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Do you steal gear from writs storage area by mistake?

Dragonnord
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Do you guys? I do from time to time, mostly because I arrive (running or long-jumping from my mount) to the writs boxes to deliver the quests, I miss the crate and steal an axe, staff or something. :D

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  • Kodrac
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    Not usually. The boxes are big enough I can move my cursor away from the little things. But I have a tendency to completely miss the NPCs at guild traders and click on (steal) all the random crap their booth is decorated with.
  • Guarlet
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    Gah. Yes. I stole not one, but two last night on the same character by mistake because I was being stupid. And "criminal scum" my armoured buttocks.
    AKA The Goblinator, PC/EU
  • zaria
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    Never done it, Rawl is nice if you do as you can swim the river or run to the outlaw hideout who is very close.
    Grinding just make you go in circles.
    Asking ZoS for nerfs is as stupid as asking for close air support from the death star.
  • DieAlteHexe
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    Dragonnord wrote: »
    Do you guys? I do from time to time, mostly because I arrive (running or long-jumping from my mount) to the writs boxes to deliver the quests, I miss the crate and steal an axe, staff or something. :D

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    Have done a few times 'til I learned to just slow down a bit. Also I have stopped dropping my ultimates there as well.

    Law abiding and quiet now. :D

    Dirty, filthy casual aka Nancy, the Wallet Warrior Carebear Potato Whale Snowflake
  • Vrienda
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    More often than I'd like to admit.
    Desperate for Roleplaying servers to bring open world non-organised RP to Elder Scrolls Online. Please ZOS.
  • AlnilamE
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    Pretty rarely. I learned my lesson quickly.
    The Moot Councillor
  • jedtb16_ESO
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    nope... never.
  • leeux
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    Only once... in Velyn Harbor, I stole the staff that's sneakily placed beside the woodworker's crate :#

    After that I started to be more careful on how I approach those crates and I stand still for a couple of seconds before interacting.
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  • LiquidPony
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    Yep.
  • Nestor
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    A couple of times. Which is why I avoid Mournhold as it seems to have the most clutter. Belkarth has some too, but I don't craft there anymore. Rawkla where I do my crafting has containers only, it seems.
    Enjoy the game, life is what you really want to be worried about.

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    Gary Gravestink "I am glad you died, I needed the help"

  • SteveCampsOut
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    Dragonnord wrote: »
    Do you guys? I do from time to time, mostly because I arrive (running or long-jumping from my mount) to the writs boxes to deliver the quests, I miss the crate and steal an axe, staff or something. :D

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    Not since installing the addon Azurah and setting the Thievery settings so I don't steal anything unless I'm crouched and hidden!
    @ֆȶɛʋɛƈǟʍքֆօʊȶ⍟
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  • Ley
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    Once every couple weeks.
    Leylith - MagSorc | Leyloth - StamPlar | Leynerd - MagPlar | Leylit - StamBlade | Ley Eviticus - StamDK | Leydor - MagDen | Leylum - StamSorc | Leylux - MagBlade
  • PlagueSD
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    Dragonnord wrote: »
    Do you guys? I do from time to time, mostly because I arrive (running or long-jumping from my mount) to the writs boxes to deliver the quests, I miss the crate and steal an axe, staff or something. :D

    You?
     

    Nope, I have an addon that prevents me from accidentally stealing...

    NoAccidentalStealing
  • Charliff1966
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    Yup, happens at times.
  • TequilaFire
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    Yes, happens most when a flappy wing twilight gets in my face.
  • Wallydog
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    Yep. But as a newbie to PC from two years on PS4 I'm all fingers and thumbs
  • Loves_guars
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    YESSSS... very often. I just roll my eyes and give myself up to the damn guard ;_;
    It's worse in the guild stores!
    Edited by Loves_guars on April 26, 2018 9:20PM
  • starkerealm
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    No, but not for lack of trying. I run No Accidental Stealing.
  • Smokewood
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    If you do, you are a victim of playing the game like a job.
  • FrancisCrawford
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    Annoyingly often, even with auto-looting of stolen items turned off. It's just part of the cost of doing writs.
  • Jhalin
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    I did it once in vvarden next that guard, so now I’m paranoid about it but it hasn’t happened since
  • Armatesz
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    It is an annoying thing that can happen from time to time. Wish they implemented an option to make it so we don't accidentally steal. Also note I am on console for you people suggesting an addon...
    Ärmätèsz
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    Guildless (by choice)
  • ArcaneBlue
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    yes I certainly have, and when talking to Brazzideh at wayrest undaunted enclave. gah!
    #teamEmeric
  • CaffeinatedMayhem
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    Armatesz wrote: »
    It is an annoying thing that can happen from time to time. Wish they implemented an option to make it so we don't accidentally steal. Also note I am on console for you people suggesting an addon...

    There is the setting for "do not loot stolen items" in the game settings.

    I steal from both guild kiosks and writ turn-in almost daily. It only takes 60 seconds for the bounty to disappear, and every toon has Clemency, and Escape Artist. Not worth my time to be careful.
  • Apache_Kid
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    I do this almost every day.
  • xeNNNNN
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    Yep, mostly because the games input is lagging like crazy xD
    Ah, e-communities - the "pinnacle" of the internet............yeah, right.
  • Nestor
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    PlagueSD wrote: »
    Dragonnord wrote: »
    Do you guys? I do from time to time, mostly because I arrive (running or long-jumping from my mount) to the writs boxes to deliver the quests, I miss the crate and steal an axe, staff or something. :D

    You?
     

    Nope, I have an addon that prevents me from accidentally stealing...

    NoAccidentalStealing

    I want that addon, but the two places I regularly farm have no NPCs to worry about, and I don't want to sneak there.
    Enjoy the game, life is what you really want to be worried about.

    PakKat "Everything was going well, until I died"
    Gary Gravestink "I am glad you died, I needed the help"

  • KRBMMO
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    Dragonnord wrote: »
    Do you guys? I do from time to time, mostly because I arrive (running or long-jumping from my mount) to the writs boxes to deliver the quests, I miss the crate and steal an axe, staff or something. :D

    You?
     

    This wouldn't "coincidentally" be your sneaky Kajit who "accidentally" steals things?
  • Kodrac
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    There is the setting for "do not loot stolen items" in the game settings.

    That setting only works for containers, not for singular items.
  • Jarryzzt
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    I usually manage to stop myself in time. In other words, I have, on a number of occasions, accidentally opened a "stealable" container that happened to be next to a crate, or an NPC, or a crafting station or what not, but typically I see that I've opened the container (instead of whatever I was actually trying to do) and immediately close out of it rather than continuing to push the "A" button.

    Once, I failed and stole a greatsword that was next to the blacksmith station. In Mournhold, I think, next to that Argonian NPC. Highly annoying, that.

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