Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-26213507-20150928140042/@comment-26693897-20151006174306

College Mage: Ferris wrote:

Edit: I'm willing to bet most of the Imperial supporters started out siding with the Stormcloaks. (I know I did) But somewhere along the lines, something made us switch. Don't just say "screw Ulfric" start off by explaining what made YOU switch sides. (nicely) I didn't started out siding with the Stormcloaks, but I played as a Stormcloak 3 times and the experience was horrible:

First, there is Whiterun to consider; specifically Balgruuf, who seems a far better leader than Vignar Gray-Mane (who, compared to Balgruuf, seems like just a grumpy old guy who can't stop talking about the old days). But if you side with the Stormcloaks, you're forced to kick him out -- and he even berates you for it, saying "I thought better of you" before going to Solitude and swearing that the Stormcloaks -- yourself included -- will all pay for dethroning him. Come on, who doesn't feel like Tamriel's biggest jerk after doing that mission?

And even at the end of the Stormcloak campaign, there's this unshakable feeling that you've made a big mistake; after killing Rikke and getting Tullius on the ground, he warns that this is exactly what the Thalmor want. That this rebelion was a blessing for them and they would soon invade Skyrim a second time, dooming everyone in the province. Ulfric and Galmar shrug this off, but it's still a cause for concern. The Concordat is what keeping the Dominion on a leash and now that it no longer applies to Skyrim, what's going to stop the Dominion from swarming in and taking it for themselves?