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Animal reporting crimes...

camknox
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I'm so sick of stealthily killing someone (for an achievement or fun) with the Blade of Woe, clearly out of sight of all witnesses and still being "seen" and given a bounty because, wait for it, a freaking goat, or a cat, or some other farm animal saw me.

Who exactly is little lassie running and reporting my crime to but still running feverishly all around like a mental case on the loose? I know this because they glow red and start freaking out.

Why is it an instantaneous thing? In Skyrim you had a few seconds to kill the "witness" before they managed to make it somewhere to report the crime. Come on Zenimax get it together. A goat can NOT report a crime. They can get angry and maybe try and headbutt me a few times but come on now...
  • Abeille
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    camknox wrote: »
    I'm so sick of stealthily killing someone (for an achievement or fun) with the Blade of Woe, clearly out of sight of all witnesses and still being "seen" and given a bounty because, wait for it, a freaking goat, or a cat, or some other farm animal saw me.

    When you think it's a regular housecat but it is actually a Khajiit Alfiq... :(
    Edited by Abeille on October 2, 2016 12:54AM
    Just so that everyone knows, my Altmer still can't have black hair. About a dozen of Altmer NPCs in the game have black hair. Just saying.

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    Tegwen, Bosmer troublemaker: You can't prove I didn't do the thing.
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    Aerindel, Altmer stormcaller: After extensive research, I've come to the conclusion that doing the thing would be a waste of resources.
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    Sahima, Redguard performer: Doing the thing sounds awfully unpleasant and really not my problem.
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  • SlayerSyrena
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    Forget the animals, how about the prominent members of the Thieves Guild reporting you for theft?? (Yes, it can happen.)
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  • STEVIL
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    Forget the animals, how about the prominent members of the Thieves Guild reporting you for theft?? (Yes, it can happen.)

    honor among thieves?
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  • Rohamad_Ali
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    It's so annoying , they need to fix that crap . Getting spotted by domestic animals is rediculous . Getting spotted by mudcrabs is rediculous . Common @ZOS_GinaBruno , fix the thief stuff please .

    Also the tooltip to find linens and household stuff for quest and everything in the closets , nightstands , trunk and wardrobe is melons and tomatoes ... Is everyone in Tamriel hiding food in their bedrooms ? Silly inconsistencies everywhere .
  • IrishGirlGamer
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    Dem goats.

    Gotta watch 'em every minute ...

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  • Annalyse
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    It's so annoying , they need to fix that crap . Getting spotted by domestic animals is rediculous . Getting spotted by mudcrabs is rediculous . Common @ZOS_GinaBruno , fix the thief stuff please .

    Also the tooltip to find linens and household stuff for quest and everything in the closets , nightstands , trunk and wardrobe is melons and tomatoes ... Is everyone in Tamriel hiding food in their bedrooms ? Silly inconsistencies everywhere .

    Sometimes you get hungry in the middle of the night and just really want a tomato.
  • RAGUNAnoOne
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    Sigh Elder scrolls and there psychic animals :(
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  • jircris11
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    Dem goats.

    Gotta watch 'em every minute ...

    i killed a npc and got reported by his pet goat...i must admit that is a well trained goat.
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  • Smasherx74
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    Does anyone smell a justice system rehaul coming?

    I don't think players should be capable of raising their bounty to a million. There should be some sort of preventive measure to be taken to stop someonje from killing everyone.

    Maybe a 10-30 min nerf that stacks up to 3 or 5 times?

    Anything but gold, and disallowing players to interact with NCPs and quest ncps.


    Justice system needs major work. Also NCPs need to react to enemies, only the guards will help you attack an enemy. More NCPs need to be like this!
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  • mildlylucid
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    I thought animals reporting crimes was a standard Elder Scrolls feature....
    Another day, another deathtrap.
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  • Doctordarkspawn
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    I thought animals reporting crimes was a standard Elder Scrolls feature....

    Iz a tradition.

    A durpy friggin' elder scrolls tradition.
  • MissBizz
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    jircris11 wrote: »
    Dem goats.

    Gotta watch 'em every minute ...

    i killed a npc and got reported by his pet goat...i must admit that is a well trained goat.

    All good goat owners train their pet goats this well. If you see otherwise please report the owner to the nearest guard.
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  • old_mufasa
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    So odd I have never been spotted by a domesticated animal in the game... and I murder the Elf Noble behind the bank in Vulkel guard all the time in front of her cat... could it be the npc turn and became "aware" the moment you attacked.. I have noticed that if they start to turn they will become aware before they detect you and you can still get off the blade of woe but in there gasp of death will report you... its even worse If the servers are lagging.
  • Rohamad_Ali
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    Trained goats ... Tu'whacca's trousers this threads full of baaaaaaa d jokes .
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  • camknox
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    I thought animals reporting crimes was a standard Elder Scrolls feature....

    It was. But you could "kill the witness" before they reported it to get no bounty. A feature that is lacking in ESO.
  • altemriel
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    It's so annoying , they need to fix that crap . Getting spotted by domestic animals is rediculous . Getting spotted by mudcrabs is rediculous . Common @ZOS_GinaBruno , fix the thief stuff please .

    Also the tooltip to find linens and household stuff for quest and everything in the closets , nightstands , trunk and wardrobe is melons and tomatoes ... Is everyone in Tamriel hiding food in their bedrooms ? Silly inconsistencies everywhere .



    LOL, they do not have fridges you know, so they keep it anywhere else :smiley:
  • Rohamad_Ali
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    Last night while opening a thieves trove I was spotted by two Nix Hounds and recieved a 300g bounty .
  • Cryptical
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    Smasherx74 wrote: »
    I don't think players should be capable of raising their bounty to a million. There should be some sort of preventive measure to be taken to stop someone from killing everyone.

    Big actions deserve big consequences. It didn't go from 0 to 1,000,000 in a single cut throat, now did it? No, it did not.

    It's not up to Zeni to step in and treat people like children who don't know their actions have consequences. If someone farms a 7 or 8 digit bounty then they chose that. They either grind up the gold to pay it, or grind out the time to reduce it.
    Edited by Cryptical on October 3, 2016 4:16PM
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  • biovitalb16_ESO
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    Goats are people too.
  • rhapsodious
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    It's revenge for all the wanton livestock murder.

    I do wish they'd fix it, though, same with following a mark for like 30 seconds with no problems, waiting for the perfect moment... then you reach your hand into their pocket, or press that synergy...

    and in that moment, everyone in the city decides to turn around and sees you.
  • Preyfar
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    This comic. Oh my god, it's so true. I've gone up to NPCs to stab them with the Blade of Woe and been detected. What, really? There's nobody here. NOBODY. Except the dog following the NPC... which was turned towards me and prevents me from stealing. This happens a lot with Leonhard Pujol in Wayrest. His dog follows behind him, and can spot me. Perfectly stealthed with Night Mother's Embrace and Night's Silence set both... I should be a whisper in the wind.

    Detected.
  • starlizard70ub17_ESO
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    Elder Scrolls Justice System logic, kill tens of thousands, even millions of sentient people and goblins, no one bats an eye. Accidentally clip that stray chicken with a practice swing and the entire town goes berserk and tries to kill you. ;)
    Edited by starlizard70ub17_ESO on October 3, 2016 4:32PM
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  • Preyfar
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4vs7X94z_0&feature=youtu.be

    While not reporting a crime, it's annoying that the dogs, cats and other animals can knock you out of stealth (in addition to sometimes giving you a bounty).
  • camknox
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    Preyfar wrote: »
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4vs7X94z_0&feature=youtu.be

    While not reporting a crime, it's annoying that the dogs, cats and other animals can knock you out of stealth (in addition to sometimes giving you a bounty).

    That's the player's pet dropping stealth. They fixed that in the OneTamriel patch.
  • RoyalPink06
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    I also hate when you find a thieves trove and it gives you a "large unidentified shipment" and opening that container in front of anyone gives you a bounty because the container is marked as "stolen". That one gets me all the time.
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