Can I Wear Stolen Armor in ESO?

In the vast and immersive world of The Elder Scrolls Online (ESO), players often wonder about the mechanics surrounding stolen items, particularly stolen armor. You can indeed wear stolen armor in ESO, but it’s essential to understand the implications and rules governing such actions, including the potential for guards to confiscate these items if you have a bounty and get caught.

Understanding Stolen Armor in ESO

Wearing stolen armor does not inherently lead to guards chasing you, as they only react if you have an active bounty. However, if you do have a bounty and are caught, the guards will take your stolen armor away, affecting achievements like the “indecent exposure” achievement.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

General Gameplay

1. What happens if you equip stolen items in ESO?

• Equipping stolen items in ESO doesn’t automatically lead to guards chasing you unless you have a bounty. However, if caught with a bounty, the items will be confiscated.

1. Can you keep stolen items in ESO?

• Stolen items must be laundered in an Outlaw Refuge to be kept without risking confiscation. These locations are marked on the map when zoomed into city view.

1. How do you clear stolen items in ESO?

• Stolen items can be laundered through special vendors known as fences in Outlaw Refuges, for a fee.

Theft and Stealth Mechanics

4. How to launder stolen items in The Elder Scrolls Online?

• Laundering involves using a fence in an Outlaw Refuge to remove the stolen tag from items, allowing them to be used or sold freely.

4. Can you wear stolen clothes in Skyrim?

• Unlike ESO, in Skyrim, there are restrictions on using stolen items, with most merchants refusing to buy them and guards confiscating them if caught.

4. Can you get banned for stealing from Guild bank ESO?

• Stealing from a Guild bank in ESO leads to punishment, including loss of stolen items and potential guild penalties, but not a ban.

Economy and Trading

7. Who buys stolen goods in ESO?

• Fences are the vendors who will buy stolen goods from players, providing a way to profit from theft.

7. What to sell in ESO?

• Valuable items to sell include Runestones, Fishing Bait, Food, Cooking Ingredients, Drinks, Low-Level Potions, Fish, Stolen Items, and even Trash, which can be marked as junk and sold to vendors.

7. How do I sell my stuff in ESO?

• Most merchants in towns and cities will buy items from players. Additionally, fences will buy stolen goods.

7. Can you sell to the Thieves Guild?
   • Yes, Fences within the Thieves Guild will buy stolen items, but the guild takes a cut of the profit.

Safety and Security

11. Do people get banned for buying ESO gold?

    • Yes, buying gold in ESO can lead to a ban, as it violates the game’s terms of service.

12. Are all banks connected in ESO?

    • Yes, the bank is shared across all characters on an account, regardless of faction.

13. Is the bank shared in ESO?

    • The bank vault is a shared storage space accessible by all characters on the same account, allowing for easy transfer of items between characters.

Optimization and Efficiency

14. Is it better to sell or launder in ESO?

    • Laundering a stolen item makes it legitimate but means fences will no longer buy it. It’s a choice between making the item usable and sellable to anyone versus getting a potentially higher price from a fence.

15. What to do with junk in ESO?

    • Junk items can be marked as such and sold all at once to a vendor, freeing up inventory space and providing some gold, making inventory management more efficient.