Hi there, Â
My character, Savo, is an opportunistic thief (aspiring musician) who lives in a sewer drain on peal lane. Â If your character prowls the lane and the quicksand it is likely that these two characters, yours and mine, would know of one another. Â Also, there is a pretty decent and established community of thieves, lowlifes, cats with fleas, whores and general miscreants (+Ul'dah's unofficial village idiot) active on pearl lane lately. Â More would be merrier...the place has a reputation to ruin.
As far as RPing robbery, I agree it is supremely difficult since so often one of three things happen, 1) you are immediately put into a fight for your character's life...which is always a little over the top for a mere pickpocket. Â 2) you get caught and pitied...which for some character's is the goal, but kinda annoying if you want to play an unrepentant thief. Â 3) completely ignored. Â I find the process works best if you just goof your way through it, because if you are amusing about it...they are less likely to hit you with an axe. Â Assume everyone is the chosen one, every character is the center of the universe and you are moving into their space. Â Starting with a /tell message kills it for me too, I like to walk up and just drop the text on them, but for best results I have to scour the place looking for some one who wants something bad happen to their character...and there are always a few (usually the innocent and cute types...who will use the event to ingratiate themselves with a stronger character and come back and kick the crap out of you...which is kinda the fun part anyway). Â
good luck with the larceny.
sincerely
-savo
My character, Savo, is an opportunistic thief (aspiring musician) who lives in a sewer drain on peal lane. Â If your character prowls the lane and the quicksand it is likely that these two characters, yours and mine, would know of one another. Â Also, there is a pretty decent and established community of thieves, lowlifes, cats with fleas, whores and general miscreants (+Ul'dah's unofficial village idiot) active on pearl lane lately. Â More would be merrier...the place has a reputation to ruin.
As far as RPing robbery, I agree it is supremely difficult since so often one of three things happen, 1) you are immediately put into a fight for your character's life...which is always a little over the top for a mere pickpocket. Â 2) you get caught and pitied...which for some character's is the goal, but kinda annoying if you want to play an unrepentant thief. Â 3) completely ignored. Â I find the process works best if you just goof your way through it, because if you are amusing about it...they are less likely to hit you with an axe. Â Assume everyone is the chosen one, every character is the center of the universe and you are moving into their space. Â Starting with a /tell message kills it for me too, I like to walk up and just drop the text on them, but for best results I have to scour the place looking for some one who wants something bad happen to their character...and there are always a few (usually the innocent and cute types...who will use the event to ingratiate themselves with a stronger character and come back and kick the crap out of you...which is kinda the fun part anyway). Â
good luck with the larceny.
sincerely
-savo
