This happened in Oblivion too. We didn't notice it as often, or as quickly, in Oblivion for a couple of reasons. 1. It wasn't announced on our screens the way it is in Skyrim (I often didn't even know I had an assault on my record until I looked at my character sheet). 2. Oblivion had fewer creatures in cities where most of the assaults tended to take place.

Fortunately, Oblivion PC users had a Wrye Bash option they could tick to lower creature responsibility so that they would not report crimes. I'm sure Wrye Sash (!) when it is developed, will have the same feature.

We should be able to come up with some type of payoff to those mudcrabs. Maybe free worms for a year; free fish once a week for a year. Anything.

Creatures like that usually are easy to buy off.

I see Nothing, Nothing.

yeah same happened with me I jumped a imperial guard and a noble on horse back said I got a bounty but soon as I killed the horse I lost the bounty, wth whats the horse going say "Nyeah" ? I don't think Nords speak Horse.

Nord did this man kill that noble, Horse "Nyeah, Nyeah" Nord "Double Yes!"

Why is this surprising? Mudcrabs have been able to speak since Morrowind.

Sounds like something that would be on a Family Guy episode.

Mudcrab in a room checking out a line up of ppl with the officer saying "So Mr Mudcrab....can you identify the man who did it?"

Good memory! I had forgotten about that dude

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