Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-25343239-20150319182007/@comment-32014963-20180322215639

Elder Scrolls universe is not real world. Don't confuse the real world with Elder Scrolls.

I never state anything about Stormcloaks being able to win against the Thalmor on their own. Read properly. I never wrote any super long essays so it's not difficult to tell. I stated already. I don't think the Stormcloaks stand any chance.

My post's main focus is not the Thalmor has already won the whole war that has not stopped since it broke out long before the Great War.

My main focus is the Thalmor is winning the overall even though they have not won every fight. That includes everything tiny bit of thing you jump into using to prove the Empire's superiority. That is actually a kind of insecurity which I don't blame you because without those little things, the Empire has not going for them, which is also the reason why I was already done with the Stormcloaks yet in your imbalanced insecurities for the fictional Empire you love so much, you keep referring even though they are not the focus of what I was saying.

Any historian work any bucket of apples will not mix up reality with fantasy.

Here's the main focus:

'I say in an unbiased and purely statistical point of view Thalmor is winning overall because they succeeded in retaining the pre-emptive. Even after 25 years of focus, the choice and how they want to fight this genocidal war is up to the Thalmor, not the Empire.'

'I say this because of simple numbers. Everything else can be interpreted in anyway people want. Battle of Red Ring, Empire knows this, Empire have that... blah blah blah like you are doing.'

'Simple Numbers are most unbiased. Before the Great War, Empire had control over Cyrodiil, High Rock, Hammerfell and Skyrim 4 provinces. Aldmeri Dominion had Valenwood, Elsweyr, Alinor/Summerset Isles, 3 provinces'

'After Great War, Empire had control over Cyrodiil, High Rock and Skyrim 3 Provinces. Aldmeri Dominion still have Valenwood, Elsweyr and Alinor 3 provinces too.'

'By events of TESV, the Empire is at risk of losing Skyrim and even if they retain Skyrim it will remain weakened for at least 7 to 10 years due to the effects of Civil War. This means after TESV, the Empire's provinces are left at 2.5 Provinces' strength.'

'There is another significance. Skyrim's location allows Skyrim's forces to spare troops to help Empire the quickest. There is absolutely no reason why the Aldmeri Dominion should go and attack Skyrim when Cyrodiil is right next to it.'

'There's claims that by boat they can travel faster. But the distance between Skyrim from AD from Sea is like 1500 times greater than Cyrodiil from AD by land... it's like saying going by car is faster! Let's go by car to the convenient store 2 streets away while ignoring there's a convenient store next to you.'

'Economy, Military numbers etc? Yeah that didn't do much good since the Aldmeri Dominion are still watching the Empire kill itself in Skyrim and it didn't do much good when the Aldmeri Dominion drive the Emperor out of Imperial City like whipped dog. Plus, the battle of red ring is not the Emperor's doing. The Empire would've lost if not for the Forgotten Hero, the true owner of Goldbrand had not helped them stop the Culling from becoming true. After the Battle of Red Ring ended, the Forgotten Hero left. The Narrators even stated it'

'Everything you can say about Aldmeri Dominion? No more than speculations, this is not speculation, this is a fact because they have not provided any concrete evidence about the exact situation in AD, everything that might seem to work in favor of your precious Empire? All your wishful thinking. Again cold merciless fact.'

Again, everything can be warped by perspective. Only factual numbers don't lie or confused.

Start of Great War, Empire = 4 Provinces, by end of TESV, maximum Empire = 2.5 (due to Skyrim weakened)

Since they don't say anything concrete about AD, the Thalmor is winning in overall.