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Should multiple copies of the exact same book be removed from the game?
It is quite annoying that in a single dungeon / area that there will be 5-10 copies of the exact same book tossed all over the place. First it does not make any sense. Second it makes people who actually take the time to earn their achievement feel like they are not real achievements at all. Third it is frustrating to people who actually read everything as the game tips tell you to do, since you are left accidentally starting to read the same book several times while exploring. Sidenote (catering to the needs of noobs ruins games and keeps serious gamers from continuing to play) just my honest opinion...
Edited by FunkyMunkayya on April 14, 2016 7:56PM Should multiple copies of the exact same book be removed from the game? 62 votes
Yes books should not have multiple copies
11%
7 votes
No I'm fine with the way it is
88%
55 votes
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MasterSpatula✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭No I'm fine with the way it isSure, because it makes no sense for anyone ever to print more than one copy of a book. One and done, I always say!"A probable impossibility is preferable to an improbable possibility." - Aristotle6 -
Volkodav✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭No I'm fine with the way it isI voted no because new people may not find the same book in the same location.Meaning that they might not find it in the same way another player did.
My vote has nothing to do with RP,just availability.
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Yes books should not have multiple copies
What about a dungeon bosses private diary / journal. Can you honestly tell me it makes sense that there should be multiple copies of that all over the place?MasterSpatula wrote: »Sure, because it makes no sense for anyone ever to print more than one copy of a book. One and done, I always say!
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rotaugen454✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭No I'm fine with the way it isThank goodness they only print one copy of a book. My library at home must be worth a fortune!"Get off my lawn!"1 -
starlizard70ub17_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭No I'm fine with the way it isThey, (the devs), have better things to worry about then muti book placement
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SirAndy✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭No I'm fine with the way it isDo you have any idea how much work it is to keep all those bookshelves around Tamriel stocked with literature?
I have a dear friend in the TSOBAL (Tamriel Society of Bookkeepers and Librarians) and he tells me that they buy the books in bulk, which means the occasional duplicate book in a dungeon is inevitable.
The TSOBAL is a volunteer organization and mistakes are bound to happen. After all, they're all just human (or Elf or Cat or Lizard or Undead).
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rotaugen454✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭No I'm fine with the way it isThis is starting to remind me of a poll from a couple weeks ago where the OP was the only one who voted one way, with around 50 people voting the other..."Get off my lawn!"0 -
MasterSpatula✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭No I'm fine with the way it isFunkyMunkayya wrote: »
What about a dungeon bosses private diary / journal. Can you honestly tell me it makes sense that there should be multiple copies of that all over the place?MasterSpatula wrote: »Sure, because it makes no sense for anyone ever to print more than one copy of a book. One and done, I always say!
I suppose it depends on the vanity of the diarist."A probable impossibility is preferable to an improbable possibility." - Aristotle0 -
Danikat✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭I'd like a middle ground.
It really bothers me to find the same books over and over again, especially when it's an entire area with multiple copies of 2 or 3 books and nothing else.
But just one copy of each book seems too excessive, or even just 1 per alliance. One per house, castle, cave, dungeon etc. would be about right I think. Enough variety that you're not constantly coming across the same books and checking all the shelves seems worthwhile, but not so sparse that it's difficult to find a book you want to read.PC EU player | She/her/hers | PAWS (Positively Against Wrip-off Stuff) - Say No to Crown Crates!
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rotaugen454✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭No I'm fine with the way it isThere's no such thing as too many copies of "The Lusty Argonian"."Get off my lawn!"0 -
MasterSpatula✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭No I'm fine with the way it isAnd when I find four or five copies of the same book in the same immediate area, it's obvious that there was a meeting of the local book club that ended in disaster."A probable impossibility is preferable to an improbable possibility." - Aristotle1 -
NewBlacksmurf✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭No I'm fine with the way it isI'm not even a Rp'er with the books but I don't think they should be removed. perhaps a glow effect should exist for unread only (if that wont break anything)-PC (PTS)/Xbox One: NewBlacksmurf
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Volkodav✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭No I'm fine with the way it isNewBlacksmurf wrote: »I'm not even a Rp'er with the books but I don't think they should be removed. perhaps a glow effect should exist for unread only (if that wont break anything)
THAT actually sounds like a great idea.
I never look at what books they are,I just click on them.I cant remember every book I have read.Edited by Volkodav on April 14, 2016 8:14PM1 -
Runs✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭Another poll with extra words after the yes or no, which make the poll invalid... Why?
Why can I not say No even if I am not fine with the way it is?
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Bookwyrm✭✭✭✭No I'm fine with the way it isNewBlacksmurf wrote: »I'm not even a Rp'er with the books but I don't think they should be removed. perhaps a glow effect should exist for unread only (if that wont break anything)
I like this, but only if it can be a toggle option, because I imagine not everyone would want to be surrounded by glow-y books all the time, and some people may not care to "collect" all of them on every character, so it'd just be a nuisance to them.
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✭✭✭✭✭No I'm fine with the way it isNewBlacksmurf wrote: »I'm not even a Rp'er with the books but I don't think they should be removed. perhaps a glow effect should exist for unread only (if that wont break anything)
I like this, but only if it can be a toggle option, because I imagine not everyone would want to be surrounded by glow-y books all the time, and some people may not care to "collect" all of them on every character, so it'd just be a nuisance to them.
So I have to ask then....the glowy books now....not the mages guild books but those others....do they bother you and make you want an option to turn them off?
I'm asking cause I've not seen those threads
If so....would it be such a bother that you would intentionally avoid going to read them?
Honest question cause we differ in opinion-PC (PTS)/Xbox One: NewBlacksmurf
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Nestor✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Yes books should not have multiple copiesrotaugen454 wrote: »This is starting to remind me of a poll from a couple weeks ago where the OP was the only one who voted one way, with around 50 people voting the other...
Except I made the wrong choice in this one.
It makes all the sense in the world that there are multiple copies of a book. Otherwise, why have them? You could write down your thoughts on a stack of parchment for all the good it would do making a single copy.Enjoy the game, life is what you really want to be worried about.
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✭NewBlacksmurf wrote: »I'm not even a Rp'er with the books but I don't think they should be removed. perhaps a glow effect should exist for unread only (if that wont break anything)
Brilliant Idea ^^Ah, e-communities - the "pinnacle" of the internet............yeah, right.0 -
wayfarerx✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭No I'm fine with the way it isThere's only one Oghma Infinium and just one Folium Discognitum, does that help?@wayfarerx - PC / North America / Aldmeri Dominion0 -
TheShadowScout✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭No I'm fine with the way it isEven in medieval times, multiple copies of the same text were common enough if you were to raid a dozend libraries. Where is the issue?
If you really want unique books that you can read only once... mages guild lorebooks. There you go. And now you also know why they were so desperate to get those books they are sending out random new guildmates in the hope one of them will survive long enough to bring some books back... 0 -
Vangy✭✭✭✭✭
✭No I'm fine with the way it isBecause...... All harry potter books except for my copies should be burnt to oblivion does not make a sound argument.. Why wouldnt there be multiple copies of books?(2)V16 Dk- stam dps/stam tank/mag dps
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sylviermoone✭✭✭✭✭No I'm fine with the way it isI don't even start reading books (aside from Mage's guild Lorebooks) with a character until their main skill lines get to 45. It is far quicker to raise a skill from 5 to 6 than it is to raise it from 45 to 46. So I hold off, and then when I find the skill books, it feels like an accomplishment.
I'm glad there are multiple copies of books, though I would totally support unread books having a glow.Edited by sylviermoone on April 15, 2016 5:20PMCo-GM, Angry Unicorn Traders: PC/NA
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