Why is this still a thing after all this time? (corpses lying around).

Sicsoo

I think ESO is a good game but sometimes it "loses itself in a glass of water" (it means it does much to accomplish something but then it blow it up really easily). it does so much for immersion (ppl talking around, npcs quest chains, etc) and then you find yourself in the "The Sixth sense: the game".










why there is still no cooldown for corpses to disappear?couldn't this have also something to do with performances in a little way (this stuff keeps on stacking up).

it's not something new https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/158844/corpses-in-the-cities

Edit: as a balanced solution, couldn't they be transformed into little sacks when their doppelganger respawn so they can still be looted if needed?

jedtb16_ESO

if people stopped murdering them it wouldn't be a problem.

Kiralyn2000

jedtb16_ESO wrote: »

if people stopped murdering them it wouldn't be a problem.

If people murdered them faster, they'd be standing on a pile of bodies, and it'd be even funnier.

xaraan

Often because players are not looting the corpses, making them stay around longer. (Even if the murderer loots an NPC, if anyone picked their pocket, then they become loot-able for that player as well, even if they aren't around). This is why if you ever go around grinders, the ones that loot corpses, the bodies despawn faster than those that just leave the bodies un-looted.

I'm sure ZoS could tweak something to fix this, but it would probably result in effecting lootability for bosses throughout the game in other ways and not worth ticking off a bunch of players that would miss loot vs. the ones worrying over seeing a body I guess.

Robo_Hobo

It's like looking through an elder scroll and seeing different possible outcomes, while living in the moment of a Dragon Break.

Or just too much skooma.

Zordrage

The ONLY issue i see on these pictures is that.... there aren't enough Death bodies and Blood....

game needs more blood... the game is rated 18 now no ? give me blood...

Sicsoo

xaraan wrote: »

the ones worrying over seeing a body I guess.

looks more a problem of density to me, when you start to move around in a city like wayrest and you see them every turn you make. it's unfitting for what the game tries to accomplish, should just have a stricter cooldown or just start elminate bodies in a range if they surpass a threshold (or transform them into little sacks that only the killers can loot, that could be a good balance wouldn't it?).

xaraan

Sicsoo wrote: »

xaraan wrote: »

the ones worrying over seeing a body I guess.

looks more a problem of density to me, when you start to move around in a city like wayrest and you see them every turn you make. it's unfitting for what the game tries to accomplish, should just have a stricter cooldown or just start elminate bodies in a range if they surpass a threshold (or transform them into little sacks that only the killers can loot, that could be a good balance wouldn't it?).

Little sack idea is neat. edit: or even if they didn't want to 'add' anything new work wise, they could just use the existing animation/art and turn the body into a dustpile upon NPC respawn.

badmojo

It's especially annoying at the dolmen grinds, because some players don't loot the giant boss corpses, which on their backs can still be big enough to hide the smaller enemies spawning inside them.

But still not as annoying as the bears deciding to always stand on the backpack.

Sicsoo

xaraan wrote: »

Sicsoo wrote: »

xaraan wrote: »

the ones worrying over seeing a body I guess.

looks more a problem of density to me, when you start to move around in a city like wayrest and you see them every turn you make. it's unfitting for what the game tries to accomplish, should just have a stricter cooldown or just start elminate bodies in a range if they surpass a threshold (or transform them into little sacks that only the killers can loot, that could be a good balance wouldn't it?).

Little sack idea is neat. edit: or even if they didn't want to 'add' anything new work wise, they could just use the existing animation/art and turn the body into a dustpile upon NPC respawn.

yeah, whatever i mean, they basically have already the code for that (ghosts transform into pile of dust). it doesn't appear something really new or a code nightmare thing.

Exalted_Goose

Kiralyn2000 wrote: »

If people murdered them faster, they'd be standing on a pile of bodies, and it'd be even funnier.

Tandor

I can only assume that those whose immersion is broken by seeing corpses lying around, never kill anyone or anything.

So what do they do, exactly?

jedtb16_ESO

i just thought of a solution for this....

new rule....

before you can murder someone you have to hire a team of four undertakers and a stretcher.

they lurk out of sight, you go in and do the dirty....

the undertakers wait 5 seconds then run in.... stretcher down, body on, lift and run off to the morgue or whatever...

problem sorted.

they could even do that really silly run emote...

OmniDo

The problem is entirely because of the timer for unlooted corpses.
The simple (in theory) solution is to just make an NPC or mob which has been killed by a player, only be visible to that player, (or their group members) regardless of whether they loot them or not.
In this way, as soon as the NPC dies, no other player who isnt grouped with the murdering player will see the corpse after say, 5 seconds, even though they will technically still be visible to the player for <x> time, unless they loot them completely.
Immersion problem solved.

Sicsoo

Tandor wrote: »

I can only assume that those whose immersion is broken by seeing corpses lying around, never kill anyone or anything.

So what do they do, exactly?

that is not a problem. the problem is more about copies of multiple npcs both dead and alive. i believe WoW transofrmed them into skeleton remains but i only played during vanilla, long time has passed.

ZioGio

xaraan wrote: »

Often because players are not looting the corpses, making them stay around longer. (Even if the murderer loots an NPC, if anyone picked their pocket, then they become loot-able for that player as well, even if they aren't around). This is why if you ever go around grinders, the ones that loot corpses, the bodies despawn faster than those that just leave the bodies un-looted.

This ^^

DieAlteHexe

jedtb16_ESO wrote: »

i just thought of a solution for this....

new rule....

before you can murder someone you have to hire a team of four undertakers and a stretcher.

they lurk out of sight, you go in and do the dirty....

the undertakers wait 5 seconds then run in.... stretcher down, body on, lift and run off to the morgue or whatever...

problem sorted.

they could even do that really silly run emote...

Have to have the Benny Hill theme playing for this.

jedtb16_ESO

DieAlteHexe wrote: »

jedtb16_ESO wrote: »

i just thought of a solution for this....

new rule....

before you can murder someone you have to hire a team of four undertakers and a stretcher.

they lurk out of sight, you go in and do the dirty....

the undertakers wait 5 seconds then run in.... stretcher down, body on, lift and run off to the morgue or whatever...

problem sorted.

they could even do that really silly run emote...

Have to have the Benny Hill theme playing for this.

lol yes absolutely...

EvilAutoTech

Bring back the "dispose of body" option from TES III.

Or allow us to move corpses around like in TES IV. Drag them home and they can be extra storage. Stack em like cord wood or make a monument to the Blade of Woe.

Or just ignore them.

Tandor

DieAlteHexe wrote: »

jedtb16_ESO wrote: »

i just thought of a solution for this....

new rule....

before you can murder someone you have to hire a team of four undertakers and a stretcher.

they lurk out of sight, you go in and do the dirty....

the undertakers wait 5 seconds then run in.... stretcher down, body on, lift and run off to the morgue or whatever...

problem sorted.

they could even do that really silly run emote...

Have to have the Benny Hill theme playing for this.

Preferably followed by an announcement:-

"And now for something completely different..."

NordSwordnBoard

It looks like the aftermath of some suicide cult for twins and triplets.

Don't drink the Skoom-Aid!

Idontknow91

I haven't read every reply on here, so if someone has said this already, my bad. But they could make them invisible to everyone except the person who killed them, sort of like how they do with most of our skills now, only we can see them and group members cannot.

D0PAMINE

clareno88 wrote: »

I haven't read every reply on here, so if someone has said this already, my bad. But they could make them invisible to everyone except the person who killed them, sort of like how they do with most of our skills now, only we can see them and group members cannot.

Or even have it as a setting so it's optional for every player.
to enable or disable

TheShadowScout

I always wondered why they don't just use the -same- timer for NPC respawn and their recently murdered corpse going "poof". That would make the most sense, would it not?

Wrecking_Blow_Spam

As a non RPer, don't really quest either I agree.

It's one of those niggly things but you're right, it's stupid and should be fixed. The solution you offer should be good

Violynne

jedtb16_ESO wrote: »

if people stopped murdering them it wouldn't be a problem.

Well, there's a finger left to point at the Bosmer as well.

All this perfectly good food going to waste is a shame.

Idontknow91

D0PAMINE wrote: »

clareno88 wrote: »

I haven't read every reply on here, so if someone has said this already, my bad. But they could make them invisible to everyone except the person who killed them, sort of like how they do with most of our skills now, only we can see them and group members cannot.

Or even have it as a setting so it's optional for every player.
to enable or disable

Yes! An optional setting would work as well!! Some people probably genuinely enjoy the appearance of massacre

KiraTsukasa

"Oh no! My 'mersion!"

So this is what gets you and not the fact that every player character running around is "only" one that can defeat Molag Bal?

AefionBloodclaw

Next livestream or something players should constantly ask ZoS about this issue cos its absolutely rediculous that this hasn't been fixed. Those screenshots from the OP are exactly what just happened in the game a few minutes ago and its so annoying seeing this everywhere.

Eiagra

Murder is messy, and assassins just don't clean up after themselves...

The lesson here is thus: Never have an assassin as a roommate. They never do the freaking dishes.