Why do NPC"s walk faster than you?

[Exsilium Games]

All these missions where i have to follow some NPC that is walking are frustrating. Either I run and pause, run and pause, or i walk and run, walk and run. All the NPC"s walk faster than you.

On that note.. if there is a way to speed up the walk speed, not quite the 'shift' jog that would be great. I like to walk sometimes, to watch the people around me and appreciate the design that went into the game.. but our current walk is so slllllloooowwwww.

[ZombieHunter]

Haha right. Why do studios keep doing this? They force us to walk and follow an NPC but run is too fast and walk is too slow. Yet they insist on having them yak at us along the way. So we have to constantly keep up with the NPC but not overtake them or get too far away. Please for the love of all things sane, stop doing this to us.

Assassins Creed is another one that is super guilty of this. Red Dead 2 got it right in that when you were near an NPC or an NPC on a horse your horse magically went the same speed as theirs unless you wanted to go faster by commanding it to do so. This does result in some odd results when you are trying to run past an NPC and your character is trying to match their speed. Sometimes in RDO you feel like you are glued to a character or another player and you are trying to run away but cannot.

[Ivylifestyle]

it's in every bethesda game

[Grandmother CFO]

Originally posted by Exsilium Games:

All these missions where i have to follow some NPC that is walking are frustrating. Either I run and pause, run and pause, or i walk and run, walk and run. All the NPC"s walk faster than you.

On that note.. if there is a way to speed up the walk speed, not quite the 'shift' jog that would be great. I like to walk sometimes, to watch the people around me and appreciate the design that went into the game.. but our current walk is so slllllloooowwwww.

Its a feature.

[Methlos]

Longer legs?

[Where'sMySupersuit!!]

How are getting the to walk faster, feels like the game is in slow mo during follow missions.

[Thunder Nugget]

this is a bethesda game. it is a feature.

[MagicHp]

Use a controller with analog sticks
Use your thumb to control your walk speed
Walk the same speed as NPCs

Yeah I get it "PC so KB duuuur" but first that is not always true and secondly most keyboards don't have analog controls. Using a controller for this game works wonders especially with the UI.

[Exsilium Games]

Originally posted by MagicHp:

Use a controller with analog sticks
Use your thumb to control your walk speed
Walk the same speed as NPCs

Yeah I get it "PC so KB duuuur" but first that is not always true and secondly most keyboards don't have analog controls. Using a controller for this game works wonders especially with the UI.

If i could get my PS4 controller to work with the PC bluetooth that would be great, but it doesnt work.

[Iratus Machina]

I can never get the speed right when I'm walking with keyboard. Sounds like I need to start using the Xbone controller more often.

[EasTxRedHead]

Yessss! Not even following NPCs, just walking around. I also would like the walking speed to be a little faster. It's unnaturally slow.