Some kind of alternate to thieving and killing, a hero system or benefactor system?

Kesstryl

What I mean is the game rewards you for being a thief and a murderer, but there's no opposite system for those who want to play upstanding roles. Maybe there could be a system for giving to the homeless, or stopping NPC thieves from stealing, or escorting NPCs and stopping them from being murdered. Opportunity for new DLC, or just general improvement to balance the all the looting and killing.

SaRuZ

90% of the game is Hero-questing though.

Albino_Dunmer

As was said above, that is pretty much all of the base game. You are the Heroic vestige who saves all of Nirn from the clutches of Coldharbour and you are also the guy that slays horrible monsters plagueing the land, be they mer, man, beast-folk or an actual beast themselves.

zuto40

Albino_Dunmer wrote: »

As was said above, that is pretty much all of the base game. You are the Heroic vestige who saves all of Nirn from the clutches of Coldharbour and you are also the guy that slays horrible monsters plagueing the land, be they mer, man, beast-folk or an actual beast themselves.

im also the dude who get hunted by the guards for killing a chicken

KimberlyannKitsuragi

No one in Tamriel is ever 100% innocent, no matter how white their glow is

max_only

There's an achievement for giving to the homeless.

Brunoad

I so wish this game could be played without killing anything, or anyone. I very much enjoy games where you can truly roleplay the way you want. For example "Thief: the Dark Project" could be sneaked through the entire game where you did not even scratch anyone. I realize you can play a healer in ESO and avoid most killing, but not in the main quest.

Betsararie

Not necessary.

Your character helps far more people than most people will ever help in their lives through the various quests.

max_only

Actually someone did play this game without killing

https://www.reddit.com/r/elderscrollsonline/comments/4ib0bw/introducing_esos_first_nokill_vet/

Brunoad

max_only wrote: »

Actually someone did play this game without killing

https://www.reddit.com/r/elderscrollsonline/comments/4ib0bw/introducing_esos_first_nokill_vet/

Wow, i am SO impressed by this person.

TheShadowScout

Kesstryl wrote: »

What I mean is the game rewards you for being a thief and a murderer, but there's no opposite system for those who want to play upstanding roles. Maybe there could be a system for giving to the homeless, or stopping NPC thieves from stealing...

I had some small ideas on that matter in the latter part of my: https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/306759/additional-guild-ideas

But there -are- some "hero stuff" things in world. Random events where you can give gold to a beggar. Daily "heroic" quests to brave dwelves for some deeds, or tackle dark anchors. Quests to just craft some stuff!
Sure, it would be really nifty if you could have more choices... quests for fishing, quests for gathering, quests for singing songs in an inn or whatever...
Well, maybe someday...

I for one really would have wished they had thought of that "criminal vs upstanding" thing before TG and DB, and gave each DLC region a second, opposing, "honest" questline right from the start... but alas, paths not taken.

Personally I would also -love- it if they removed the thieves guild skill line from anyone who merely visited Abah's Landing, and only retained it for those who actually completed the TG introductionary quest. It really vexed me when my "honest" character got a "mandarory invitation they couldn't refuse" just because they went there for the skyshards...

AshTal

I think it would make sense to add something like this for the mages and fighters guilds.

Have instanced daily missions or a more heroic (less killer) based profession, Saving people and stopping evil summoners kinda thing.

Problem is I think ZOS are more interested in brand new content than improving on existing guilds.

unjulationb16_ESO

There are dailys ware you have to destroy 3 dolmans and the magician's guild do dailies, don't know if you get an achievement but ain't that the sort of thing your looking for ?

Gorgoneus

Such a stupid idea for MMO. This is NOT single player RPG - this is MMORPG, look for differences.

Rohamad_Ali

The White Knights of Nirn ?

STEVIL

one of my suggestions for a new DLC was a justice themed one.

PC would join "guild" of enforcers hunting down multi-faction criminal NPCs and organizations.

main quest about rooting out corruption within own guild tied to big bad other organizations/sect.
dailies of two types:
Escort caravan from a to b (then optionally b to c and c to d)
Go to location city and hunt down most wanted ABC.
Tougher "rescues and apprehend" missions (eq to heists and sacraments)

World boss "dens", delves etc.

Tomg999

I could never do "Conscientious Objector" mode, but that player who did is amazing.
I never minded killing in these cases where I feel I'm helping, but Dark Brotherhood really bothered me. I'm not a role player, but I had to create a new character and invent a backstory to make her bitter enough to be into killing innocents.
I guess that's off-topic a bit.
I do think a do-gooder group in an add-on would be really cool, especially if you had to get information to make moral choices about who to back - and you failed if you inadvertantly helped the bad guys.

Then you could be like Kwai Chang Caine, walking Nirn, having adventures helping people out.