainly players who think n play like that still.

DragonRacer

My guess would be maybe they're just being silly/fooling around? I know sometimes that when I see folks dancing around, drinking, playing music, or generally being goofy, I'll walk up and join the emote fun for a bit before wandering off.

There have also been times where I will go find a quiet, out-of-the-way corner and put my "drinking from flagon" emote on. I generally do this when I need to pop away for a few minutes to use the facilities, refill a drink, or feed the dogs/let them out for a potty break. My thinking is that if my character is emoting, the game won't auto log me off.

I have no idea if that actually WORKS to prevent an auto log off, but so far every time I come back my character is still standing around with a beer mug in hand.

rotaugen454

During beta, I stood in front of the fire near the blacksmith in Vulkel Guard strumming an instrument. Went to get a drink, came back, and found two others joined me with drum and flute. I've even seen as many as twenty people playing instruments and dancing outside a dungeon entrance like that was the party spot to be. Since it was an out of the way dungeon, I figured it must have been a RP guild.

runagate

Not necessarily. Spontaneous music parties can easily break out amongst the most hardened PvPers.

I recall in beta being in some bugged dungeon where the boss wouldn't spawn and something like 45 people were having a party, watching as each new person ran into the room and stopped in utter confusion, and gradually realized their goal was not to be attained on that day and joined in the party.

rotaugen454

runagate wrote: »

Not necessarily. Spontaneous music parties can easily break out amongst the most hardened PvPers.

I recall in beta being in some bugged dungeon where the boss wouldn't spawn and something like 45 people were having a party, watching as each new person ran into the room and stopped in utter confusion, and gradually realized their goal was not to be attained on that day and joined in the party.

Sounds like the Estre last fight in Auridon during beta. Saw a huge group of people doing that.