Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-77.98.203.197-20130414002939/@comment-1470368-20140623170548

At best, these Civil War arguments will all be rendered moot in the next game.

It is 100% guaranteed that TES VI (as it is part of the main numbered series of TES games) will move forward in the timeline, most likely staying in the Fourth Era.

The Skyrim Civil War itself will, at best, be given an ambiguous conclusion...depending on just which Province that TES VI will take place in.

Therefore, the 'Where? Factor is actually much more important than the When? 'Factor...considering some Provinces (either Independent or part of the Dominion) may not feel the effects of the Skyrim Civil War's outcome.

As much as I don't want to start another Civil War flaming "debate" among fans here...it would actually make much more sense for the Imperial Legion to win the Civil War (even if Tullius' Legion didn't?  If you actually read the Lore, or pay attention in-game, there are actually other Legions that the Empire could use). In another case, we all know that the Stormcloaks can't win an all-out war with Cyrodiil.

^ However, the paragraph above is besides the real point of this thread.

If we're really all concerned about the Civil War's outcome (some of us not so much), we must also stay concerned about where the next game will take place. Not to mention that, like past games, TES VI will likely take place less than a decade after the events of 4E201...not 200 years later.