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The Trouble with Thieves Troves

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Footfalls
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When the Thieves Guild DLC was first released, thieves troves were indisputably overturned. They respawned far too often while dropping good loot. You could make a loop and find your original trove had respawned by the time you got back to the start. As a result, ZOS nerfed troves in two ways: nerfing the respawn rate so they became very rare to find, and nerfing the quality of items looted. I disagree with the latter nerf.

Nowadays, I find troves very rarely, and mostly in low traffic unexplored areas. And when I do open them the loot is very disappointing. I've seen maybe one set piece drop ever, and don't even see any laundered shipments either. Only pardon edicts, lock picks, and gold. I'll assume this isn't people taking the good stuff either because this was leveling an alt through Caldwells Gold, and I can tell when people do that because they'd take the gold as well.

ZOS should buff the item quality of troves so opening them is not disappointing. I'm fine with them being as rare as they are currently, but have them actually drop good drops.
Edited by Footfalls on July 22, 2016 1:32AM

The Trouble with Thieves Troves 25 votes

Yes, increase item quality of troves
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No, they are fine now
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ntheogenicNeirymn 2 votes
Other (please state)
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newtinmplsGreenSoup2HoT 2 votes
  • AzraelKrieg
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    Yes, increase item quality of troves
    Buff the quality of items inside but don't make it that you're going to get something amazing all the time.
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  • dem0n1k
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    Yes, increase item quality of troves
    To be honest, I find quite a few Shadow Dancer & Night Mother Embrace pieces in troves currently... but I am all for even more! :D I also get a LOT of the large stolen shipment boxes. I would like to see more Cyrodiil treasure maps! I only need a few more Pact motif chapters to complete my Pact motif set :D

    NA Server [PC] -- Mostly Ebonheart Pact, Mostly.
  • Rex-Umbra
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    I find 5-10 in 4h playtime questing alts or farming mats because I look every where. As for the loot it seems balanced i get set peices, Purple edicts, maps including Cyrodiil and dlc zones, material for thieves guild style and stuff to sell.
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  • GreenSoup2HoT
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    Other (please state)
    I find these things all the time.. but i do tend to walk around and not pull out my map for long periods of time. I tend to wander around when im bored.

    I do think the rewards should be better though. I'd like to get more of those things that reduce bounty as i like to kill and steal around town a lot.

    A sum of gold would be nice too like 500+ or even a Tempering Alloy/Kuta.

    I think it needs better quality loot but they dont seem that rare to me.
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  • newtinmpls
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    Other (please state)
    I just don't find them any more.
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