Argh, frustrated!

Morgha_Kul

So... I've been playing a character lately, that is intended for fairly strict roleplay. One of the things that I've been careful about is to not steal anything. He's based on ME, and I would never steal.

So, as part of his story, he found himself in Stros M'Kai, and looking to travel to the nearest Mage's Guildhall... which appeared to be in Abah's Landing in Hew's Bane. So, I travelled there, and to my dismay, as I entered the city I automatically, without any warning or choice in the matter, was forced to join the Thieves' Guild.

Now, it's not a BIG deal, but it frustrates me that I had this skill line and guild forced on me. I should have had a CHOICE in the matter.

So there. Just venting.

Latios

Just drop the quest and never loot any thieves throve you find. With that, you won’t really be part of the guild or condone any of the criminal activities; you’ll just have the skill line without any real skills.

Morgha_Kul

I didn't take any quest. I walked into town and POOF, Thieves' Guild skill line. I'd been deliberately avoiding the treasure troves and any other stealing or breaking and entering, specifically to NOT get that skill line... and suddenly I get it just from walking into a town. There should have been a quest or character to talk to that unlocked it.

MartiniDaniels

Same is for any skill you want to avoid and then receive it from book.. ditch it, i’ll say, no point to stick to char sheet clearance of unnesecary skills, game will force you to have them anyway..

Morgha_Kul

Ya, it's only an annoyance because I'd been trying to avoid it. I'm sure I can rationalize it in some fashion when I think about it for a bit.

Still, I maintain they should have done it by actually CHOOSING to gain the skill line, as with the other Guilds.

chaz

Morgha_Kul wrote: »

I didn't take any quest. I walked into town and POOF, Thieves' Guild skill line. I'd been deliberately avoiding the treasure troves and any other stealing or breaking and entering, specifically to NOT get that skill line... and suddenly I get it just from walking into a town. There should have been a quest or character to talk to that unlocked it.

Really? Just for walking into the town or province or Stros M'Kai?

Lumenn

Try to view it this way. Just like you your character has knowledge that the criminal element exists but refuses to partake in it. Having knowledge of it doesn't mean you're a part of it.

MattT1988

I didn’t know the skill line unlocked if you simply enter Hews Bane. That’s interesting.

Ah well, if you don’t do anything that levels up the skill line, it won’t budge, so just ignore it, it’s not a big deal.

Sheezabeast

Did you not see any of the advertisements or see any art for the release of that dlc? The dlc was focused on it! You were not forced to do anything you as a consumer were not aware of.

firedrgn

Did you really? Or is it fate. Sooner or later our fate finds us and we succumb to the inner desire. At first you get a headache and your stomach doesnt feel so good. And then one night you find yourself binge eating doritos and drinking tea stealing and stacking all the blues and purples in your inventory. You just want to see if u can stack 200 items 5 deep, so you tell your self.

Morgha_Kul

The way I'm rationalizing it is this: The idea is the character would have taken a boat to the city (even though I wayshrined there, there didn't seem to BE a boat from Stros M'Kai), and during the voyage, someone in the crew would "educate" him about what to expect there. Thus, the skill line is gained, but I'll never actually use it.

Morgha_Kul

Just a quick update...

I'm in the Hews Bane zone now, explored some of Abah's Landing and the area nearby... and DAMN, but they pulled out the stops with this place. It looks incredible, and that delve I just did (Bahara's Gloom) was easily the most amazing one I've done. The foes were challenging and intimidating without being overwhelming, and there was added difficulty fighting in some unique lighting. Having to make an effort to find a way to the shard was a nice change too... I like MENTAL challenges as well as physical ones.

The town is incredible too, with all the levels and courtyards and so forth. With the undercurrent of the underworld in the town, there's a definite Casablanca atmosphere to the place.