User blog comment:Master Green Cat/The Elder Scrolls 6/@comment-86.40.26.144-20130730092338

I'd like it if it borrowed from the Fable series instead of bashing it. That is to say, some of our decisions made in Skyrim should matter enough to be carried over, and not just referred to. For example, if we joined the Stormcloaks, Ulfric should have the throne. If we joined the Empire, it should still be Elisif. As far as I know, the Empire not only wanted to solidify Skyrim after the Civil War, but to strengthen it as a whole, until they get enough power to kick the Domion back to where it came from. But they need more mages. Once they do, I suspect they will lift the Thalmor-imposed ban on Talos worship. Heck, even in Oblivion he's not part of the Nine Divines. In Knights of the Nine's starting point in Anvil, the prophet refers to them being the Eight and One. Not Nine, but Eight and One. And this suits me just fine -- it even makes more sense. Another one that should be carried through is the state of the Empire -- the Dark Brotherhood has the power to change it in Skyrim. If Titus Mede (hah, sounds like Tight-Ass Mead) gets himself killed (didn't even put up a fight) then there doesn't seem to be an Emperor (um, unless it's whatsisname) and nobody to light the Dragonfires. What's to stop another Oblivion incursion? We're never told why didn't just roflstomp all over Tamriel. Except for the Dragonborn. He/She has the Dragon Blood, so perhaps Dovahkiin travelled to Cyrodiil to relight the Dragonfires at the Temple of the One (rebuilt after Oblivion Crisis) to keep Oblivion at bay. And if you did nothing about Potema -- didn't get/finish the quest. She would be Empress by all rights. She was a Septim after all.

But I do NOT want a Skyrim, part II. What I'd like is the option to actually join the Dominion. Option only option to Altmer and Bosmer. Yes, the Bosmer are part of the Dominion, though vastly under-repersented. The Dominion will be around for a while it seems. But it would have to be a truly epic storyline.

I put up a massive post on Bethblog about the direction it could take very early on, but it mysteriously vanished. Though the Summerset Isles would be nice to see, I still think either Elsweyr, Black Marsh or even Akavir would be awesome as the next installment.

If they state again that they're using a new engine, it had better damn well be a new engine, not just another Gamebryo update.

But above all else I want them to take into account the limitations AND potential of each system they choose to build on. The X360 was plagued by Low FPS and even crashes. The PS3 version just wasn't managed well. The PC version was a lazy-ass port of teh X360 game.

The PCs potential needs to be tapped. Use a damn menu system that utilises it, not just this lousy "Press Up for your Skills" kind of rubbish. Fine for control pads, bad for Keyboards and Mice. You play with a controller on PC? Fine. That's an instance of controller functions being good. But I will not abide for another lazy port.

I think they're waiting for the Xbox One and PS4 to become established before they announce anything. But I digress.

Have our decisions from Skyrim have some impact on the state of things in TESVI, but don't use this as the sole marketing ploy -- that's Fable's thing. Instead, I hope they focus more on a massively long, deep, rich and overall IMPORTANT storyline for their next game. For Skyrim, we were given a translation of one of the Elder Scrolls -- "And the scrolls have fortold etc etc". Okay, it's not really translation, but it did tell us what it said about Alduin. I'd like to see more prophecies realised.

Bring back the damn Character Model viewer as seen in every Elder Scrolls game to date, but I don't know about Redguard (though it was supposed to be awful) or Battlespire, or anything else I'm forgetting. We like to look at our characters, and how they look in different clothes/armour. Even if it has to be a tabular menu like Oblivion. This was a big disappointment when I started playing Skyrim. Over it now, but still miss it. I take a lot of care and pay a lot of attention when I create a new character. I like them to be presentable. You may as well make the most repugnant character you can think of in Skyrim, because you won't have to look at your creation if you don't want to.

The others were more "in-your-face" about it. It was as if they were saying "You did this!  Look at what you did!  You monster!"


 * Bashing: "M'aiq enjoys a good fable.  M'aiq has yet to see one, though." -M'aiq the Liar, Oblivion.

In summary, here's everything put together:  (and I'm typing this as though I was addressing Bethesda)

1: Have our decisions from Skyrim MATTER. And if we want to play an ass and join the Dominion, present us with a choice based on Race, Lore and History.

2: A storyline that is as important, long, deep and rich as the Elder Scrolls games deserve. Do NOT continue streamlining and dumbing things down for your younger audience. Make them use that lump of meat in their heads.

3:  Utilise the potential of each system you release for. This means no more Xbox favouritism, no more awfully handled PS versions and no more lazy PC versions. Keep your fans happy and they'll keep coming back. Surely you made enough money from MS to do this.

4: The character model viewer on the menu screen. The only times we see our character in Skyrim is when make them, when the camera auto-pans (this is evident when you're listening to Viarmo at court during the Bards College quest (this is another matter)). This is unacceptable in today's market. You did it time and again in the past, and it was received well. Why not now?

5: Talos should never have been one of the ORIGINAL Eight divines. Oblivion reffered to him as One. The Eight and One. This is fine, and they way it should be. The Nords would still get their dose of Talos, and he'd once again be recognised as a Mortal ascended to the Divines.

6: I'd love to see Akavir. Moer realistically will be either Hammerfell or Elsweyr will be next. Wherever we go, make it awesome by listening to what your fans want.

I'll stop now, because I've made my points.