What is the pickpocketing etiquette?

Jade1986

Pick-pick-pick

SydneyGrey wrote: »

Blade-of-Woeing someone that another player is pickpocketing is just crappy, and akin to leaving a single lockpick in a treasure chest.

This. I have had people run up to the person im trying to pickpocket and stab them right off the back. Smurfing sociopaths.

paulsimonps

Pick-pick-pick

I pick until everything is gone cause if there are those crafting style items there can be more than 3 if you keep picking, I kill them after though, I also kill them if I fail rather than wait, and if someone comes up to my mark I will kill the mark instead.

Dracindo

The proper pickpocketing etiquette is quite simple, young man.

Just slide your hand into one man's pocket, grab hold of something, and don't forget to put your pinky up.

Example:

RoyalPink06

Pick-pick-stab

pick-pick-stab for me if there is no one else around. If there is another player politely waiting in line to pick, then I pick-pick-pick and move on so that someone else gets a chance to pick.

If you jump in and poach my mark while I'm in the middle of it, then I insta-stab out of spite. WAIT YOUR TURN OR MOVE ON TO ANOTHER MARK people. Poaching is so rude. I use the "Move away from me" emote as a fair warning.

DeadlyRecluse

Pick-pick-stab

pick-pick-stab, or just pick-stab if it's not in vvardenfell. Gotta keep it pushin'

paulsimonps

Pick-pick-pick

RoyalPink06 wrote: »

pick-pick-stab for me if there is no one else around. If there is another player politely waiting in line to pick, then I pick-pick-pick and move on so that someone else gets a chance to pick.

If you jump in and poach my mark while I'm in the middle of it, then I insta-stab out of spite. WAIT YOUR TURN OR MOVE ON TO ANOTHER MARK people. Poaching is so rude. I use the "Move away from me" emote as a fair warning.

@RoyalPink06 You do know that if you pick 3 times its gonna show the target as empty for everyone else right? The loot is not personal, its instanced. Everyone shares the NPCs. So if you pick an NPC clean, then no one else can until it resets.

RoyalPink06

Pick-pick-stab

paulsimonps wrote: »

RoyalPink06 wrote: »

pick-pick-stab for me if there is no one else around. If there is another player politely waiting in line to pick, then I pick-pick-pick and move on so that someone else gets a chance to pick.

If you jump in and poach my mark while I'm in the middle of it, then I insta-stab out of spite. WAIT YOUR TURN OR MOVE ON TO ANOTHER MARK people. Poaching is so rude. I use the "Move away from me" emote as a fair warning.

@RoyalPink06 You do know that if you pick 3 times its gonna show the target as empty for everyone else right? The loot is not personal, its instanced. Everyone shares the NPCs. So if you pick an NPC clean, then no one else can until it resets.

Not sure how true that is, or if its different for PS4. I've been able to get 3 items from an NPC someone was just pickpocketing. I've heard conflicting reports about this.

LMar

Patrus wrote: »

LMar wrote: »

Remember, if you group you all share the loot. So if you are in the same farming loop, then just group up and everyone benefits. No need to run and scramble over one another.

You don't need to be in group. If you allready have picked the npc one time and then another Player stabs, you have the loot too.

That's True but if you are in the same loop you might not be as fast as the other person so you might miss on an NPC. If you are in a group you can loot the body even if you turn up late to the party

Tr4gicDe4th

Pick-pick-stab

Pick pick stab; the stab is the same as a 3rd pick because i have received motifs from stabs

Metal10957

Pick-pick-stab

At least there is a reason to pickpocket now.

bebynnag

Etiquette is how the man keeps us in line

pick pick stab os the aim, but on a new toon just try your best not to drag the guard towards other players when your detected!

IcyDeadPeople

Stab on the first try, I just like ruining people's day

Certainly not trying to ruin anyone's day, but I don't have the patience for picking pockets. I prefer just to kill the NPCs. Bounty is high enough that it is essentially permanent at this point anyways.

rhapsodious

Pick-pick-stab

Pick twice then stab. Let the other guy get his pick in if he meanders up.

And if I get caught and the target turns aggressive, drag them behind a corner to kill. I hate when I'm pickpocketing and someone makes all the NPCs I was gonna get to next flip out and run away.

Rouven

How did you even see me? I was crouching!

I mostly pick-pick-stab because you get the chance of the tainted blood style ingredient.

If it's a cluster of NPC's I sometimes only pick-pick-pick because I don't want to get caught.

I stay away from other ... entrepreneurs, although they are hard to see because they are crouching just like me.

Now you see me, now you don't!

Ceridwynne

Pick-pick-stab

When I am running my loop by myself I pick-pick-stab, that way I can keep making my circle until I run out of bag space. If I see that other people are pick pocketing I try to get one pick in and wait for them to kill the mark.

theher0not

Pick-pick-pick

I like to do some light roleplaying when I play ESO.

My characters are not evil so they usally avoid killing innocents. So I go pick-pick-pick against normal civilians and pick-pick-stab against NPCs I dislike (mainly arrogant nobles, But also that dunmer behind the cart in Mournhold).


I really wish their loot would respawn even if we don't kill them (but with the same respawn timer as if the NPC had been killed) so people would have a reason not to kill other than roleplaying.

dsalter

Pick-pick-stab

isnt it pick-pick-pick -stab? so that its empty then killed for respawn?

Vimora

Deheart wrote: »

Honestly, I tend to never even consider killing when pick pocketing. Usually it is harder to kill a "friendly" npc without getting bounties for me than it is to pick pocket them.

U ever heard about the Dark B-hood, friend? They are handing out pretty neato daggers.

Malacthulhu

SantieClaws wrote: »

If you have to ask the questions then perhaps you are not of enough importance to have obtained and read the charters of the Thieves Guild yes? Or perhaps you should read them more carefully.

You do not steal from another pocket technician - the preferred term in our line of business - that includes any hapless pocket walkers they have their eyes on already.

You do not get in the way of, or impede, another pocket technician in their work - killing when another has their eye on the prize is included in this.

You do not do anything that would alert the guards to the work of another pocket technician.

You do not summon your fence in the face of another pocket technician.

Honour among pocket technicians is most important. Respect your fellow professionals as you go about your work and we will all prosper as a result.

Yours with paws
Santie Claws

Not all groups thieves abide by the charter of the Thieves Guild and have formed their own society of thieves and cut throats whose rules superceed those of the Dark Brotherhood and Thieves Guild.

OutLaw_Nynx

Pick-pick-stab

I tend to lurk around if I see someone else is hunting an NPC. A couple times we've taken turns killing the NPC to get stuff.

zaria

Stab on the first try, I just like ruining people's day

Recremen wrote: »

Honestly I'm not sure. I've heard that pick-pick-stab makes their inventory spawn faster, but who knows. I just wish there wasn't so much dependence on stealing, like how it's the only way to get the new motifs. Q_Q I have to exit roleplay mode and do things my character wouldn't all so I can learn new motifs. It's dreadful. Though the systems itself is well-designed and enjoyable.

If you kill the inventory will respawn with NPC. if not i'm not sure if respawn time. However an zone load like the thief guild always is will reset npc inventory, it also reset containers.

Deheart wrote: »

Honestly, I tend to never even consider killing when pick pocketing. Usually it is harder to kill a "friendly" npc without getting bounties for me than it is to pick pocket them.

As I understand its easier to kill the npc rater than pickpocket the 3rd time, this also depend on npc class, drunks would be easier to pickpocket. However other npc has an easier time noticing you stabbing, and the bounty is higher.

Vimora

zaria wrote: »

Recremen wrote: »

Honestly I'm not sure. I've heard that pick-pick-stab makes their inventory spawn faster, but who knows. I just wish there wasn't so much dependence on stealing, like how it's the only way to get the new motifs. Q_Q I have to exit roleplay mode and do things my character wouldn't all so I can learn new motifs. It's dreadful. Though the systems itself is well-designed and enjoyable.

If you kill the inventory will respawn with NPC. if not i'm not sure if respawn time. However an zone load like the thief guild always is will reset npc inventory, it also reset containers.

Deheart wrote: »

Honestly, I tend to never even consider killing when pick pocketing. Usually it is harder to kill a "friendly" npc without getting bounties for me than it is to pick pocket them.

As I understand its easier to kill the npc rater than pickpocket the 3rd time, this also depend on npc class, drunks would be easier to pickpocket. However other npc has an easier time noticing you stabbing, and the bounty is higher.

It's not about that. If you kill, you are able to see when the pockets got refilled simply by seeing that it respawned. If you leave them up, how do you know when they have items to pick again?

Kartalin

Pick-pick-stab

When you mentioned pickpocketing etiquette I thought it would be about when one player is crouched behind an npc you don't also get in there and try to pickpocket. I've seen players try to do it to me, but I kill the npc immediately even if I'm not done because *** that noise.

vacantdoll

Depends, if I am alone I pick, pick, stab. If more people join, I pick, pick, wait to stab if no one else does it. If they're still hanging around the npc I would pick third and move on somewhere else.

There's been a lot of times where I was alone and would pick once and out of nowhere someone stabs the npc. lol

Biro123

Hmm, pickpocketing and Ettiquette..:

"Excuse me, my good man - would you mind awfully if I just took these few pieces of gold from your pocket?"

"No, not at all! Please, be my guest. Of course, you do know that I will have to call the watch?"

"Absolutely. In fact, I'd think less of you if you didn't. Of course, you'll give me the obligatory 2 second head-start?"

"Of course! Fair's fair! Everyone has to make a living, after-all"

"Right. All done. Pleasure doing business with you."

"And you, Sir..... 1........2........ Help! I've been Robbed!!"..

Nestor

Wow, I never kill the NPCs. Its enough that I am rifling through their pockets pulling out random shinys in pursuit of an elusive motif chapter. No need to kill them.

Cyn_v84

This one goes pick-pick-pick and does not bother another exquisite sneak thief who already has his nose in a target's pocket.
And yes, Khajiit gets frustrated when someone else comes along to pick the same target and then stabs him/her!

FluffyReachWitch

Pick-pick-pick

I wish I read the post itself before voting. I finish picking their pockets without resorting to stabbing, but I don't get in someone else's way when they're already stealing.

Rouven

Nestor wrote: »

Wow, I never kill the NPCs. Its enough that I am rifling through their pockets pulling out random shinys in pursuit of an elusive motif chapter. No need to kill them.

You are just giving them a break, they are having fun in the respawn-cafeteria until they have to do their menial open world task again.

Really you are doing them a favour.

zaria

Stab on the first try, I just like ruining people's day

Biro123 wrote: »

Hmm, pickpocketing and Ettiquette..:

"Excuse me, my good man - would you mind awfully if I just took these few pieces of gold from your pocket?"

"No, not at all! Please, be my guest. Of course, you do know that I will have to call the watch?"

"Absolutely. In fact, I'd think less of you if you didn't. Of course, you'll give me the obligatory 2 second head-start?"

"Of course! Fair's fair! Everyone has to make a living, after-all"

"Right. All done. Pleasure doing business with you."

"And you, Sir..... 1........2........ Help! I've been Robbed!!"..

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