User blog comment:Fimmion/Why Skyrim was rigged from the start/@comment-2007196-20120701184040

Although I think that the Thalmor are un-joinable for gameplay and political reasons(the Thalmor are basically Nazis), I do think that Skyrim should offer us more choice. It seems to me that the story arcs are severely lacking in in options, such as the fact that you can't destroy the Thieves Guild - you have to side with them or ignore them, you can't keep the skeleton key for yourself and betray the Thieves Guild, you can't kill anyone in the Dark Brotherhood after you've joined them, you can't find a peaceful resolution at Northwatch Keep, and there's no option to *not* side with the stormcloak guy in that quest. Also, when it comes to the Civil War, there's a severe lack of options there, too; it seems like your character either totally supports Ulfric, or he's an Imperial bastard. I would've much preffered an option to overthrow Ulfric in an act of betrayal and become high king of Skyrim, I also would've preffered a more middle stance for the Imperial side, and possibly even a double-agent/undercover infiltration method to kick the Empire out of Skyrim.

Even in Dawnguard, it seems like you're limited to four or five options for the main story arc. I really hope that the Bethesda developers can release some DLC that gives us more choice.