Why can't we kill birds?

TequilaFire

As I was shooting birds out of the sky in another game with my repeater it dawned on me that birds are one of the few things you can't kill in ESO.
It would be great fun shooting birds out of the sky with the bow.
Which one of the devs is the bird lover? lol

Mrsinister2

I still try almost every time I see one and they just flap away

TequilaFire

I think it is an AD conspiracy to protect their eagles.

siddique

I was thinking about it just yesterday, lol.

Dojohoda

They could add the Big Meanie achievement title for killing the wittle birdies.

Strider__Roshin

https://youtu.be/0YHqGcs06oU

Royaji

Considering bows in ESO fire unavoidable heat seaking projectiles and not actual arrows it wouldn't really be fair game and good hunting principles.

TequilaFire

But we can blast the heck out of little squirrels and wabbits even when we aren't trying.

max_only

You can kill the chickens....

Dojohoda

TequilaFire wrote: »

But we can blast the heck out of little squirrels and wabbits even when we aren't trying.

So true! The other day while looking at and facing an enemy that was a few yards in front of me, I fired a light attack with a staff. The little ball of fire curved behind me and hit a mouse.

Wildberryjack

GW2 has a slayer achieve called Indiscriminate Slayer for killing "ambient" (like level 1 everywhere) creatures. The text for it reads "If small things were meant to live, they'd have bigger teeth or faster feet". ESO needs such added to their slayer achieve and the birds need to be targetable.

max_only

Wildberryjack wrote: »

GW2 has a slayer achieve called Indiscriminate Slayer for killing "ambient" (like level 1 everywhere) creatures. The text for it reads "If small things were meant to live, they'd have bigger teeth or faster feet". ESO needs such added to their slayer achieve and the birds need to be targetable.

We have achievements for killing farm animals though. Including chicken, cows, guar, and others I think.

shimm

Killing monkeys is a good stress reliever ... in-game of course. Try Monkey’s Rest in Auridon, I monkey farm there when I need white meat.

EvilAutoTech

shimm wrote: »

Killing monkeys is a good stress reliever ... in-game of course. Try Monkey’s Rest in Auridon, I monkey farm there when I need white meat.

Monkeys, the other, other white meat.

TequilaFire

I remember leveling my first werewolf at Monkey's Rest back in 2014.
Time flies.

coop500

Better question, why do you want to kill them?

TequilaFire

Good target practice.
Same reasons I have friends that spend 4 figures on shotguns to hunt birds. lol

Xerikten

there are two questlines in two different zones that crows give. perhaps they are not just dumb creatures.

shadowwraith666

coop500 wrote: »

Better question, why do you want to kill them?

bird feathers could be used as an alchemy ingredient, also.... cliff racers were annoying in TES 3, their in ESO but we can't kill them.

barney2525

Since they changed the 'equip weapon' to 'fire at will' - which was a LOUSY idea by the way IMHO - I have been killing all sorts of small critters that were in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Androconium

TequilaFire wrote: »

But we can blast the heck out of little squirrels and wabbits even when we aren't trying.

They're there to absorb a shot that might have hit an enemy. They're a decoy.

TequilaFire

Androconium wrote: »

TequilaFire wrote: »

But we can blast the heck out of little squirrels and wabbits even when we aren't trying.

They're there to absorb a shot that might have hit an enemy. They're a decoy.

But I thought only pet sorcs did that.

D0PAMINE

*see's fellrunner*

'Nyahhhh!"

*bash*

Iccotak

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCxR7dlavwg

xxthir13enxx

Tbh...I’m happy having one less thing intercepting my shots...lol

Stratloc

I saw two types of birds you can kill today in Elsweyr

max_only

Stratloc wrote: »

I saw two types of birds you can kill today in Elsweyr

How many stones did you use?

Dojohoda

Dojohoda wrote: »

TequilaFire wrote: »

But we can blast the heck out of little squirrels and wabbits even when we aren't trying.

So true! The other day while looking at and facing an enemy that was a few yards in front of me, I fired a light attack with a staff. The little ball of fire curved behind me and hit a mouse.

This happened again yesterday. The fireball from a staff light attack made a sharp turn and hit a little critter that was behind me. I was standing still, not running ahead. The enemy that I wanted to hit was a "couple yards" in front of me.

Tasear

TequilaFire wrote: »

I remember leveling my first werewolf at Monkey's Rest back in 2014.
Time flies.

Tasear grew up on monkey meat. It was part of only recipe I could make till lvl 20.

Veinblood1965

Maybe you just aren't a good shot? You have to lead them a little.....