All NPC's Looking Down After Update

Seravi · March 2021

Why do all of the NPC's look down at the floor now after the update? They start off looking you in the eye then become very interested in your shoes. Happens in every zone, quite annoying.

They don't look up again until the conversation is over with. Even the Merchants do this.

Araneae6537 · March 2021

Wow, what did you do that none of the NPCs will meet your gaze?!

Gilvoth · March 2021

Good, they need to know thier place as below citizens.
they are not human nor even living creatures.

cyclonus11 · March 2021

Confirmed. Not all of them, but most of the ones not holding anything. It's been like this since U29. Not a fan of it, lol

cyclonus11 · March 2021

Submitted ticket #210322-004622

Morimizo · April 2021

I'm also dealing with this since U29; thought they might fix it in the most recent patch, but there are bigger River Betties to roast I guess.

GreenHere · April 2021

They're not mad, they're just disappointed...

Gilvoth · April 2021

i hope this does not change.
i really do love that they now do this.

Seravi · April 2021

Yeah I keep checking my fly to ensure I didn't leave the door open and that is why they are looking down, LOL!

ZOS_GinaBruno · April 2021

The next time you run into this, could you give us an exact location or NPC name so we can check on our end? Thanks in advance!

TwinLamps · April 2021

I can always pretend they look down in awe of my...
My tail. Yes, my tail.

Seravi · April 2021

@ZOS_GinaBruno I was doing the main quest in Summerset yesterday and speaking with the Rightmaster. He kept looking at my shoes. Any NPC not holding anything I interact with will look down after speaking a few words and cross their arms. Josajeh will do this if she isn't holding anything as well as the Loremaster and Valsireen. It happens in all zones, AD, EP and DC with quests, Fighters Guild quest, Mages Guild quests, etc.

The only npc that didn't look at my shoes was Sotha Sil.

Zyva · April 2021

Because Sotha Sil is a god. This makes sense.

Bashev · April 2021

What a reaction? OP did you ask them: "are you happy with the server performance?"

goldenarcher1 · April 2021

Because when they heavy attack from stealth,they don't stun the enemy.

opaj · April 2021

@ZOS_GinaBruno -- I think this affects all NPCs whenever they do the crossed arm emote while in dialogue. I've also noticed this since U29 was announced, but I never found the wherewithal to submit a bug report.

I had a few minutes to play during lunch today, and in just that time I had this happen with the moneylender in the Evermore Outlaws Refuge. Specifically, Cirorlin, when he gave me the dialogue that begins: "Once you ask us to store an item of yours..."

Caligamy_ESO · April 2021

Maybe they're also just depressed at the constant lowering of the ceiling?

katanagirl1 · April 2021

I noticed that the guild trader NPCs in Elden Root were doing this as well.

PS4/NA

RaddlemanNumber7 · April 2021

Palmur-dra, Temple of the Crescent Moon on Khenarthi's Roost. He was looking down while I was using his store.

Sotha_Sil · April 2021

The banker of Davon's Watch was looking down.

Alphawolf01A · April 2021

Seravi wrote: »

Why do all of the NPC's look down at the floor now after the update? They start off looking you in the eye then become very interested in your shoes. Happens in every zone, quite annoying. They don't look up again until the conversation is over with. Even the Merchants do this.

Because they read the patch notes. LOL

I'm just waiting for the "shakes head slowly" emote.