Online:Crime Wave

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Crime Wave

Crime Wave is an activity and rewards system introduced with Update 45.

Crime Wave is an event that focuses on thievery, murder and other criminal activity throughout Tamriel and beyond. During the Crime Wave, you can find better rewards from a number of illegal activities.

  • Sell 100% more items to Fences, and gain 25% more profit from items sold. These benefits stack on top of existing benefits you might already have on your character.
Pouches of Ill-Gotten Goods contain a number of thievery-related items. Each holds sellable contraband, but may also include any furniture that you can obtain through theft, several new furnishings, a consumable Legerdemain XP item, several Dark Brotherhood and Thieves Guild consumables, or a one million gold bounty pardon.

Your chance of finding a Pouch of Ill-Gotten Goods is based on your Bounty or Heat. An upstanding citizen has a very low chance of finding one, while a fugitive has a much higher chance.