So where are the children in Morrowind?

andreasranasen · June 2017

There's a quest in Morrowind (can't remember the name) and the NPC is talking about their two children, one of them is 8 years old. I thought kids didn't exist in ESO?

Danny231 · June 2017

andreasranasen wrote: »

There's a quest in Morrowind (can't remember the name) and the NPC is talking about their two children, one of them is 8 years old. I thought kids didn't exist in ESO?

Yes I would like to know this as well, but ESO DEV's may not respond on weekends! You may see a response on Monday morning!

Rinmaethodain · June 2017

Pics or didnt happen.

andreasranasen · June 2017

DargusMaximus wrote: »

Pics or didnt happen.

Quest is in Balmora

SydneyGrey · June 2017

There was a guy in Balmora who had two grown children, but there weren't any visible younger children that I know about.

Hippie4927 · June 2017

If they are anything like the children in Skyrim, they are not missed!

Zalicius · June 2017

Hippie4927 wrote: »

If they are anything like the children in Skyrim, they are not missed!

^ This

Ch4mpTW · June 2017

It's starting to creep me out a bit at how much players are actively asking about whether or not there are children NPC's in the game. I personally would prefer that they not be in the game, as the children in Skyrim were fairly annoying. The only time I found them somewhat useful and not a nuisance, was when they brought home a pet fox.

Elsonso · June 2017

andreasranasen wrote: »

There's a quest in Morrowind (can't remember the name) and the NPC is talking about their two children, one of them is 8 years old. I thought kids didn't exist in ESO?

They reproduce by fission. The "children" are fully grown from the start.

Rosveen · June 2017

Ch4mpTW wrote: »

It's starting to creep me out a bit at how much players are actively asking about whether or not there are children NPC's in the game. I personally would prefer that they not be in the game, as the children in Skyrim were fairly annoying. The only time I found them somewhat useful and not a nuisance, was when they brought home a pet fox.

If anything is creepy, it's a society consisting entirely of adults. Just because Bethesda decided to create little monsters instead of actual children doesn't mean ZOS would do the same - their track record with writing interesting quests and characters is pretty good so far, so I have faith they would do it right. I support any addition that will make the world feel more alive and children would be great at that.

WhitePawPrints · June 2017

Ch4mpTW wrote: »

It's starting to creep me out a bit at how much players are actively asking about whether or not there are children NPC's in the game. I personally would prefer that they not be in the game, as the children in Skyrim were fairly annoying. The only time I found them somewhat useful and not a nuisance, was when they brought home a pet fox.

Children can add a unique dynamic to a game. When children are in danger, people are generally more motivated to save them or rescue them because most people naturally want to protect the innocent child. Unless they are like the children of Skyrim where most people just want to attack them.

As far as I know there is only one child in the game, who is dead and is in the form of a ghost. It's one of the AD quests I believe in Grahtwood, and the quests does play a bit on sympathies as you want to help free the kid from being trapped by his deranged father.

MAEK · June 2017

andreasranasen wrote: »

There's a quest in Morrowind (can't remember the name) and the NPC is talking about their two children, one of them is 8 years old. I thought kids didn't exist in ESO?

That part was in a memory, so it makes sense that they would be adults when the quest actually took place. I do agree with that they should add children though.

Merlin13KAGL · June 2017

In school
In training
Inside

There's stuff that can eat you out there, after all...

Rosveen · June 2017

Merlin13KAGL wrote: »

In school

In training

Inside

There's stuff that can eat you out there, after all...

It's not healthy to keep a child locked up in a building for 18 years and never let them see the sun.

makreth · June 2017

andreasranasen wrote: »

There's a quest in Morrowind (can't remember the name) and the NPC is talking about their two children, one of them is 8 years old. I thought kids didn't exist in ESO?

They did, once upon a time.....until those nasty lizards started eating them and that's why they enslaved them and put them into cages. Criminals they are! Now, they are all well hidden for their own protecton.

ADarklore · June 2017

The problem is, MOST of the quest in ESO are very depressing, dealing with murder and other negative elements... not really sure ESO's world is a place where we need children... imagine all the quest dealing with dead children, children killed, etc... because that's how many of the quests turn out... someone is always dying. It's nice when you come across a quest that ends positively, but most don't.

OutLaw_Nynx · June 2017

Holy crap

Why do you guys want kids in this game so bad? Go play sims or something. Kids are horrible. Like it's borderline creepy how many request I've seen for kids..

Rosveen · June 2017

ADarklore wrote: »

The problem is, MOST of the quest in ESO are very depressing, dealing with murder and other negative elements... not really sure ESO's world is a place where we need children... imagine all the quest dealing with dead children, children killed, etc... because that's how many of the quests turn out... someone is always dying. It's nice when you come across a quest that ends positively, but most don't.

Think of it the opposite way: children would be an opportunity to bring a new positive aspect to the game. There could be more lighthearted quests connected with kids, we could see them playing in the streets, they'd show that life goes on despite the horrors of war.

OutLaw_Nynx · June 2017

No thanks. The game is rated M for a reason. If I wanted fluffy happy stuff I'll go jump on little big planet...

Browiseth · June 2017

who cares

Balamoor · June 2017

Ch4mpTW wrote: »

It's starting to creep me out a bit at how much players are actively asking about whether or not there are children NPC's in the game. I personally would prefer that they not be in the game, as the children in Skyrim were fairly annoying. The only time I found them somewhat useful and not a nuisance, was when they brought home a pet fox.

You said it brother...it's almost as creepy as the request for "Family Role Play " back in WoW.

Niaver · June 2017

I think all kids are in the toilets.

Akevoriath · June 2017

Seems like all the people who think it's creepy are the ones who people should be worried about. People want kids in the game to make it feel more alive, anything that helps my immersion in games is welcome. The world feels dead when there isn't enough in it (the monsters that you encounter every 10 seconds outside of settlements don't count) adding children would make the game feel more real, if you are worried that people with unsavoury motives are the ones who wanting them, perhaps you need to look to your own mind before you start making judgements on other people.

WhitePawPrints · June 2017

Akevoriath wrote: »

Seems like all the people who think it's creepy are the ones who people should be worried about. People want kids in the game to make it feel more alive, anything that helps my immersion in games is welcome. The world feels dead when there isn't enough in it (the monsters that you encounter every 10 seconds outside of settlements don't count) adding children would make the game feel more real, if you are worried that people with unsavoury motives are the ones who wanting them, perhaps you need to look to your own mind before you start making judgements on other people.

I was actually going to mention that. People who think it's creepy to request children, are obviously thinking perverse thoughts about other players. Children would exists in Tamriel, obviously, and their absence does make it seem more fantasy, fictional, fake, a facade... than an actual world to explore.

OutLaw_Nynx · June 2017

But why? What did they serve purpose for? Quests that a lot of people won't even do? Stay at my house and stare at me awkwardly? I legit don't understand. All of my characters would be horrible parents. They would probably abandoned them in Cyrodiil.

Rosveen · June 2017

OutLaw_Nynx wrote: »

But why? What did they serve purpose for? Quests that a lot of people won't even do? Stay at my house and stare at me awkwardly? I legit don't understand. All of my characters would be horrible parents. They would probably abandoned them in Cyrodiil.

Immersion. And we aren't asking for adoptable children, just children existing in the world. There are many NPCs in relationships in Tamriel, I'm sure some of them have kids.

luen79rwb17_ESO · June 2017

They're all playing on top of Red Mountain

Jurand80 · June 2017

Kids are there - sitting in front of the screen.

WalksonGraves · June 2017

They had kids in Skyrim and all I did with that was murder their parents so I could adopt twins and give them godlike wooden swords.

RoamingRiverElk · June 2017

Can guess the real reason - because some players wouldn't treat them well, which would upset other players.

TheShadowScout · June 2017

andreasranasen wrote: »

There's a quest in Morrowind (can't remember the name) and the NPC is talking about their two children, one of them is 8 years old. I thought kids didn't exist in ESO?

There is also a quest in the rift where you get to sacrifice a reachman (or not) and he talks about his kids... but that's all, kids are only mentioned, never seen, and if a "kid" is seen (for one of those "rescue" quests), it will be an adult looking person inexplicable acting like a scared ten year old...

ADarklore wrote: »

imagine all the quest dealing with dead children, children killed, etc...

Okay...

Okay, so maybe I am a horrible person when it comes to the dungeon nuisiance known as children, and not someone to try that argument with!

But yeah, the developers were worried about player reactions, and thus decided to sidestep the issue and pretend children are all locked in inaccessible cellars... (which is somewhat troubling in its own right, come to think of it...)

Personally I adore good immersion, so even though I care little for kids in general, I would have liked to see some (unkillable) children NPCs wandering around "safezone" cities, and have the "kid" mesh for those "rescue" quests... but eh. Since they can't easily sell it as DLC, I doubt that will ever be refitted...