Talk:Pickpocketing

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Article is XBOX centric

"the right shoulder button" is not precise enough for the PS3 controller - is it R1 or R2?

I hate Pickpockets

I was just outside the Palazzo Ducale when I started a fight with the Seeker and his Patrol and was about to attack when he (the pickpocket) ran past me and pickpocketed 67000 Florins so i ran after him he climbed the building next-to the Viewpoint/Glyph Tower and the Archer started chasing him and the pickpocket came to a dead end he turned around and the Archer hit him with a Hammer that looked exactly like the 50 Feathers Hammer and he stumbled forwards I held my breath as he stumbled towards the Edge of the building a Tall drop straight into the canal but he didn't fall off he turned around ran again Annnd died i charged forwards Shoving the Archer off the roof and just as i was about to loot him...He slid off into the Water i was 67k poorer. I HATE PICKPOCKETS i used to have pity on them now i kill them121.72.215.67 11:18, May 20, 2010 (UTC) Lucan07

Please, the Talk Page is not the right place for people to use it as a "problem page". I recommend the "community talk" or something else..Haroon18 21:55, May 25, 2012 (UTC)

Notes for revamp

As usual, I'm just listing out some things for the revamp this article needs:

1. The entire body is written from an OOU-perspective, even if it's not using present tense. It is written entirely from a gameplay perspective.
2. Double-check that all Trivia points written from an OOU-perspective are in the literary present tense not the historical past tense.
3. It would be helpful to describe the different pickpocketing mechanics across all the games in the Trivia section. Pickpocketing works very differently between games. In Altaïr's Chronicles, it's a minigame. In Assassin's Creed, Altaïr awkwardly sticks his hand out slowly and you have to steadily walk towards the target until his hand makes contact, whereby he would pickpocket instantly. Ezio pickpockets by merely fast-walking past civilians. Games onward makes it more difficult, where the pickpocketing takes time.
4. Related to the first point, the history section shouldn't be essentially describing pickpocketing in the context of gameplay, but what role pickpocketing played throughout history, and notable cases. I think it fleshes out the article to mention the specific Assassin apprentice called the Pickpocket, how the Assassins employed thieves to gather intel and acquire money or serve as distractions, etc. Sol Pacificus^(Cyfiero) 09:26, April 14, 2017 (UTC)