perhaps overthrowing them with a revisit to somerset isle to beat the leader? possibly based in more than one province

They ate hundreds of Blades before the war even started and rolled their heads down the Imperial city, jesh one does not simply moonwalk into Alinor...

I sure as hell hope so. Been wanting to send those arrogant bastards to oblivion since... well, Oblivion. Now I want it more than ever

I think it'd be quite interesting if we played from the Thalmor's perspective in TES VI. You'd start at Summerset Isle or wherever in prison, but you turn out to be falsely accused. You can either work to aid the Thalmor in raids on other provinces or choose to sabotage their plans from the inside out. Or you could ignore them altogether and deal with other issues on Summerset Isle. Could be quite interesting, seeing how different the home of the Altmer is to the home of the Dunmer and what not.

hmmm maybe not the leader but someone of importance in a province like a general, to pave the way for them being steadily beat back either in games or in a time gap.

almost certainly.

maybe when the CK comes out I'll make a mod for a specific guild (separate mods probably (thalmor overthrow DB,Companions, mages or even them all working together, where I have thieves going in and nicking weapons (which you lead obviously) then the you send assassins to kill particular members of the thalmor before the big battle which will last two days during the night your assassins will kill off some soldiers and may or may not get slaughtered in the process whilst the mages and companions lead the battle against) I really like that idea

The lore potential is so great, I would love to have the next game focused on the Thalmor and High Elves.

how ambitious would it be to have a huuuuge war all throughout Tamriel? Previous game countries + Elsweyr??? (licks chops)

It'd be even more interesting if you could side with them (fat chance, I know).

There are some days where I just want to be an evil Altmer female in pigtails.

But the Fourth Era Thalmor weren't introduced until three years after Oblivion was released. Anyway, I would honestly love to see TES VI set in Alinor (the province, not just the City) and deal with the Empire destroying the Thalmor. Plus it seems like poetic justice for an Altmer (which the default PC in Summerset Isle would most likely be, following the pattern with Morrowind, Oblivion, and Skyrim) to bring them down.

I doubt it. One of the seeming strenghths of this series is that each one is self sustained, in story as well as location. I don't think the story of TES VI will have that much to do with this game. If anything, the defeat (or not) of the Thalmor would be handled in an expansion, I think.

DLC most likely, or resolved in a novel. By TES 6, the timeline will probably once again be pushed so far forward, that what is current becomes irrelevant.

I was hoping TES VI will be able to cover all of Tamriel or at least half of it. Maybe I'm just dreaming, but it might happen since it is quite obvious the next TES game will be on the next-gen consoles.

I believe we'll have the opportunity to fight for either the Dominion or the Empire in the next installment.

I can't help but think that the dynamics of Tamriel are a setup for what could be an MMO style Elder Scrolls. Choose a side etc.. I'm not saying that that is what I would like to see happen but.. niggling thought.

I think it has to be. I'm hoping it will combine the Sumerset Isles, Valenwood and Elswyre into one super TES that will take approximately 1000 hours to complete.

TES V1: Alinor

• Takes place in one city
  
• You can only be human
  
• Only three skills (combat, stealth, magic)
  
• Quests will have pacing of a call fo duty game (oh wait...)
  
• No branching dialouge

I doubt they could chance a plot that complex. You know, might break some poor kid's brain.

not that I like it but that seems far too likely for me to be happy...........maybe I should join one of those proper overhaul mod teams

Personalty I think that's a safe bet. If they don't do it in an expansion pack for Skyrim this is almost certainly going to be the next game.

Im thinking this will be a DLC, they already stated the DLCs are gonna be huge for this, so yeah.......

Threads discussing what should happen in future games belongs in the TES Series Discussion board.

I will move this for you.

Many events in Skryim foreshadow the coming conflict with the Altmer, its a sort of alternate story happening just underneath the bigger fight against Alduin.

Whether this will play out in DLC, another series of Elder Scrolls games (or just one), or be relegated to books for lore remains to be seen.

Will be interesting to see what happens to P-nax, the Greybeards, the Altmer, and the Empire. Most lore I've read seems to say that the coming of dragons spells the end of the empire. What that means for the Altmer and TES must be very closely tied.

I hope not, I'd rather see them dealt with though DLC now, TES games being hundreds of years apart I'd want that new moved on feeling.

Ie. Thalmor are weak now, far weaker then most seem to think, thinly spread out, multiple uprising could see them overwith, removed from thier seats of power spreading influence.
Several dlcs scattered though the world and maybe if they want one slightly larger one going to summerset isle to quell them. Be nice if they could toss in the vanishing isle ofthe psyjics for fun though.

TES VI, old empire gone, independant countries or maybe a new empire rising deal with that. Settings wise if its not in DLC then summerset isles, sounds like a nice place but I'd love to see Elsewhyre the expansive deserts and cities beneath the sand, be a nice contrast to the cold now, or Blackmarsh could be interesting to see too.

Although I'd settle for TES VI Skyrim, a sequel that doesn't bring back old bugs as new and leaves choice and details out of it.

This^

But I would also like to see this in an expansion before TES: VI which I heard wont be coming out until after the next gen console is released, that would be a very long wait. DLC maybe but Expansion is where I think we'll see this.

Even before the Dominion and the rise of Thalmor, I hated Altmer. They're just too arrogant. Plus, in Oblivion they looked ugly.