justnotcricket said:
Yes, but in bitchslapping them, aren't you physically abusing them? Isn't that as bad as waving your sword at them or tossing a fireball over their heads?
The point is, I agree, that the kids in the game are, by and large, total dicks. What I would like to see is just some method of dealing with it that doesn't involve actual killing, for those of us that are trying to RP a non-evil character. I may steal everything that isn't nailed down, but I'm not a murderer. Fortunately for my character's conscience, most people you need to kill attack you first. Just because I don't want this character to be a murderer, though, doesn't mean I wana put up with the crap that spouts from everyone under 5 feet tall.
Oh, agreed, there should be a non-violent way to get them to SHUT THE FUCK UP, because having these purposely antagonizing AND invincible little shits just breaks the immersion completely. A couple of them being annoying (like the Jarl's son) is reasonable. All of them being so is insane.
Me, personally, I play as a chaotic good character, who would absolutely slap an annoying kid if it made the world a better place.
At the very least, give console players the ability to play WITHOUT them since they are entirely useless and serve only to annoy.