Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-109.92.245.62-20131121212935/@comment-25286356-20131122160455

Bethesda wanted us to actually PLAY the Civil War questline, and not just shove a document and call a cease-fire. We already had the option to sit at the negotiating table.

Lore-wise, it would look like this: Dragonborn shows incriminating evidence to Ulfric and Tullius - Cease-fire put in place - Thalmor grow increasingly agressive - Empire refuses to start another war - Stormcloaks take matter into their own hands - Empire forced to resume war against Stormcloaks.

It would have been for nothing.