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Zenimax, where are the Children NPC's?

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Roneth
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In all my travels around Tamriel, I haven't run into a single child in ESO. Zenimax, is it extremely difficult to add children into the game? How hard would it be to add a few children around major cities? Once this fact is known, the world doesn't seem as real as it should and loses a small piece of immersion. Thoughts?

They were in Skyrim...
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Edited by Roneth on July 30, 2014 4:50AM
  • Samadhi
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    Thankfully, they are absent from this game.
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  • dharbert
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    Probably for the same reason there were children in Skyrim, but you couldn't attack them.
  • AreoHotah
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    There have been other threads about this since launch. Pls use search and discuss it there.
    Edited by AreoHotah on July 30, 2014 4:48AM
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  • MeowGinger
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    I don't know about you, but I always wanted to murder the children in Skyrim.

    Then I modded. And I murdered.
  • dharbert
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    MeowGinger wrote: »
    I don't know about you, but I always wanted to murder the children in Skyrim.

    Then I modded. And I murdered.

    Using the console in Skyrim to rain children down from insane heights did have a certain appeal. Or locking 10 children in a prison cell with a werewolf....

    Edited by dharbert on July 30, 2014 4:54AM
  • Roneth
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    dharbert wrote: »
    Probably for the same reason there were children in Skyrim, but you couldn't attack them.

    Make children NPC's un-killable in ESO.
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    In Skyrim, the ability to strip, drag, and pose corpses in various compromising positions was a mini-game unto itself....
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    dharbert wrote: »
    Probably for the same reason there were children in Skyrim, but you couldn't attack them.

    Yep. They were aiming for a Teen rating, and got an unexpected M rating. That's why the quests aren't as dark as they should be and the dungeons don't have bloody corpses everywhere, or cages with abused animals and such in them. this game is a T game, not an M game.
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  • Humor
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    I dunno about you, but I've personally ran into, and have seen many children in ESO.

    That Angry Joe guy comes to mind, and all those people who cry about the least possible effect something has on the game.

    Hell, I see them in the forums quite often actually. Not "just" in Tamriel.
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    Roneth wrote: »
    dharbert wrote: »
    Probably for the same reason there were children in Skyrim, but you couldn't attack them.

    Make children NPC's un-killable in ESO.

    ... Until the justice system comes!
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    nicholaspingasb16_ESO wrote: »
    dharbert wrote: »
    Probably for the same reason there were children in Skyrim, but you couldn't attack them.

    Yep. They were aiming for a Teen rating, and got an unexpected M rating. That's why the quests aren't as dark as they should be and the dungeons don't have bloody corpses everywhere, or cages with abused animals and such in them. this game is a T game, not an M game.

    Very true and it is a shame. I remember one of the best mods from Skyrim was enhanced blood textures. Is there even blood in this game at all?

    As for the people talking about how they didn't want children to be killed in ESO, I would see an argument there if any friendly NPC was able to die, but you can't even attack the guards right now so that point is irrelevant.
    Edited by SFBryan18 on July 30, 2014 5:50AM
  • dharbert
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    They should have just made this game rated M or R right off the bat. The kids can stick to WoW and SWTOR.
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    I was disappointed with the children in Skyrim. You couldn't even play hide and seek with them :(

    If they implement children in ESO, they need to add a "hide in barrel" or "hide in cabinet" option lol
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    The answer is obvious animation and coding takes money, manpower. and data space. Also unlike Skyrim they couldn't hide behind the only nord/human children since pretty much every race has atleast one zone that is their race's.

    Then there is the issue of the fact that while its not hard to picture mer like men having children that are generally mini versions of themselves Khajitte and Argonians could likely have a more metamorphosis or evolutionary growth.
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    dharbert wrote: »
    They should have just made this game rated M or R right off the bat. The kids can stick to WoW and SWTOR.
    LOL, another player trying to look superior by playing something other than WOW .. all you do is show yourself no better than those you're being condescending about.
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    The mages guild took them all and put them on a magical island somewhere out of Molag Bal's reach. The island may or may not be released in a later update .. and it's one creepy island .....
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  • Rodario
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    You know all those locked attics and basements in DC buildings? That's where they keep the kids.
    Edited by Rodario on July 30, 2014 10:06AM
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  • Fi'yra
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    didn't even notice this.. gee thanks.
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  • Kos
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    You can find young insects/animals in game. There must be reason why there are no children NPCs.
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    I think the dark brotherhood and the thieves guild made an alliance to kidnap every child in Tamriel in order to build a big army and create a new Empire. You'll find out soon in the next updates :P
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    I'd like to see some more fat chicks.
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  • Roneth
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    Csub wrote: »
    Roneth wrote: »
    dharbert wrote: »
    Probably for the same reason there were children in Skyrim, but you couldn't attack them.

    Make children NPC's un-killable in ESO.

    ... Until the justice system comes!

    True!
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    "M'aiq believes the children are our future. But he doesn't want them ruining all of our fun."
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    dharbert wrote: »
    They should have just made this game rated M or R right off the bat. The kids can stick to WoW and SWTOR.

    WoW has children in it though... So WoW > ESO in terms of maturity? :O
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  • MorrisAO
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    Dekkameron wrote: »
    dharbert wrote: »
    They should have just made this game rated M or R right off the bat. The kids can stick to WoW and SWTOR.

    WoW has children in it though... So WoW > ESO in terms of maturity? :O

    Head asplodes at the thought...

  • Roneth
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    Kos wrote: »
    You can find young insects/animals in game. There must be reason why there are no children NPCs.

    Wonder why?

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    You ever see that movie Children of Men? Yeah....
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    Makkir wrote: »
    You ever see that movie Children of Men? Yeah....

    I did, forgot the storyline, just remember I was pretty bored.
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  • Titansteele
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    All the children as safely locked behind those closed doors, the ones you can not open.

    They are peaking out through the gaps in door frames and they are watching you like the creepy little ungrateful money drains that they are!!!!!!
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