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Silly Complaint - A Genuine Hug for our new tiger friend
coop500
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Like the title says, this is a silly complaint, but I do wish the hug animation for hugging Kuzam-jo was a little more heartfelt and genuine, considering the event in question. We can already reject him outright, so the harsh option to say no is already there.
(Edited because people are strange but keeping context of the original post)
My character is actually very affectionate and would have happily returned the hug, but alas we don't have this option on the only occasion it truly would have made sense. Instead our character just floats awkwardly and sounds put off. Yes, I realize it's likely to imply the hug was 'too firm' or something I don't really care. I just wish there was more compassion from our character, or at least the option for it.
It's clear that what Kuzam-jo says is a nod to some emotional disorders that real people can and do have, such having trouble with physical affection and losing friends because he doesn't quite understand how to act.
So yeah, that's the whole post lol. I wish our characters could have been more tender and kind to Kuzam-jo. After all, you gave us the very weird option to flirt with the Daedric Worshiper lady.
Edited by coop500 on February 11, 2026 11:54PM (Edited because people are strange but keeping context of the original post)
My character is actually very affectionate and would have happily returned the hug, but alas we don't have this option on the only occasion it truly would have made sense. Instead our character just floats awkwardly and sounds put off. Yes, I realize it's likely to imply the hug was 'too firm' or something I don't really care. I just wish there was more compassion from our character, or at least the option for it.
It's clear that what Kuzam-jo says is a nod to some emotional disorders that real people can and do have, such having trouble with physical affection and losing friends because he doesn't quite understand how to act.
So yeah, that's the whole post lol. I wish our characters could have been more tender and kind to Kuzam-jo. After all, you gave us the very weird option to flirt with the Daedric Worshiper lady.
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Syldras✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Like the title says, this is a silly complaint, but I do wish the hug animation for hugging Kuzam-jo was a little more heartfelt and genuine, considering the event in question. We can already reject him outright, so the harsh option is already there.
How is not wanting to hug a stranger you've just met (a huge tiger of all things - if they hug you like that, they'd normally bite off your head next) harsh?@Syldras | PC | EU
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coop500✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭Like the title says, this is a silly complaint, but I do wish the hug animation for hugging Kuzam-jo was a little more heartfelt and genuine, considering the event in question. We can already reject him outright, so the harsh option is already there.
How is not wanting to hug a stranger you've just met (a huge tiger of all things - if they hug you like that, they'd normally bite off your head next) harsh?
*Directs you to all the creepy flirting we can do with NPCs we just met, including one in the same questline*
Friends are made quickly in this game, as are lovers apparently. But that misses the entire point of the post.
Point is, we already have the choice to reject him, so why not have the accepting one be more kind?
Also he's a kind and wholesome priest who's clearly not going to hurt you, so that's a bit silly too.Edited by coop500 on February 11, 2026 11:43PMHoping for more playable races9 -
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✭✭✭Like the title says, this is a silly complaint, but I do wish the hug animation for hugging Kuzam-jo was a little more heartfelt and genuine, considering the event in question. We can already reject him outright, so the harsh option is already there.
How is not wanting to hug a stranger you've just met (a huge tiger of all things - if they hug you like that, they'd normally bite off your head next) harsh?
I am unable to comprehend why anyone would not want to hug a huge tiger.18 -
Syldras✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭*Directs you to all the creepy flirting we can do with NPCs we just met, including one in the same questline*
Friends are made quickly in this game, as are lovers apparently. But that misses the entire point of the post.
I'm honestly happy enough they gave us an option between "hug" and "no hug" in this situation at least, because often enough they don't give us any options but decide our character's stance on other npcs for us (who our character is friends with, whom we like, our character seemingly being okay with creepy flirting, like in High Isle, without any way to act disapprovingly, etc).
I'm always in favor of player agency and freedom when it comes to roleplay, so yes, of course I'm for more options. The more the better.@Syldras | PC | EU
The forceful expression of will gives true honor to the Ancestors.
Sarayn Andrethi, Telvanni mage (Main)
Darvasa Andrethi, his "I'm NOT a Necromancer!" sister
Malacar Sunavarlas, Altmer Ayleid vampire
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Syldras✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭I am unable to comprehend why anyone would not want to hug a huge tiger.
Because people are different and like and dislike different things?@Syldras | PC | EU
The forceful expression of will gives true honor to the Ancestors.
Sarayn Andrethi, Telvanni mage (Main)
Darvasa Andrethi, his "I'm NOT a Necromancer!" sister
Malacar Sunavarlas, Altmer Ayleid vampire
Soris Rethandus, a Sleeper not yet awake2 -
coop500✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭*Directs you to all the creepy flirting we can do with NPCs we just met, including one in the same questline*
Friends are made quickly in this game, as are lovers apparently. But that misses the entire point of the post.
I'm honestly happy enough they gave us an option between "hug" and "no hug" in this situation at least, because often enough they don't give us any options but decide our character's stance on other npcs for us (who our character is friends with, whom we like, our character seemingly being okay with creepy flirting, like in High Isle, without any way to act disapprovingly, etc).
I'm always in favor of player agency and freedom when it comes to roleplay, so yes, of course I'm for more options. The more the better.
Well cool, why are you derailing my thread when you already have the option you wanted? Please stop sidetracking it if you just came to nag.Hoping for more playable races12 -
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✭✭✭✭✭Well cool, why are you derailing my thread when you already have the option you wanted? Please stop sidetracking it if you just came to nag.
I wanted to understand what other people find "harsh" about politely saying no when it comes to a very personal question - because I found the dialogue really well-written - , so I asked a question. If trying to understand things is "nagging" to you, I'll leave your thread alone. Good luck with your suggestion! I support it, since as I said, I'm always for more roleplay options, which includes more dialogue options.
P.S: The bit about hugging tigers being dangerous was a joke. I know that Pahmar-raht are no wild beasts.@Syldras | PC | EU
The forceful expression of will gives true honor to the Ancestors.
Sarayn Andrethi, Telvanni mage (Main)
Darvasa Andrethi, his "I'm NOT a Necromancer!" sister
Malacar Sunavarlas, Altmer Ayleid vampire
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✭✭✭Khajiit came for hugs.
Edited by karthrag_inak on February 12, 2026 12:12AMPC-NA : 19 Khajiit and 1 Fishy-cat with fluffy delusions. cp3600
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✭✭✭karthrag_inak wrote: »Khajiit came for hugs.
I would hug this tiger 1000 times.9 -
ZomZom✭✭✭I couldn't really get a good look at the hug because we were surrounded by the multitudes. Same with hearing who was talking at other points in the quest line. I am glad for the number of participants, though.2 -
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✭✭✭Unfortunately I was mounted when speaking to him so there was no actual hug.
Please give us the chance to hug him again!Edited by whitecrow on February 12, 2026 5:17PM1 -
AllenaNightWood✭✭✭✭im hoping to see hugging become an interaction with players and npcs commonly in the future now5 -
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Also he's a kind and wholesome priest who's clearly not going to hurt you, so that's a bit silly too.
If they trusted our intelligence, he should have been the actual sanguine cultist. Not the very obvious one lol.I couldn't really get a good look at the hug because we were surrounded by the multitudes. Same with hearing who was talking at other points in the quest line. I am glad for the number of participants, though.
FFXIV recently added a tech that removes other players from areas next to story quest NPCs so you only see them and your character.
This event felt so chaotic with 30 people crowding each step of every quest and would benefit from this.Edited by AScarlato on February 12, 2026 1:41AM15 -
16BitForestCat✭✭✭✭✭FFXIV recently added a tech that removes other players from areas next to story quest NPCs so you only see them and your character.
This event felt so chaotic with 30 people crowding each step of every quest and would benefit from this.
Divines, I would love this. I want to fully participate in the event, but I'm putting off doing the new quests for at least a few days, or however long it takes before the end, for me to actually be able to tell what's going on without losing it in a sea of players. Same reason why I don't even start new zone quests for a few months...or sometimes longer. (I'm only just now finishing Galen and about to begin Telvanni Peninsula/Apocrypha, then West Weald, then non-Wall event Solstice, though that's mostly due to hectic life post-COVID lockdowns.)
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Also he's a kind and wholesome priest who's clearly not going to hurt you, so that's a bit silly too.
If they trusted our intelligence, he should have been the actual sanguine cultist. Not the very obvious one lol.I couldn't really get a good look at the hug because we were surrounded by the multitudes. Same with hearing who was talking at other points in the quest line. I am glad for the number of participants, though.
FFXIV recently added a tech that removes other players from areas next to story quest NPCs so you only see them and your character.
This event felt so chaotic with 30 people crowding each step of every quest and would benefit from this.
Agree to both of these. The crowds I'm sure many agree with are annoying and would be great be hidden, but also wish they for once trusted our intelliegence and also considered us adults in quests. Do not have high hopes for new event quests because of the other ones they have released and this one wasn't much different. When my main had a second option with "Samara" and her name, I thought for a moment that I could see the familiarities with Samuel Gourone who looks very similar and behave the same and is so obvious the only way to make them more obvious would be to have roses grow around their feet. But no the dialogue was about Darien. Can we please have some subtlety, intelligence and muturity in writing.
As for the main topic of this thread:
I'm all for more options, and better ones at that. Haven't seen that many of these new dialogue options yet in quests but so far you mostly get 2 very limited ones, and neither feels natural to me. Nor fit any of my characters that well. We should have options to happily return to hug and be downright rude or mean, and some options in between, like some polite or stoic refusals etc.Edited by NotaDaedraWorshipper on February 12, 2026 6:42PM[Lie] Of course! I don't even worship Daedra!3 -
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✭NotaDaedraWorshipper wrote: »
Also he's a kind and wholesome priest who's clearly not going to hurt you, so that's a bit silly too.
If they trusted our intelligence, he should have been the actual sanguine cultist. Not the very obvious one lol.I couldn't really get a good look at the hug because we were surrounded by the multitudes. Same with hearing who was talking at other points in the quest line. I am glad for the number of participants, though.
FFXIV recently added a tech that removes other players from areas next to story quest NPCs so you only see them and your character.
This event felt so chaotic with 30 people crowding each step of every quest and would benefit from this.
Agree to both of these. The crowds I'm sure many agree with are annoying and would be great be hidden, but also wish they for once trusted our intelliegence and also considered us adults in quests. Do not have high hopes for new event quests because of the other ones they have released and this one wasn't much different. When my main had a second option with "Samara" and her name, I thought for a moment that I could see the familiarities with Samuel Gourone who looks very similar and behave the same and is so obvious the only way to make them more obvious would be to have roses grow around their feet. Can we please have some subtlety, intelligence and muturity in writing.
As for the main topic of this thread:
I'm all for more options, and better ones at that. Haven't seen that many of these new dialogue options yet in quests but so far you mostly get 2 very limited ones, and neither feels natural to me. Nor fit any of my characters that well. We should have options to happily return to hug and be downright rude or mean, and some options in between, like some polite or stoic refusals etc.
Agreed that it's exhausting and experience-dulling to see a character like Samara and be forced to play along with it. My reaction when I first saw her was just "Ugh."
I also agree that the tone of the options did not feel like they would fit a variety of characters' mouths. It feels more like a fan writing– trying to anticipate how us as players would react, rather than our characters.Just even "I'm not kissing a frog!" can feel dramatically different than "I'm not kissing a frog." or even just a plain and simple "No." for refusal. As The Vestige, kissing a frog is hardly a squeamish act. But being commanded to do something like that, for a Daedric Prince no less, is where the nature of the refusal tone comes in. Having to play the dramatic exclamation reaction can remove a sense of power for our characters.
I want that khajiit hug though.Edited by Malyore on February 12, 2026 5:30PM2 -
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✭✭✭✭Yeah in general I'm struggling with how some of the options feel. I think the best thing I can describe it is a lack of sincerity and maturity. Using my original point of the post, we already have the option to say no, so for more friendly and affectionate characters, I was hoping the hug would be more sincere. But instead, our only options are declining, or sounding disgusted/annoyed when we agree to it. Accepting the hug is played for laughs, 'haha big tiger man squeezes you and your character flails' instead of something truly heartfelt and kind on the event about love.
Our characters don't have hardly any options or opportunities to show true affection, sincerity and care to the world and people around us, and I was truly hoping this was going to be such a moment, yet I was sadly disappointed.
I too also hated Samara and our options with her too.Hoping for more playable races6 -
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✭Yeah in general I'm struggling with how some of the options feel. I think the best thing I can describe it is a lack of sincerity and maturity. Using my original point of the post, we already have the option to say no, so for more friendly and affectionate characters, I was hoping the hug would be more sincere. But instead, our only options are declining, or sounding disgusted/annoyed when we agree to it. Accepting the hug is played for laughs, 'haha big tiger man squeezes you and your character flails' instead of something truly heartfelt and kind on the event about love.
Our characters don't have hardly any options or opportunities to show true affection, sincerity and care to the world and people around us, and I was truly hoping this was going to be such a moment, yet I was sadly disappointed.
I too also hated Samara and our options with her too.
I voted insightful because the hug was bugged for me and didn't work at all, so I didn't even get to see flailing haha. But given this is a Mara event, I'm surprised this was the choice they made.
I feel ESO really loves "silliness" over sincerity more often than not.5 -
coop500✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭Yeah in general I'm struggling with how some of the options feel. I think the best thing I can describe it is a lack of sincerity and maturity. Using my original point of the post, we already have the option to say no, so for more friendly and affectionate characters, I was hoping the hug would be more sincere. But instead, our only options are declining, or sounding disgusted/annoyed when we agree to it. Accepting the hug is played for laughs, 'haha big tiger man squeezes you and your character flails' instead of something truly heartfelt and kind on the event about love.
Our characters don't have hardly any options or opportunities to show true affection, sincerity and care to the world and people around us, and I was truly hoping this was going to be such a moment, yet I was sadly disappointed.
I too also hated Samara and our options with her too.
I voted insightful because the hug was bugged for me and didn't work at all, so I didn't even get to see flailing haha. But given this is a Mara event, I'm surprised this was the choice they made.
I feel ESO really loves "silliness" over sincerity more often than not.
They do and it's starting to get on my nerves. I want sincere stories, not 'haha funny' all the friggen time.Hoping for more playable races5 -
metheglyn✭✭✭✭✭Yeah in general I'm struggling with how some of the options feel. I think the best thing I can describe it is a lack of sincerity and maturity. Using my original point of the post, we already have the option to say no, so for more friendly and affectionate characters, I was hoping the hug would be more sincere. But instead, our only options are declining, or sounding disgusted/annoyed when we agree to it. Accepting the hug is played for laughs, 'haha big tiger man squeezes you and your character flails' instead of something truly heartfelt and kind on the event about love.
Our characters don't have hardly any options or opportunities to show true affection, sincerity and care to the world and people around us, and I was truly hoping this was going to be such a moment, yet I was sadly disappointed.
I too also hated Samara and our options with her too.
I voted insightful because the hug was bugged for me and didn't work at all, so I didn't even get to see flailing haha. But given this is a Mara event, I'm surprised this was the choice they made.
I feel ESO really loves "silliness" over sincerity more often than not.
They do and it's starting to get on my nerves. I want sincere stories, not 'haha funny' all the friggen time.
I agree with wanting more sincerity in stories and the game world, but I didn't think the hug with Kuzam-Jo was simply played for laughs. The animation might have come across as a bit silly, but the dialogue with him did not. I enjoyed being able to give him a friendly hug and it felt sincere to me.3 -
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✭✭✭✭✭I liked the big Khajiit Kuzam-jo and laughed when he hugged me. It was a very nice end to the quests.
I would like to request the devs that he stay behind after the Hearts Week event is over just so I can go back and get a hug from him whenever I feel like it. You know, when you are having a bad day in real life or just feel a little sad or lonely.
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thedocbwarren✭✭✭Thought it was nice. Wish you have the option to hug your companion. Plus wish I had the gift for Miri as well.2
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✭I was glad to give / get the hug but I could barely see it because of all the other characters and companions and combat / non-combat pets...
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