All NPC's Looking Down After Update

Seravi

Why do all of the NPC's look down at the floor now after the update? They start off looking you in the eye then become very interested in your shoes. Happens in every zone, quite annoying. They don't look up again until the conversation is over with. Even the Merchants do this.

Araneae6537

Wow, what did you do that none of the NPCs will meet your gaze?!

Gilvoth

Good, they need to know thier place as below citizens.
they are not human nor even living creatures.

cyclonus11

Confirmed. Not all of them, but most of the ones not holding anything. It's been like this since U29. Not a fan of it, lol

cyclonus11

Submitted ticket #210322-004622

Morimizo

I'm also dealing with this since U29; thought they might fix it in the most recent patch, but there are bigger River Betties to roast I guess.

GreenHere

They're not mad, they're just disappointed...

Gilvoth

i hope this does not change.
i really do love that they now do this.

Seravi

Yeah I keep checking my fly to ensure I didn't leave the door open and that is why they are looking down, LOL!

ZOS_GinaBruno

The next time you run into this, could you give us an exact location or NPC name so we can check on our end? Thanks in advance!

TwinLamps

I can always pretend they look down in awe of my...
My tail. Yes, my tail.

Seravi

@ZOS_GinaBruno I was doing the main quest in Summerset yesterday and speaking with the Rightmaster. He kept looking at my shoes. Any NPC not holding anything I interact with will look down after speaking a few words and cross their arms. Josajeh will do this if she isn't holding anything as well as the Loremaster and Valsireen. It happens in all zones, AD, EP and DC with quests, Fighters Guild quest, Mages Guild quests, etc.

The only npc that didn't look at my shoes was Sotha Sil.

Zyva

Because Sotha Sil is a god. This makes sense.

Bashev

What a reaction? OP did you ask them: "are you happy with the server performance?"

goldenarcher1

Because when they heavy attack from stealth,they don't stun the enemy.

opaj

@ZOS_GinaBruno -- I think this affects all NPCs whenever they do the crossed arm emote while in dialogue. I've also noticed this since U29 was announced, but I never found the wherewithal to submit a bug report.

I had a few minutes to play during lunch today, and in just that time I had this happen with the moneylender in the Evermore Outlaws Refuge. Specifically, Cirorlin, when he gave me the dialogue that begins: "Once you ask us to store an item of yours..."

Caligamy_ESO

Maybe they're also just depressed at the constant lowering of the ceiling?

katanagirl1

I noticed that the guild trader NPCs in Elden Root were doing this as well.

PS4/NA

RaddlemanNumber7

Palmur-dra, Temple of the Crescent Moon on Khenarthi's Roost. He was looking down while I was using his store.

Sotha_Sil

The banker of Davon's Watch was looking down.

Alphawolf01A

Seravi wrote: »

Why do all of the NPC's look down at the floor now after the update? They start off looking you in the eye then become very interested in your shoes. Happens in every zone, quite annoying. They don't look up again until the conversation is over with. Even the Merchants do this.

Because they read the patch notes. LOL

I'm just waiting for the "shakes head slowly" emote.