User talk:MadeMan21021

Welcome

Hello MadeMan21021! Welcome to the wiki. I hope you enjoy using the site and find the information on it useful. If you decide you want to help improve any of our pages, we're always welcoming to new editors so feel free. You might want to look at our Getting Started page for some tips on how to begin, then play in our Sandbox for a while to practice. If you need any help or advice, please ask one of our mentors. Enjoy! –Rpeh^{•T•C•E•} 14:15, 30 January 2008 (EST)

Fact Checking

Before making changes to articles, you may want to double check your information. For example, Rohssan is a Redguard, not an Imperial. This is not just a random guess based upon her skin colour; this is from looking at the game's data, which provides unambiguous information on characters' races. And her store is not open from 9am to 5pm, but from 8am to 8pm. Most of the facts on the site have been repeatedly checked for accuracy, so unless you can definitively verify your information, please don't repeatedly change an article. Thanks! --Nephele^Talk 23:49, 15 February 2008 (EST)

While I understand she may be a redguard, and am incredibly sorry for that, I'm incredibly sure she is only open from 9-5. This isn't a random guess, this is because I stood outside her shop, literally, just now, and waited for her to open which was at 9:03. And, I know I've had to go to The Best Defence instead of A Fighting Chance because she hasn't been open at 5. MadeMan21021 00:04, 16 February 2008 (EST)Mademan21021

The information on the store being open from 8am to 8pm is based upon Rohssan's AI schedule (again, that unambiguous game data that we love to use whenever possible!). Her "Services" schedule is clearly set to be from 8am to 8pm. It's also the highest priority item in her schedule, which means that there is no reason for her schedule to change.

But to be completely sure, my character just spent a week standing outside A Fighting Chance. The store always closed a few minutes after 8pm. Opening times varied, but the store clearly opened before 9am, including as early as 8:07 am. The exact minute at which a store will open is basically random. What happens internally in Oblivion is that at exactly 8am Rohssan's task is set to "go open the store and sell goods." At that moment, she starts walking from wherever she happens to be located. When she gets to the store, she unlocks the door. If she happens to be nearby at 8am, the store opens within minutes. If she happens to be further away, it will take longer for the store to open. The same process occurs for every single merchant in the game.

In other words, all of the store opening hours (and closing hours) really have a random delay time. But it's not possible to document that random delay time. So instead we stick to what can be documented: the time at which the store's merchant is told to open (or close) the store. I hope that helps to explain the merchant data! --Nephele^Talk 01:31, 16 February 2008 (EST)

I honestly have never had her open before 9. I must just... have a bugged game or something. She's personally my favorite merchant, and, the early bird that I am, I always end up waiting on her steps to get in.