"You saved Glenumbra?" ...can we please not?

Minyassa · February 2018

Of all the annoying NPC dialogue, this one annoys me the worst because it assumes something about my character's behavior, i.e. it paints me as a braggart. Obviously she wouldn't be responding that way unless someone told her that I saved Glenumbra, and since there are no other NPCs about talking to her, that someone is insinuated to be me. Ugh, I just dislike this one. Reminds me of the TV Trope "Stupidity Is The Only Option", which we have in this game in several places, too, but more like "obnoxiousness is the only option."

Hmph.

starkerealm · February 2018

"Remember, no one will know who you are, once you step through that portal."

*Steps Through*

On Stros M'Kai: "THANK YOU FOR SAVING THE HIST, MY HATCHLINGS LIVE BECAUSE OF YOU!!!!"

RubyWarfare · February 2018

Even if they do not know who you are, they can still be annoying. "ANYONE KNOW WHO THAT HERO IS? I'D LIKE TO BUY THAT HERO AN ALE!!!"

starkerealm · February 2018

RubyWarfare wrote: »

Even if they do not know who you are, they can still be annoying. "ANYONE KNOW WHO THAT HERO IS? I'D LIKE TO BUY THAT HERO AN ALE!!!"

Remember when the Baelborne child dialog would blare across Daggerfall whenever anyone ran the quest? Leading to the immortal, "I'D LIKE TO BUY THAT HERO THE BAELBORNE CHILD!"

RubyWarfare · February 2018

starkerealm wrote: »

RubyWarfare wrote: »

Even if they do not know who you are, they can still be annoying. "ANYONE KNOW WHO THAT HERO IS? I'D LIKE TO BUY THAT HERO AN ALE!!!"

Remember when the Baelborne child dialog would blare across Daggerfall whenever anyone ran the quest? Leading to the immortal, "I'D LIKE TO BUY THAT HERO THE BAELBORNE CHILD!"

Relatively new to the game, so I do not remember that. That sounds both hilarious and annoying at the same time.

Goshua · February 2018

Would like the option to shut NPC's up unless i'm interacting with them. I don't need to hear constant and repetitious noise to reassure me I'm not alone.

DoctorESO · February 2018

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starkerealm · February 2018

*Sneaking around pickpocking people in Vulkhel Guard/Davon's Watch/Daggerfall.*

"DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU!?"

[Detected]

monktoasty · February 2018

I think yer reading to much into it. Just because Noone is around that npc right now doesn't mean someone didn't tell her at some point

Nestor · February 2018

One of the consistant complaints about games in the TES series was not having your accomplishments recognized. So, this game does that very well. And now we have people complaining about that.

Minyassa · February 2018

The way she says it, it sounds like a direct response, where she puts the emphasis. It's the inflection people use when they're repeating something as they mull it over. So either they're implying the character just told her, or she's got a really awkward way of speaking.

Runefang · February 2018

Really?

Everstorm · February 2018

Nestor wrote: »

One of the consistant complaints about games in the TES series was not having your accomplishments recognized. So, this game does that very well. And now we have people complaining about that.

Yeah, and even if you don't like it I can't understand how you can be so annoyed by it. Just tune it out.

Sixty5 · February 2018

I like it.

Makes me feel like my character is a famous hero

Goshua · February 2018

@Sixty5 ..until you look around and realise hero is now just a generic and over used term used by NPC's to describe an anemic nerdic race aka Online Gamers.

WhitePawPrints · February 2018

Nestor wrote: »

One of the consistant complaints about games in the TES series was not having your accomplishments recognized. So, this game does that very well. And now we have people complaining about that.

The recognition kind of fades after hearing the phrases a hundred times. The issue is it that their is an obvious lack of progression, that characters are stuck in a time loop just saying that they’ll buy me a beer to the same other NPC without ever actually doing it.

Fallout had a recognition system where characters would randomly come up to you and give you random crap. Usually junk that you’d in you junk shot gun and shoot it back at them but it was still better recognition thang an NPC standing in the same spot, waiting for you to walk by to say “I’d like to buy that hero a beer”

Sixty5 · February 2018

I like it.

Makes me feel like my character is a famous hero

Goshua wrote: »

@Sixty5 ..until you look around and realise hero is now just a generic and over used term used by NPC's to describe an anemic nerdic race aka Online Gamers.

Excuse you.

Magdalina · February 2018

Um...admittedly I don't even remember this particular line but I always assumed that whenever an npc says "omg you saved X/defeated Y" that's just rumours going around. I mean I imagine the people I supposedly saved wouldn't keep silent and given we're the godmode op hero of whole Tamriel it makes sense we'd be recognized at some point(shame they won't give us discounts to go with that lol). I'd be fine with it not being mentioned though, doesn't bother me either way. I think you're reading a little bit too much into the intonation there, poor woman probably is just reciting a rumour she heard.

MW2K · February 2018

Goshua wrote: »

Would like the option to shut NPC's up unless i'm interacting with them. I don't need to hear constant and repetitious noise to reassure me I'm not alone.

Zenimax fixed the long-winded banker in Daggerfall, so nothing's impossible.

IZZEFlameLash · February 2018

"You are the one who saved the queen, eh? You don't look that special." Heard this when there was still vet levels and Cadwell's was important from an Altmer NPC in Pact (not really but more than currently). My immersion was instantly broken.

SantieClaws · February 2018

Khajiit still waits patiently for that ale.

And waits ....

Less patiently now though yes.

Yours with paws
Santie Claws

leeux · February 2018

What surprises me is that NPCs remembers things that I have personally completely forgotten

I was wandering about the other day and some random NPC said something to my character that I never heard before, and I was like "The what?!" lol

It was something referring to a random quest I completed ages upon ages ago that I never ever heard referenced.

EDIT: I wish I could remember the quote... it was actually quite funny

Asardes · February 2018

Remember, IRL there are plenty of people, who question thoroughly documented events and sometimes harass the heroes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_landing_conspiracy_theories

starkerealm · February 2018

RubyWarfare wrote: »

starkerealm wrote: »

RubyWarfare wrote: »

Even if they do not know who you are, they can still be annoying. "ANYONE KNOW WHO THAT HERO IS? I'D LIKE TO BUY THAT HERO AN ALE!!!"

Remember when the Baelborne child dialog would blare across Daggerfall whenever anyone ran the quest? Leading to the immortal, "I'D LIKE TO BUY THAT HERO THE BAELBORNE CHILD!"

Relatively new to the game, so I do not remember that. That sounds both hilarious and annoying at the same time.

Well, another one you missed as a glitch where the guardians in Glenumbra would speak in German. That was kinda bizarre and trippy until it was fixed.

leeux · February 2018

starkerealm wrote: »

RubyWarfare wrote: »

starkerealm wrote: »

RubyWarfare wrote: »

Even if they do not know who you are, they can still be annoying. "ANYONE KNOW WHO THAT HERO IS? I'D LIKE TO BUY THAT HERO AN ALE!!!"

Remember when the Baelborne child dialog would blare across Daggerfall whenever anyone ran the quest? Leading to the immortal, "I'D LIKE TO BUY THAT HERO THE BAELBORNE CHILD!"

Relatively new to the game, so I do not remember that. That sounds both hilarious and annoying at the same time.

Well, another one you missed as a glitch where the guardians in Glenumbra would speak in German. That was kinda bizarre and trippy until it was fixed.

I remember that! lol

Also, the "RANSER! You madman!" You heard while questing around Rivenspire is something that I fondly miss

WhiteCoatSyndrome · February 2018

"Hey fancy man! Fallen on any swords lately?"

Made me SO glad my main is AD.

Rev Rielle · February 2018

Nestor wrote: »

One of the consistant complaints about games in the TES series was not having your accomplishments recognized. So, this game does that very well. And now we have people complaining about that.

I agree. I personally think it's nice touch.
Of course it's going to repetitive after spending 1000's of hours in the game. One easy option is to go an have your character 'live' somewhere else for a while. Instead of Wayrest, stay in Daggerfall or Sentinel, etc.
Tamriel's a big place, there are plenty of towns that provide all services.

Darkestnght · February 2018

"WHAT DO YOU WANT"....I wish I could respond to those NCP's who say this to me. I'd tell them to mind their own business..hahah

VaranisArano · February 2018

I don't mind getting that sort of acknolwedgement from NPCs, but can my Vestige get some credit from the bad guys?

I roleplayed the main quest of Wrothgar like my Dunmer Vestige was old enough for most of her exploits to have faded from memory because (spoilers for main quest)

I'm sorry, but how arrogant do you have to be to try to hoodwink the Vestige who defeated the Worm Cult and Molag Bal into serving your plans? Forge Mother Alga kills the Vestige, and I'm sorry, but the fact the Vestige doesn't stay dead because they have no soul is sort of common knowledge?!

That always bugged me a bit. She kills my Vestige and then my Vestige wakes up with some bodyguard/wife going on about "I saved you." No, the Vestige does a soul gem thing and comes back to life that way.

Anyway, it just kind of bugged me that the whole questline was like"Oh, just another hero...you'll never stop my plans for the orcs." "scuse me, I'm the Vestige. Vosh Rakh trials? Please.

The only way I could make it all make sense was for Kurog and Alga to figure that my Vestige' reputation was completely overblown.

I can understand the arrogance on certain daedra in the latest expansions, but every villain short of that I roleplay it like "I'm the Vestige. I hunted Mannimarco down and single-handedly destroyed most of his Worm Cult. I fought and defeated Molag Bal. Why, exactly, do you think you pose any sort of challenge to me?"

Ley · February 2018

PeterRJG wrote: »

Goshua wrote: »

Would like the option to shut NPC's up unless i'm interacting with them. I don't need to hear constant and repetitious noise to reassure me I'm not alone.

Zenimax fixed the long-winded banker in Daggerfall, so nothing's impossible.

"Neither a borrower nor a lender be."

Ley · February 2018

Duplicate post.