Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-15888551-20130819093722/@comment-1600847-20130819215900

It's like this in almost every fantasy world, the land stays deadlocked in medieval times forever. It's not due to the people of Nirn being unwilling to change, it's because Bethesda wants to make medieval fantasy games, not steampunk and magic like Dishonored or Thief.