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Does the innane NPC "chatter" ever STOP?!

Wayleran
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I was wondering if the annoying, repetitive chatter of random NPC's ever stops? I mean a quest decision I made a LONG time ago still haunts me when I run by an NPC and they criticize it. It is cool the first couple of times you hear it but then it gets SOOOO annoying after a while and I can't see anyway of stopping or muting them.

Also, the EXTREMELY annoying quest giver chatter from the Orsinium starter quest-giver EVERY SINGLE TIME I enter a city...or the annoying thieves guild one in the bandit areas...

I have to pick up those quests asap JUST to stop the unrelenting VO. These things are definitely design decisions which should be looked into or at least tweaked. Like after the first 5 times you hear a "random NPC flavor VO" it would stop.
Edited by Wayleran on June 28, 2017 4:07AM
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    I swear if I hear "Hold there, sera!" while in Riften one more time.....


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    Sadly no, you will hear about the "caravan" for years.
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    Similar to real life.

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  • Wayleran
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    I love this game...but I have to say this is very disturbing. I don't want to be forced to turn off all dialogue to avoid this but I may have to. This among other things in ESO are such huge oversights from a gameplay perspective. I made a post the other day about how annoying the new warden pet summon sounds are and now this... please Zenimax look into this stuff for those of us who don't want to just play the game muted and listen to music or something.
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  • newtinmpls
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    Wayleran wrote: »
    I love this game...but I have to say this is very disturbing. I don't want to be forced to turn off all dialogue to avoid this but I may have to. This among other things in ESO are such huge oversights from a gameplay perspective. I made a post the other day about how annoying the new warden pet summon sounds are and now this... please Zenimax look into this stuff for those of us who don't want to just play the game muted and listen to music or something.

    You don't have to mute the whole game - there are options on the menu
    Tenesi Faryon of Telvanni - Dunmer Sorceress who deliberately sought sacrifice into Cold Harbor to rescue her beloved.
    Hisa Ni Caemaire - Altmer Sorceress, member of the Order Draconis and Adept of the House of Dibella.
    Broken Branch Toothmaul - goblin (for my goblin characters, I use either orsimer or bosmer templates) Templar, member of the Order Draconis and persistently unskilled pickpocket
    Mol gro Durga - Orsimer Socerer/Battlemage who died the first time when the Nibenay Valley chapterhouse of the Order Draconis was destroyed, then went back to Cold Harbor to rescue his second/partner who was still captive. He overestimated his resistance to the hopelessness of Oblivion, about to give up, and looked up to see the golden glow of atherius surrounding a beautiful young woman who extended her hand to him and said "I can help you". He carried Fianna Kingsley out of Cold Harbor on his shoulder. He carried Alvard Stower under one arm. He also irritated the Prophet who had intended the portal for only Mol and Lyris.
    ***
    Order Draconis - well c'mon there has to be some explanation for all those dragon tattoos.
    House of Dibella - If you have ever seen or read "Memoirs of a Geisha" that's just the beginning...
    Nibenay Valley Chapterhouse - Where now stands only desolate ground and a dolmen there once was a thriving community supporting one of the major chapterhouses of the Order Draconis
  • lagrue
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    Wayleran wrote: »
    I was wondering if the annoying, repetitive chatter of random NPC's ever stops? I mean a quest decision I made a LONG time ago still haunts me when I run by an NPC and they criticize it. It is cool the first couple of times you hear it but then it gets SOOOO annoying after a while and I can't see anyway of stopping or muting them.

    Also, the EXTREMELY annoying quest giver chatter from the Orsinium starter quest-giver EVERY SINGLE TIME I enter a city...or the annoying thieves guild one in the bandit areas...

    I have to pick up those quests asap JUST to stop the unrelenting VO. These things are definitely design decisions which should be looked into or at least tweaked. Like after the first 5 times you hear a "random NPC flavor VO" it would stop.

    It's even worse when you own the Thysis Banker companion - he himself makes these quest related comments - acts shocked about them - like dude, you've brought up what I did in Stonefalls 1000 times now, but I did it 4 years ago when the game launched -_-

    It's Vivec's Antlers in particular that annoys me, he always mentioned what I did there.
    Edited by lagrue on June 28, 2017 4:26AM
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    "The Wood Elf known as Finedrin has been found Guilty of the following crimes.

    Stealing rotten Tomatoes and other refuse from Stable Master Semiral's midden heap. Dumping said refuse upon the head of the Adlmeri Commander Faruin during her visit with the Clan Mother. And finally, knocking over the cart of Atrius the Merchant while attempting to avoid capture. For all of these crimes, this one sentences him to the STOCKS, until such time as he shows prrroper rrrepentance.
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    I love it when Khajiit roll their 'R's.
    Edited by ArchMikem on June 28, 2017 8:29PM
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  • JamieAubrey
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    ArchMikem wrote: »
    "The Wood Elf known as Finedrin has been found Guilty of the following crimes.

    Stealing rotten fruit and other refuse from Stable Master Semiral's heap. Dumping said refuse upon the head of the Adlmeri Commander Faruin during her visit with the Clan Mother. And finally, knocking over the cart of a Merchant while attempting to avoid capture. For all of these crimes, this one sentences him to the STOCKS, until such time as he shows prrroper rrrepentance.
    "

    I love it when Khajiit roll their 'R's.

    WHY WHY WHY Did I read this in her voice
  • Wayleran
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    Addon - Harven's Mute NPCs

    I hope this does what it says it does but still I don't like to be dependent on an addon for this kind of thing.
  • Blutengel
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    Wayleran wrote: »
    Also, the EXTREMELY annoying quest giver chatter from the Orsinium starter quest-giver EVERY SINGLE TIME I enter a city...or the annoying thieves guild one in the bandit areas...

    I have to pick up those quests asap JUST to stop the unrelenting VO. These things are definitely design decisions which should be looked into or at least tweaked. Like after the first 5 times you hear a "random NPC flavor VO" it would stop.

    LMAO I swear that chick will follow you to hell and back if you don't take that letter from Orsinium. I'm sure Zos just wanted an organic way to get the quest to players besides just clicking the dlc tab but instead they created a monster!
    At least you can just pick them up and move on but nothing you do will ever make 99% of the guards be nice to you. You just walk up to them and they talk to you like a criminal even if you never broke a law while the other npcs are going on andon about all your good deeds in the background XD.
    Edited by Blutengel on June 28, 2017 4:38AM
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  • Wayleran
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    I was talking more about how while I running in Grahtwood, random NPC's will say..."you're the one who let that woman kill the doctor in Phaer!"

    Does that sort of quest decision related stuff continue on into perpetuity?
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    And people complain there are no permanent consequences to your choices...
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    Fexelea wrote: »
    And people complain there are no permanent consequences to your choices...

    Some people are like the Fighter's Guild though ... apolitical ... not unprofessional.
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    So I am guessing you all are regretting saving King Casamir's life then? If only someone would buy you an ale.
  • Everstorm
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    ArchMikem wrote: »
    "The Wood Elf known as Finedrin has been found Guilty of the following crimes.

    Stealing rotten fruit and other refuse from Stable Master Semiral's heap. Dumping said refuse upon the head of the Adlmeri Commander Faruin during her visit with the Clan Mother. And finally, knocking over the cart of a Merchant while attempting to avoid capture. For all of these crimes, this one sentences him to the STOCKS, until such time as he shows prrroper rrrepentance.
    "

    I love it when Khajiit roll their 'R's.

    MIDDEN heap.
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    Everstorm wrote: »
    ArchMikem wrote: »
    "The Wood Elf known as Finedrin has been found Guilty of the following crimes.

    Stealing rotten fruit and other refuse from Stable Master Semiral's heap. Dumping said refuse upon the head of the Adlmeri Commander Faruin during her visit with the Clan Mother. And finally, knocking over the cart of a Merchant while attempting to avoid capture. For all of these crimes, this one sentences him to the STOCKS, until such time as he shows prrroper rrrepentance.
    "

    I love it when Khajiit roll their 'R's.

    MIDDEN heap.

    Ah yeah, I left out the few words that were always sounding jumbled to me, I didn't want to fill in the wrong words so I just left them out. Midden and another word she said describing the Merchant are always hard to make sense of, and for the longest time It sounded like Faruin was an Altmer Man, before I finally found Faruin in town who turned out to be a very Feminine Bosmer.
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    I don't mind the quest related remarks. They're usually just a line. But the abomination that is Stuga and all those Dunmer NPC are really annoying.
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    ESO has sound? Also, Nidras was a thief. Shocking.
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  • Everstorm
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    ArchMikem wrote: »
    Everstorm wrote: »
    ArchMikem wrote: »
    "The Wood Elf known as Finedrin has been found Guilty of the following crimes.

    Stealing rotten fruit and other refuse from Stable Master Semiral's heap. Dumping said refuse upon the head of the Adlmeri Commander Faruin during her visit with the Clan Mother. And finally, knocking over the cart of a Merchant while attempting to avoid capture. For all of these crimes, this one sentences him to the STOCKS, until such time as he shows prrroper rrrepentance.
    "

    I love it when Khajiit roll their 'R's.

    MIDDEN heap.

    Ah yeah, I left out the few words that were always sounding jumbled to me, I didn't want to fill in the wrong words so I just left them out. Midden and another word she said describing the Merchant are always hard to make sense of, and for the longest time It sounded like Faruin was an Altmer Man, before I finally found Faruin in town who turned out to be a very Feminine Bosmer.

    Atrius the merchant. And rotten tomatoes. I have subtitles enabled. English not my first language and slightly hearing impaired.
    Edited by Everstorm on June 28, 2017 8:19AM
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    It's kind of comforting I'm not the only one who finds this so aggravating.

    The quest givers are one thing, but the NPC convos that are just for flavor that I've heard one zillion times, those are the worst.

    "They say the Hist veeps with happiness" guy is the first one I'm murdering if I ever join the DB.
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    and knocking over the cart of the said merchant!
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    ArchMikem wrote: »
    "The Wood Elf known as Finedrin has been found Guilty of the following crimes.

    Stealing rotten fruit and other refuse from Stable Master Semiral's heap. Dumping said refuse upon the head of the Adlmeri Commander Faruin during her visit with the Clan Mother. And finally, knocking over the cart of a Merchant while attempting to avoid capture. For all of these crimes, this one sentences him to the STOCKS, until such time as he shows prrroper rrrepentance.
    "

    I love it when Khajiit roll their 'R's.

    I've heard this so many times that I tripped up where you missed the word "midden" (heap).
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