I've gotten through a fair share of achievements, been given some nice gear to wear, some titles, but it seems like none of the NPCs give a crap. I was given a Stormcloak Officer's uniform and put it on when I went into another town to do a mission... but got ganked my the Stormcloaks there. I figured they'd be like, "Oh, you're an officer. Yes Sir! Let me open that door for you!" Did I do something wrong, or do cool gear and cool titles really not mean anything?

Wearing outfits doesn't mean anything. You could be a high elf wearing Thalmor robes strutting around Windhelm and you wouldn't be treated any different if you were wearing Stormcloak armor.

Being named a Thane of a hold does carry one thing with it. If you get caught lawbreaking, you can flex your title to get the guards to drop the matter. There is a limit to how often you can do it though, so it's not a total get out of jail card. NPC comments also change depending on what you have done in the game.

Might want to see this thread.

http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1323404-outfit-should-matter/

Ah. thanks CCNA. I'm a noob with this game as well as these boards so haven't fully explored either