Fuzzybrick wrote: »I'm referring to NPCs standing nearby when I accidentally take item off of table top. Not looting desks or chests. They don't even warn you, just turn red and start swinging. It is funny... But annoying. I remember being confused as *** years ago when this happened and I had "attack Innocents" turned off and couldn't even defend myself. Tried to run to guard and guard just fined me and didn't stop the other NPC from attacking... Finally remembered about "attack innocents" toggled it and killed the NPC but forgot I that I had ran to a guard and was promptly dispatched. Then a week later I realized guards were afraid of water...
Bouldercleave wrote: »Fuzzybrick wrote: »I'm referring to NPCs standing nearby when I accidentally take item off of table top. Not looting desks or chests. They don't even warn you, just turn red and start swinging. It is funny... But annoying. I remember being confused as *** years ago when this happened and I had "attack Innocents" turned off and couldn't even defend myself. Tried to run to guard and guard just fined me and didn't stop the other NPC from attacking... Finally remembered about "attack innocents" toggled it and killed the NPC but forgot I that I had ran to a guard and was promptly dispatched. Then a week later I realized guards were afraid of water...
Come by my house and try to steal something. You will see me turn red and start swinging without warning as well!

Sheezabeast wrote: »Bouldercleave wrote: »Fuzzybrick wrote: »I'm referring to NPCs standing nearby when I accidentally take item off of table top. Not looting desks or chests. They don't even warn you, just turn red and start swinging. It is funny... But annoying. I remember being confused as *** years ago when this happened and I had "attack Innocents" turned off and couldn't even defend myself. Tried to run to guard and guard just fined me and didn't stop the other NPC from attacking... Finally remembered about "attack innocents" toggled it and killed the NPC but forgot I that I had ran to a guard and was promptly dispatched. Then a week later I realized guards were afraid of water...
Come by my house and try to steal something. You will see me turn red and start swinging without warning as well!
So basically ESO has a Stand Your Ground law then
TheShadowScout wrote: »The one thing missing here is some function that allows you to surrender peacefully and pay your fine instead of having to pick between letting that upset citizen kill you, run away or defend yourself while adding murder to your bounty scale...
I mean, would it have been so hard to let angry villagers -talk- first? The guards do it too, you know... I could see a conversation before the punch9ing, either "Hey, are you gonna pay for that?" or an "That's not for sale, give it back!" with options to do -just- that for everyone who does not feel inclined towards a career as criminal scum...
Also, I really dislike the justice in Tamriel as well, for their "pay a little fine... or we kill jooo!" chouces, I want more options in justice, more justice to fear and evade, I want... great justice! https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/384538/for-great-justice/p1
That one is more a limitation of the game system, since in ESO, you -cannot- just take something in your hand to look at it, then put it back where it was once you picked it up.TheShadowScout wrote: »The one thing missing here is some function that allows you to surrender peacefully and pay your fine instead of having to pick between letting that upset citizen kill you, run away or defend yourself while adding murder to your bounty scale...
I mean, would it have been so hard to let angry villagers -talk- first? The guards do it too, you know... I could see a conversation before the punch9ing, either "Hey, are you gonna pay for that?" or an "That's not for sale, give it back!" with options to do -just- that for everyone who does not feel inclined towards a career as criminal scum...
Also, I really dislike the justice in Tamriel as well, for their "pay a little fine... or we kill jooo!" chouces, I want more options in justice, more justice to fear and evade, I want... great justice! https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/384538/for-great-justice/p1
I've never, EVER been in a store and picked up an item to examine it right in front of the shopkeeper and had them instantly accuse me of theft. Ever. I mean there's sort of an understanding that sometimes you pick stuff up to look at it. This function in the game makes Tamriel shopkeepers look incredibly stupid.