Pickpocket skill list?

Yup.

So have pickpockets ruined the game yet? Are all non worn items sitting in some jaxa pah warehouse? Or did people seriously overreact?

its actually not that 'easy' to max out a pick pocket. But I imagine it will happen. I can break people's game with a pick pocket 'before' he got amped now. Now? I dont even know. It's very scary.

newb/greedy thieves will get dealt with by the pbase pretty fast, generally by pissing off the wrong people. In general, Militia and Templarate will usually work with a thief as long as the bribes are flowing and it's not getting too out of hand. If a thief steals too much, they're going to look like shit and make an example out of them. The only general exception to this will be twinky elves that just steal from the Gaj and have all their interaction in the 'Rinth.

 I used to do that with a burglar.

Hide, then sneak to the gate, wait for someone I don't like to come in in the evening, and put a pinch in there inventory

Stay hidden, and watch the hillarity.

Also, as far as rp goes. Staff bitch if you don't do hemotes before thefts. Trust me. YOU might not see the rp, but about 6 out of10 times there is 'something' done, if only to stop the inevitable nyr mail of 'Hey you no emotes while hidden, and no ones can sees!'

You should never rely on people being reasonable about theft. No player who has played serious pickpocket characters extensively could possibly agree that the burden is on the thief to provide good roleplay, so the thief should be considered free to use whatever means are available to protect themselves. I always did that back when I played and I was literally never troubled by staff for it across like four or five pickpocket PCs. I expect they're aware that the only way to pull off a thief role is to do what you have to do in order to protect yourself from the irrationally theft-phobic playerbase.

Since succesfully stealing something doesn't take you out of hiding, you should simply steal while hidden and never expose yourself to the risk of discovery (unless you fail the skill check, of course). You can try the picturesque "filch your wallet while I shake your hand at the bar" move, but you'll probably regret it. People will realize that you're a thief and watch you every time they meet you for the rest of your character's life. Once you know everything there is to know about the code, you can start doing shit like that if being known as a thief is something you're ready to accomodate in your roleplay. I've done that, too. It's just not worth it in the long run, though.

The safe job is to be hidden beforehand, sneak into the room, peek and steal what you want, and then sneak out again immediately. Don't spam peek, don't steal several times. Players who think this is cheating are players whose opinion is not worth caring about. Staff won't punish you for not emoting-- well, maybe Nyr will, but he'll find an excuse one way or another if it's your turn to be Nyr'd. If you get hassled by staff for the way you're playing a thief, it's probably because you're being a shithead and stealing twenty times a day or something, not because you didn't volunteer for a pointless disadvantage by trying to turn theft into an enjoyable experience for the victim.

IRL, when something is stolen from you like that, odds are in the millions to one that you'll ever see the person who lifted it from you again.

In Arm, odds are more one in four. Maybe 50/50, if you're actively seeking them out.

There's more ability for the victim to bring retribution (and much more) in game than IRL.