The Elder Scrolls V News and Discussion Thread

Basically this thread is just for talking about the next edition to the Elder Scrolls Series...

I'll post news about what we know and basically just ask whatever ya want! :)

What we know so far!:

It will be made and development will start

Majority of the Public want it to be set in Skyrim (likely)

I want it to be more like Morrowind than Oblivion. VinnoT

Ditto.

I want it to be more like daggerfall than morrowind.LTZH

Comparing all four of the ES games so far (the CRPGs, not the affiliated things like advenntures), in one respect Oblivion was already more like Daggerfall than I prefer, with tons of bugs, in another it was also like Daggerfall, the bug fixes were slow to nonexistent. I'd much rather have the better quality of Arena and Morrowind than the sloppy work of Daggerfall and Oblivion.

[QUOTE="LTZH"]I want it to be more like daggerfall than morrowind.Kiwi_1

Comparing all four of the ES games so far (the CRPGs, not the affiliated things like advenntures), in one respect Oblivion was already more like Daggerfall than I prefer, with tons of bugs, in another it was also like Daggerfall, the bug fixes were slow to nonexistent. I'd much rather have the better quality of Arena and Morrowind than the sloppy work of Daggerfall and Oblivion.

I want it to be more like Morrowind than Oblivion. VinnoT

also ditto...Morrowind was so much better

I want it more Oblivion than Morrowind.

Unless Morrowind has been proven to be better (I gave it a shot, and didn't like it)

I agree with the rest of you who say Morrowind is better than Oblivion. The key problem in Oblivion for me was the change from a hand crafted world. In Oblivion the world was generated using an algorithm, the uniqueness of the areas and spontaneity of finding hand placed gear/loot was gone.. no longer could you stumble upon the 1 of 3 daedric swords and feel incredibly lucky for having explored. Really in general the whole game of Oblivion was "dumbed" down, except for the radiant AI which was definitely better than Morrowinds statue NPC's.

Other gripes with Oblivion:

1. Scaling leveled enemies.

2. Removal of fun and interesting skills/armor/magic/weapons options

3. No real "vision" for the way the world looks and feels ... its pretty, but it just feels soulless to me because of the some of the aforementioned reasons.

OH .. ESV, I don't care where it is .. please combine Morrowind and Oblivion and I will love your game forever.haberman13

Yeah, it'd be best if it was like Morrowind with Oblivion's journal and combat system (I hated shooting at people at point blank range with an arrow in Morrowind and not doing any damage). And for god's sake, more voice actors!!

I agree with the rest of you who say Morrowind is better than Oblivion. The key problem in Oblivion for me was the change from a hand crafted world. In Oblivion the world was generated using an algorithm, the uniqueness of the areas and spontaneity of finding hand placed gear/loot was gone.. no longer could you stumble upon the 1 of 3 daedric swords and feel incredibly lucky for having explored. Really in general the whole game of Oblivion was "dumbed" down, except for the radiant AI which was definitely better than Morrowinds statue NPC's.

Other gripes with Oblivion:

1. Scaling leveled enemies.

2. Removal of fun and interesting skills/armor/magic/weapons options

3. No real "vision" for the way the world looks and feels ... its pretty, but it just feels soulless to me because of the some of the aforementioned reasons.

haberman13

I agree with these things. I would also like an rpg with more game sequences that alter reality by turning the world on its head...like the part of the Mage's quest in Oblivion where you enter someone's dream to rescue them. To me, that was one of the funnest and most interesting parts of Oblivion. I wish there was more stuff like that...maybe take some ques from Alice by American McGee.

It would also be nice to perhaps have some more puzzles, as well. They wouldn't have to be too hard. Just something besides the endless point, click and fight that was Oblivion. Puzzles like you might find in NWN1, Icewind Dale or Baldur's Gate.

I want Elder Scrolls V to combine the best of Morrowind and Oblivion. Morrowind had deeper gameplay and a great story, while Oblvion had better combat and impressive AI, for the time. And one more thing, I don't want consoles to be the main platform for Elder Scrolls V. Thats what happened to Oblivion and BioShock, both were mainly made on consoles, and it didn't turn out like we expected. I expected Oblivion and BioShock to be super-deep in gameplay, like Morrowind and System Shock 2. Instead, we got the almost-complete opposite.HardcoreKiller2

Yes, you are right on. People talk crap about oblivion and they are usually the ones who worship Morrowind, and vice-versa. And while I personally prefer Morrowind I think Oblivion had some strong points th..at I wouldn't mind seeing carried over into the fifth installment...But what would be really awesome is if someone modded Morrowind into the Oblivion engine. heck I would pay money for that if it was well done...

[QUOTE="VinnoT"]I want it to be more like Morrowind than Oblivion. k3ck

also ditto...Morrowind was so much better

[QUOTE="VinnoT"]I want it to be more like Morrowind than Oblivion. k3ck

also ditto...Morrowind was so much better

I want it to be more like Diablo 3! :P

I think they made Oblivion to bring casual players in something like what wii have done .

IlikesomthingbetweenMOrrowindandOblivionwhich keeps their goods and remove their bad

I think they made Oblivion to bring casual players in something like whatconsoles have done .

IlikesomthingbetweenMOrrowindandOblivionwhich keeps their goods and remove their bad

Amirza

Also, if its going to be a mmorpg its probably going to have to adopt the lame 3rd person look like wow and guild wars.....I wouldn't like that at all. But if they managed to make it like oblivion but a mmorpg then that would rock :o Although they won't because of the lag that much freedom of movement would cause.

[QUOTE="Amirza"]

I think they made Oblivion to bring casual players in something like whatconsoles have done .

IlikesomthingbetweenMOrrowindandOblivionwhich keeps their goods and remove their bad

flclempire

Also, if its going to be a mmorpg its probably going to have to adopt the lame 3rd person look like wow and guild wars.....I wouldn't like that at all. But if they managed to make it like oblivion but a mmorpg then that would rock :o Although they won't because of the lag that much freedom of movement would cause.

The Elder Scrolls V will not be a MMORPG,

Bethesda recentely copyrighted Skyrim,

but also purchased the domain www.elderscrollsonline.com

In quick

TES V = Skyrim

and

TES Online

Don't really care how they make it - as long as it can be modded.

As with Morrowind - and oblivion - Virtually every bug and problem with both games was fixed within months by the modding community.

Elder Scrolls V could be a piece of crap - but if the construction set works, then I don't care

I personally hope it will have scaling leveled of the enemies. *ducks* Hopefully better implemented so as my worse experience in morrowind was getting one hit killed:(. although I guess it worked I never went to that place 'till the story told me to.

I would however like a more complex subplot and a more interesting main story line would be nice too, better inferace, less bugs (well I never got one but I understand many people did) etc

Merry Christmas

I want it more Oblivion than Morrowind.

Unless Morrowind has been proven to be better (I gave it a shot, and didn't like it)

xmg0

I just hope they make cool enemy names instead of dog, wolf, bear, rat, goblin etc.achilles614

Yeah, that would be a nice change. Invent an entirely new set of enemies that havenothing to do with earth. A complete fantasy. Shivering Isles went there somewhat. Expand on that.

Personally I think they should make it so the creature levels are more random, I mean come on going into the depths of some unknown dungeon which should have nothing living in it (note the word living), and finding a wolf, I'd expect something like a ghoul even if it would be several levels higher than my character, and the loot would definetly be higher than your character, afterall the deeper the dungeon the more likely its never been stripped of everything.

And new names would be fantastic, even if they aren't completely original a bit of variety wouldn't kill. Hell even giving the breed of dog would be better than just having dog.

As to story, the freedom of Morrowind would be fantastic, without the 'hold your hand' guidance arrows, after all half the fun of the game is getting there to begin with.

Concerning it being made online, that wouldn't be too bad as long as it was only the arena, pit your characters against each other, anything else would be kinda stupid.

we need info on it bad.

We all know it will be more oblivion than morrowind, BS's target is consoles. Besides mods can fix the interface, models etc... to make it feel more morrowind.

I liked Oblivion except for the poor storyline, crappy levelling system, and the fact that every dungeon, Oblivon gate, cave, fort and ruin was the same as the last with nothing unique.

The rest of the game i felt was good. Not too hectic on the RPG for me, but deep enough that I felt I was part of a world without being lost in it (like Morrowind).

It should take place across all of tamriel. With twice the quests as the original. it needs to be harder in later levels. And Patrick Stewart needs to voice again. ferrari2001

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My wishlist:

• No compass: The players must interact with NPCs in order to find a person or where to go.
• Rewarding exploration: I want to find a treasure after finishing a hard dungeon, not a randomically generated trash.
• Reformulate magical itens: It must bemuch harder to find and have unlimited use (charge system is **** especially when a magical sword depletes after 5 strikes).
• NPCs should notice who you are and what you have done in order to like or dislike you, not that ridiculous minigame to convince people.
• All the quests must have more than one solution, and always a choice that doesn't envolve combat.
• The world can be smaller than Oblivion, but it must feel alive.
• A larger diversity of skills, just like Daggerfall (climb, swin, etc).
• A decent level up system: The player must feel the character progressing each level. The Fallout perks could be included. Also the monsters must no be scaled by the player's level. It's nice to killa weak enemy with one hit, and be killed by a troll with one hit when you're low level.
• Graphic wise TES V could be like Oblivion, but with better human models and animations.

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pvtdonut54

has this even been confirmed? if so, don't expect it on current gen consoles. rule of bethesda is one elder scrolls game per console generation. these games take years to make.

lol If the game were like daggerfall (atleast in size) you would need a 250 gig hard drive just to store it lol.

Combine parts from Fallout and Oblivion, change and improve and the game could be A*.