Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5918955-20130620134158/@comment-8209010-20131021190243

GameMage wrote: I know, there are a lot of threads like this. I just thought I'd give my thoughts on where the next Elder Scrolls Game would take place.

Now, as much as I'd want the game to take place in Akavir, I am aware that doing so would be an extremely odd decision. That being said, I began to look for the most probable setting.

Below are my reasons for The Elder Scrolls VI: Hammerfell.

'''1. The Thalmor. '''When we were told that there would be no more DLC for Skyrim, I was a little dissapointed. What about the Civil War? Bethesda wouldn't leave this many questions unanswered! I thought back to the lore, and remembered that the White-Gold Concordat surrendered Hammerfell over the Thalmor. This would be a great setting to answer our questions about the 2nd Aldmeri Domion. War would start. The player's character would be more important the ever! "The Hero of Tamriel"? Saving the continent from Thalmor rule? Maybe there would be some DLC that would allow the player to travel to Alinor/Summerset Isles.

2. The Dwemer. Remember those Dwarven Ruins? They were a pretty big part of Skyrim. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Dwemer settled in Hammerfell around 1E 420. This leaves the possibilty for more of our favorite dungeons. C'mon, everybody loved the Dwemer Ruins in Skyrim.

'''3. The Terrain. '''Let's not forget about the desert. What was the landscape like in previous Elder Scrolls Games? Well let's take a look. Morrowind had...err...Ash? Morrowind was Morrowind. Oblivion had forests and plains. Skyrim had Snow and Forests. (And some of Morrowind if you count Dragonborn.) While Hammerfell was included in Daggerfall, very few people had the chance to experience it. If Hammerfell's Desert Landscape was included in the next game, we could cherish it in all of it's High-Def Glory.

And that's about it. There's probably more reasons, but I can't think about them right now. The reasons why you would be right:

1. In Oblivion, do you remember all the Nords saying things like: "I'm from Skyrim..." this and that? I do. And then the next game was....Skyrim! Now in Skyrim, you hear a ton of people say things about being from Hammerfell or involving Hammerfell. Examples: In the opening scene in Helgen, the thief says he could've been halfway to Hammerfell, Kodlak Whitemane tells you of how he was a bodyguard for someone in Hammerfell, I could go on and on.

2. The next unique enemy-Morrowind had many, Oblivion had goblins, Skyrim had Frostbite Spiders. The opening sequence in Skyrim is, to me, very revealing. After going down under Helgen's fort, you fight your first ones. Afterwards, Hadvar says, "What next, giant snakes?" I think this bight be a clue to the next enemy. And where would giant snakes fit in? To me it would make sense that it would be in a desert. The Alik'r desert.

3. The Thalmor. The only other place in which the Thalmor are a problem is Hammerfell. It makes sense for the next game to be in the areas of conflict.