Why not roleplay that you are a goodytwoshoes who was falsely accused just for being in the area something happened it, and you have to make up for it by being extra goodytwoshoesie. Me, I gots tha poyfect record, no convictions!

yarnevk wrote: »

The only in-game reason for going there is that a thief from the local thieves guild invited you there, or that you was thieving boxes that was not lawfully yours.

Or getting on a boat in Wayrest/Woodhearth/Windhelm after following the directions in the Adventurer's Almanac that there are "bounties and all sorts of other odd jobs" there. The city, the delves, and the group bosses have nothing to do with the Thieves Guild, and you shouldn't be forced into getting the skill line just because you're there for the completely unrelated side quests and activities.

At what point is taking RPing to the point of it becoming nonsensical and more about simply being OCD?

Well, keep in mind that a lot of us hail from the old-school Elder Scrolls Community, we grew up playing Daggerfall and Morrowind, which where games designed specifically with this type of gameplay in mind. Guilds and factions where often at odds with one another, and joining one would get you locked out of another etc.

Of course, ESO is designed to allow players to experience all content on a single playthrough if they so choose, but there are still a good few of us who enjoy designing characters with spesific content in mind.

I know it probably sounds completely ridiculous to most of you, but being able to play this way is, for a lot of us, a big part of Elder Scrolls.

Hey thanks for the heads up, I also have a character on which I never stole or murdered or broke any kind of law and I wouldn't like to have thieves guild skill line on that character.

Also for anyone who is playing ESO on pc and has a character which doesn't break the law, there is this addon called "No accidental stealing" that can save you the headache of accidentally pressing on items near the guild traders and so on.

I have it so I have to hold down letter "B" on my keyboard if I want to steal.

http://www.esoui.com/downloads/info943-NoAccidentalStealing.html

I roleplay a great deal in this game. I'm talking full blown heavy rp guilds, rules, events, you name it. Still complete all of the content on my characters, good or bad. Ooc/IC, separate the two and enjoy the full game. You don't have to incorporate in game mechanics and questlines into your roleplay.

Callous2208 wrote: »

zuto40 wrote: »

are you kidding me, out of all the things in this game to complain about this is what you complain about?!? a single line of text in a skill menu that if youre really roleplaying doesnt exist. can any other roleplayers please let me know who you are so i can put you on ignore too

Don't be fooled, myself and my entire guild of roleplayers are currently in discord sharing a good laugh about this one. Reading stuff like this makes me want to troll rp'rs...and I'm one of them.

this is why i want open world pvp in pve zones for just 1 day, itd be glorious, all the mismatched ugly pvp characters sweeping into towns and obliterating all the nice looking characters

I was not impressed with the TG DLC, it was not epic.

That said, I was hoping they might have designed TG (and DB for that matter) as "faction" based DLC. I mean "faction" in this sense to represent your ability to either side with the TG, or with the IRON WHEEL (each with it's own skill line). Remember killing the DB representative in SKYRIM?

Basically, they would have had to code for two distinct competing quest lines, in stead of the half hearted lazy TG quest we have.