Pickpocketing in quests doesn't work

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I've been doing the Wrothgar and Hew's Bane's questlines, and in both there was a quest step when I had to pickpocket a specific item to progress (key to the inn in Wrothgar, wedding invitation in Hew's Bane). Trouble is that those items did not drop - instead I pickpocketed random stolen loot until the mark's pockets were empty. Anyone else experienced that?
  • Khenarthi
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    Happened to me, the Hews Bane one required being in a specific spot (near the entrance to the kitchens) for a special interaction to come up, and for the Wrothgar one I worked around it by going further towards the city entrance and fighting some guys that were protecting a container. I'm guessing there are other options too in the Thieves Guild quest, like convincing an NPC or something. I do agree it's unpleasant to go through a pickpocketing risk for some random item, and not the quest item one expects.
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  • Czeri
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    Yeah, luckily in both these quests there was an alternative way of acquiring the McGuffin. I still hate the fact the pickpocket option doesn't actually work, though.
  • Ignotus
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    I guess this is still broken. I just tried to pickpocket the wedding invitation from Lord Wallavir in Abah's Landing and I only received random junk. I /bugged it.
  • Ayantir
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    I also have this issue, pickpocketted lord wallavir a hundred times, never had this invitation..
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  • kendellking_chaosb14_ESO
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    Holy *** I thought it was just my bad luck with the RNG in this game as always I tried for two hours to pickpocket that guy in Hew Bane waiting ten minutes for the reset. I just gave up on it.
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  • Panzyfaust
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    I hate to bump but I can confirm that, at least for the Forever Hold Your Peace quest in Abah's Landing, this is still broken. I have emptied Lord Wallavir's pockets four times (you can reset his inventory quickly just by entering and exiting a building) and not received the invitation. Unless the invitation is just considered a random item with the same random drop roll (which would be dumb, frankly), it seems he doesn't have it at all.
    Edited by Panzyfaust on September 26, 2016 10:22PM
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  • Nestor
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    I could never get this guy into a good position to steal from, so I just went and got the alternative Invitation. Glad I never tried to pick his pocket.
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  • Bouldercleave
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    The alternative way is explained the quest description. You go into a person's house and steal the invitation from her bedside. There should also be an indicator on your map for where the woman's house is located while you have the quest active.

    This is the ONLY way I got it to advance. Never did pickpocket it.
    Edited by Bouldercleave on September 26, 2016 10:37PM
  • Lumenn
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    Same. Picked his pockets clean and never got the invite, so went and stole it from the house. Figured I'd missed some instructions somewhere.
  • Kram8ion
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    yeh the pick pocked mechanic is broken imo so after i got blade of woe i just stabbed everyone and havent picked a picket since :#
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  • Destyran
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    Yep everytime. Donno how to get it i had to break in to another place for wedding invitation
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