Sabatasso Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 (edited) I stalked around and pickpocketed a bunch of Steel Arrrows from sleeping guards in various cities, and I was never detected. Suddenly I meet Assassins holding contracts to kill me by any means necessary all around Skyrim. What is the point of being sneaky, and remain undetected when it only postpone the conflict?OK, I don't get a visual price on my head, but having assassins after you is much worse than having to pay a fine to the guards to be honest. I stole a total of rougly 60 Arrows in three different cities (60 in each), and all the city guards have sent the Dark Brotherhood on me. How could they even know that it was I that stole those Arrows, because they where all sleeping when I took them... Unless someone has a good explanation for this, I am very disappointed in the mechanics for thievery in the game. Sorry if this already have been mentioned, but my search did end up fruitless. Edited November 28, 2011 by Sabatasso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDGameArt Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 (edited) I'm a warrior class, and rely never stole anything. I however ran across assassins (i think 4 now) on the roads to various places trying to kill me with a contract. I don't think the assassins are after you because you stole items. Edit: Or if they are I'm not sure what i did to see a number of them. Edited November 28, 2011 by Angilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XunAmarox Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Some shop keepers do it as well. It's just a weird mechanic in the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabatasso Posted November 28, 2011 Author Share Posted November 28, 2011 At one point I was in the middle of a quest when some mercenaries with the same kind of contract attacked me, and I was surrounded by the actual guards that supposedly had hired these guys to kill me. The guards helped me dispose of the mercs, though. That too makes no sense... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtmaDarkwolf Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Well the whole theft/stolen mechanic in the game is borked. I'd like a mod that 'clears' stolen tag on any 'common' (IE easily gained item) after you leave the area you stole it and a day passes. I bet such a mod would be complicated but I'd still wait for it. For named and especially rare or expensive items(1k gold or more?) the stolen tag should stick, keep the fence's utility worthwhile. But yes, my bounty goes up when I steal objects, even if theres nobody in sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorpio9 Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 It's in game nature that it want's you dead, so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stimresp Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Hmm, I'm pretty sure I haven't been detected stealing but still the merchants send assassins after me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaikenEdge Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 It's in game nature that it want's you dead, so...One of the flaws of the Bethsoft mindset: Bethsoft designs games that are Player versus Computer, whereas the game should have been Player with Computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XunAmarox Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Need we be reminded? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCsMKypvmB0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tilcir Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Need we be reminded? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCsMKypvmB0 I have never gotten any assassins on my thief characters. I have gotten assassins on me on 3 of my other characters though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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