Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-25343239-20150319182007/@comment-32014963-20180319195625

Dapoculos13 wrote: I don't know what this civil debate is about, it was just WAAY too much to read between you two, but the Aldmeri Dominion's got Tamriel in the palm of their hand and half the Empire's body in the grave. No doubt the Dominion's 3 provinces are consolidating their power and raising more troops, so unless most if not all the other provinces marshal their strength together, we're looking at an Elf-dominated Tamriel. And I don't know about you, but I want that to happen. Humans and swords are boring. Elves and magic are interesting. It might be interesting. The whole point is I merely answered the question: Skyrim alone vs Aldmeri Dominion.

My answer was: Skyrim can't beat AD because previously it took Cyrodiil, High Rock, Skyrim and Hammerfell to beat AD. This stems from the fact that I believe all unite under one banner (Empire) is the best bet. Reason is simple: 1+1+1+1 = 4 is better than just 1.

I merely explain the situation a little further... the Aldmeri Dominion's target has always been Cyrodiil. Just look at the Great War, their original target was Hammerfell but the minute they think there is a chance, they went after Cyrodiil at risk of F**King up the momentum of their armies' movements plus Skyrim is obviously further away.

There's this tactic 101 (that is not an absolute) say you must always make friends with rivals further and take down rivals closest to you or at least make sure rivals further away can't interfere with you.

Thalmor has succeeded, the Civil War will surely weaken the Empire. It is almost like a Great War 2.0