What are your Pet Peeves?

Demycilian

I could sum it up as: An underfunded & understaffed dev team.

AlMcFly

LadyLethalla wrote: »

Players running ahead to grab that node/chest etc.

YES! Especially when you're clearing the enemies protecting that node or chest, clearly trying to get at those items, and some scumbag lowlife player slowly tries inching close to try stealing those items from you while avoiding getting in combat. Total garbage.

robvs wrote: »

- Accidentally stealing items when trying to access a guild store.

Yes. Very annoying.

These are my additions:

• Wisps. I hate wisps. They are so annoying.
• NPCs who spam back to back roots when you're trying to just run througj ignoring them.
• Getting CC locked in PvP
• Root Immunity that fails to actually work.
• Getting directly hit by Cold Harbor Ballistas. Seriously, w.t.f. Max level tank and still get hit for 24k damage in a single shot.
• Dye colors that do not match when using the same color on two different pieces of the exact same motif. I'm looking at YOU shields...
• Being ESO broke.

CheepsNSalsa

I've been streaking in towns for 2 years, I'm not gonna stop now!

Oh, you meant the skill.

sirston

that they cut the content of the enforcer part of the thieving system

Tyrobag

People who put an S at the end of already plural words like Altmer, Bosmer, Dunmer, and Khajiit.

S1ipperyJim

Tyrobag wrote: »

People who put an S at the end of already plural words like Altmer, Bosmer, Dunmer, and Khajiit.

These are actually not plural words, since they refer to a singular race. You don't say (for example) "I don't like Martian" you say "I don't like Martians" (trying to avoid using real world nationalities like American/Americans here)

S1ipperyJim

How about that fricken guy in Riften who chases after you panting everytime you go there until you do his stupid quest

FlaviusVoyage

Individuals who take alchemy ingredients from nods and leave worms/crawlers behind. Or take the best items of chests and leave only garbage behind.

Tyrobag

S1ipperyJim wrote: »

Tyrobag wrote: »

People who put an S at the end of already plural words like Altmer, Bosmer, Dunmer, and Khajiit.

These are actually not plural words, since they refer to a singular race. You don't say (for example) "I don't like Martian" you say "I don't like Martians" (trying to avoid using real world nationalities like American/Americans here)

Maybe you don't understand: Martian is a singular noun, with a differently spelled plural form. Altmer, Bosmer, Dunmer, and Khajiit are both singular and plural; like Fish or Sheep.

Diabolus1989

- How my travelling merchant won't repair my gear.
- When bankers kick you out of the screen after a certain amount of time, even if you haven't been AFK
- When I'm on a stealth mission, and some other player gets detected and then runs in my direction, making me be detected.
- How most headgear looks stupid on my Khajiit.
- How easy it is to link items in chat by mistake
- When I think there's a butterfly next to me to harvest, but it's just my bear cub playing with one.

vrine

People who talk about politics/social issues in zone.

FlaviusVoyage

Tyrobag wrote: »

S1ipperyJim wrote: »

Tyrobag wrote: »

People who put an S at the end of already plural words like Altmer, Bosmer, Dunmer, and Khajiit.

These are actually not plural words, since they refer to a singular race. You don't say (for example) "I don't like Martian" you say "I don't like Martians" (trying to avoid using real world nationalities like American/Americans here)

Maybe you don't understand: Martian is a singular noun, with a differently spelled plural form. Altmer, Bosmer, Dunmer, and Khajiit are both singular and plural; like Fish or Sheep.

That is interesting. The book "The Infernal City: An Elder Scrolls Novel" used a different plural form. Just as a reference I will quote a passage on page number 44 that says: "She stopped with her foot on the door of the ante-chamber, just noticing the men there, four of them - an Imperial with a knobby nose, an orc with dark green hide and low, brushy brows, and two Bosmeri who might have been twins with their fine, narrow faces."

VvardeFellow

That I can't have clothes like many of the NPC's, like the gorgeous Dayna the banker in Vivec.

ProfesseurFreder

Being attacked by bandits or creatures that you can't see -- because the graphics haven't loaded yet!

It's frustrating enough being killed in the normal way, but it's ten times worse when you're killed by something that you can't strike back at, BECAUSE YOU CAN'T BLOODY WELL **SEE** IT!!!! GAAAAAQHHHH!

(can you tell this happened to me today?)

coop500

In one quest I did yesterday, a orc said Khajiiti to refer to numerous khajiit.

AlMcFly

How about this one:

While trespassing, you start seeing that dreaded red 999+ in your top-right corner. Of course your game crashes. After logging back in, you're dead, obviously killed by a guard during the lag.

^ Seems appropriate for the current state of our servers.

FlaviusVoyage

coop500 wrote: »

In one quest I did yesterday, a orc said Khajiiti to refer to numerous khajiit.

Yeah, I tend to think that the plural form the game adopted is Altmeri, Bosmeri, Dunmeri, and Khajiiti. Unless they are referring to an entire race as a whole and not numerous individuals. The entire race would be Altmer, Bosmer, Dunmer, and Khajiit.

Jitterbug

Aldemeri

Orjix

Argonians that are not slaves

FlaviusVoyage

In the book "Varieties of Faith in Tamriel: The High Elves" I found this passage: "Most Altmeri and Bosmeri claim direct descent from Auri-El. In his only known moment of weakness, he agreed to take his part in the creation of the mortal plane, that act which forever sundered the Elves from the spirit worlds of eternity."

AlMcFly

FlaviusVoyage wrote: »

In the book "Varieties of Faith in Tamriel: The High Elves" I found this passage: "Most Altmeri and Bosmeri claim direct descent from Auri-El. In his only known moment of weakness, he agreed to take his part in the creation of the mortal plane, that act which forever sundered the Elves from the spirit worlds of eternity."

Here's a pet peeve: people who hold a very long side-conversation within a thread whose topic has nothing to do with their conversation. Most people would consider this an "attempt to derail" a current topic, and is obnoxious.

Your conversation, although stimulating, might be better moved to the Lore section of these forums, instead of hijacking poor OP's question.

thedude33

ParaNostram wrote: »

The whole concept of "meta" or "best in slot". I'm in it for the fun and unconventional builds.

Truth

thedude33

Betheny wrote: »

Stupid people.

Dunning Kreuger. People pointing out the stupidity of other people when in fact they don't realize they are in fact one of those people.

Do a survey of drivers and ask them to rate their driving ability compared to others ....above average, below average, or average.

70%+ will say they are above average. Which is impossible.

thedude33

vrine wrote: »

People who talk about politics/social issues in zone.

Agree 1000% ...and then start giving advice .

AlMcFly

thedude33 wrote: »

Do a survey of drivers and ask them to rate their driving ability compared to others ....above average, below average, or average.

70%+ will say they are above average. Which is impossible.

People in general are notoriously biased and bad at gauging "averages". There was a famous poll conducted on a popular dating website that asked women to rate the appearance of men. The results showed that women thought 80% of men were "below-average" attractiveness, which is a mathematical impossibility. (aka: their concept of what's considered "average" is vastly wrong.)

FlaviusVoyage

AlMcFly wrote: »

FlaviusVoyage wrote: »

In the book "Varieties of Faith in Tamriel: The High Elves" I found this passage: "Most Altmeri and Bosmeri claim direct descent from Auri-El. In his only known moment of weakness, he agreed to take his part in the creation of the mortal plane, that act which forever sundered the Elves from the spirit worlds of eternity."

Here's a pet peeve: people who hold a very long side-conversation within a thread whose topic has nothing to do with their conversation. Most people would consider this an "attempt to derail" a current topic, and is obnoxious.

Your conversation, although stimulating, might be better moved to the Lore section of these forums, instead of hijacking poor OP's question.

Some of mine:

People who think that a few sentences referencing another pet peeve is a very long side conversation
Limited transmogrification for weapons and armors (Imperial and Morag Tong only)
My sorcerer cannot unsummon her Daedric familiars
The weird and unnatural swimming animation

FlaviusVoyage

Monster trophies being way too random.

TrinityBreaker

When Cheeseblades try to gank me and fail, they proceed to say Im cheese

AlMcFly

FlaviusVoyage wrote: »

People who think that a few sentences referencing another pet peeve is a very long side conversation

Ok, that's fair. Let's analyze these "few sentences":

Tyrobag wrote: »

People who put an S at the end of already plural words like Altmer, Bosmer, Dunmer, and Khajiit.

S1ipperyJim wrote: »

These are actually not plural words, since they refer to a singular race. You don't say (for example) "I don't like Martian" you say "I don't like Martians" (trying to avoid using real world nationalities like American/Americans here)

Tyrobag wrote: »

Maybe you don't understand: Martian is a singular noun, with a differently spelled plural form. Altmer, Bosmer, Dunmer, and Khajiit are both singular and plural; like Fish or Sheep.

FlaviusVoyage wrote: »

[That is interesting. The book "The Infernal City: An Elder Scrolls Novel" used a different plural form. Just as a reference I will quote a passage on page number 44 that says: "She stopped with her foot on the door of the ante-chamber, just noticing the men there, four of them - an Imperial with a knobby nose, an orc with dark green hide and low, brushy brows, and two Bosmeri who might have been twins with their fine, narrow faces."

coop500 wrote: »

In one quest I did yesterday, a orc said Khajiiti to refer to numerous khajiit.

FlaviusVoyage wrote: »

Yeah, I tend to think that the plural form the game adopted is Altmeri, Bosmeri, Dunmeri, and Khajiiti. Unless they are referring to an entire race as a whole and not numerous individuals. The entire race would be Altmer, Bosmer, Dunmer, and Khajiit.

Jitterbug wrote: »

Aldemeri

FlaviusVoyage wrote: »

In the book "Varieties of Faith in Tamriel: The High Elves" I found this passage: "Most Altmeri and Bosmeri claim direct descent from Auri-El. In his only known moment of weakness, he agreed to take his part in the creation of the mortal plane, that act which forever sundered the Elves from the spirit worlds of eternity."

@FlaviusVoyage I'm not trying to be a d*ck, but your conversation consisting of only a "few sentences" are longer than some entire threads. And now I'm starting to derail the convo myself so I'll stop.

While you personally only contributed a few points, the conversation itself as a whole is a derail.

FlaviusVoyage

Yes, I agree that I contributed only to a few points since only 3 out of 8 posts are mine. But it is not "mine" conversation and I shouldn't be singled out. I am also done with this discussion to avoid animosity and to keep this nice thread going.