Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27126317-20151030115315/@comment-26693897-20151030172623

I don't hate the Dominion, I hate the Thalmor. Hating the Dominion means you not only hate the Thalmor but you hate Altmers, Bosmers and Khajiits who had no other choice but to bent the knee to their "pure blood" overlords as well.

But I've been thinking, yeah, I suppose a Dominion (ruled by the Thalmor) dominated Tamriel might be favourable, if you don't mind the Thalmor unravelling creation to return to a primordial, dawn state of divinity (which, to be fair, you might).

Back to the topic. The Empire is correct when it comes to dealing with the Thalmor. Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer, as they say. By allowing the Thalmor some room, the Empire enabled reconnaissance to be done on them more effectively. Meeting the enemy on the battlefield is never the only option, and I strongly believe that only fools truly, fully believe in a warrior's Code of Honor. No offense. Tullius, Rikke, Ondolemar and Idgrod hint the player that another Great War is coming. And before you say "And you don't think the Thalmor is doing the same? In fact, while Thalmor Justiciars can walk all over the Empire with no problems, they can use their position as "Talos Hunters" to gather critical intelligence, like the size of their armies, their resources and even probe Skyrim's overall security for weaknesses.". And don't you think the Empire is aware of that? The Empire can't very well work on plotting an invasion with the Thalmor roaming free. It'd be very easy to hide their numbers. But the Empire is letting the Thalmor think they're seeing the full force as a bare bones operation, they wouldn't be fools to give the Thalmor full access to everything. The Empire has tons of its own spies as well. They know the Thalmor Justiciars are reporting back everything they see, so why wouldn't the Empire try to control exactly what they see?