Clarifying blog post on Bethesda Blog : The Elder Scrolls Series Discussion

» Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:06 am

Great news! Yay!

I think this whole episode of how a misquote can attract just as much attention as an accurate quote. It goes to show that interviewers/reporters will leap on even the smallest misunderstanding and spin it all out or proportion, no matter how wrong it is.

It seemed the only people going wacky over the "quote" were people who jumped into the threads without reading anything but the first post. Many level-headed members had already completely debunked the so called quote.

» Tue Aug 25, 2009 11:37 pm

It seemed the only people going wacky over the "quote" were people who jumped into the threads without reading anything but the first post. Many level-headed members had already completely debunked the so called quote.

And it was repeated many, many time, and more just came out of no where.................

» Tue Aug 25, 2009 11:21 pm

Well, it wasn't an interview. This is why we generally try only to do interviews by email, whenever possible, because it is inevitable that someone jots down a note based on something we say that is almost, but not entirely, completely incorrect. And then it gets attributed to us as if we DID say it...riots ensue....dogs and cats...living together...mass hysteria.

Deep breaths everyone. Find your happy place again.

Fantastic Ghostbusters reference. Thanks for clearing things up!

» Tue Aug 25, 2009 9:21 pm

Glad to hear, maybe now the only repeat threads we'll have are the ideas and province threads. :lol:

» Wed Aug 26, 2009 7:41 am

Princess Stomper's happy place is too happy. Everybody back to the panic room!

I beg your pardon.

Serious moderator is serious.

:stare:

And it was repeated many, many time, and more just came out of no where.................

... and yet, amazingly, nobody actually had the actual quote.

This is a glorious, happy day for the Elder Scrolls, sanity, reason, and Pete's avatar.

» Wed Aug 26, 2009 2:46 am

Now we can panic about finding Pete a new avatar.

~~Wait... did you just dis Opus? :stare:~~ ---> Thanks PS, didn't realize Oh look! over there... somthing shiny!

I find it helpful with some of the random bits of unconfirmed news and quotes about games to just keep my fingers in my ears saying "Lalalalalalala I can't hear you" all along.

» Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:38 pm

Wait... did you just dis Opus? :stare:

No, Pete only just added him. Half an hour ago, his avatar was a broken link.

I find it helpful with some of the random bits of unconfirmed news and quotes about games to just keep my fingers in my ears saying "Lalalalalalala I can't hear you" all along.

Oh. I just threatened to eat Kateri's hat if they didn't make a new one some time in the medium to distant future.

» Wed Aug 26, 2009 11:42 am

Yay new Tes v, i loved oblivion, brilliant game, despite what some people say.

» Wed Aug 26, 2009 12:01 pm

Wait... did you just dis Opus? :stare:

Standing up to a higher authority is probably not a good idea. :whisper:

» Wed Aug 26, 2009 3:18 am

Why are you all satisfied with this?

It still seems apparent to me that the "next big game" by Bethesda will most likely not be an Elder Scrolls title. So inevitably we will have to listen to them tout other franchises like Wet for months, rather than have any info a a new TES.

» Tue Aug 25, 2009 11:39 pm

Ah. See, this makes a good deal more sense. I'm glad to see a clarification posted so quickly.

Now to go back to waiting patiently.

» Wed Aug 26, 2009 6:46 am

Fantastic Ghostbusters reference. Thanks for clearing things up!

Um I beat you to the ghostbuster reference lol.

» Wed Aug 26, 2009 5:24 am

Why are you all satisfied with this?

It still seems apparent to me that the "next big game" by Bethesda will most likely not be an Elder Scrolls title. So inevitably we will have to listen to them tout other franchises like Wet for months, rather than have any info a a new TES.

Bethesda is only publishing WET, Brink, New Vegas, etc. And seeing as FO3 just recently came out, it is very likely that this big secret project is TES V.

» Wed Aug 26, 2009 1:15 am

Thank you for clarifying this for us!!! Now next time someone asks me if I'm okay I can look them in the eye and say "Hell yeah, and you know why? Because TES five is on the way, baby!!!" :rock:

» Wed Aug 26, 2009 8:24 am

:meh: @ all the nay-sayers

thanks for the clarification

» Tue Aug 25, 2009 11:15 pm

Thank you Gstaff and Pete!

» Wed Aug 26, 2009 4:30 am

Yeah, I'm not sure why people got so worked up about this announcement...it was basically the same thing we've heard for months now.

» Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:35 pm

I guess a few looooong sighs of relief have just been let out :woot:

» Wed Aug 26, 2009 6:13 am

Sorry i have to say this *deep breath* WE TOLD YOU SO!!!!!

I think this should be pinned, just incase anybody forgets

» Wed Aug 26, 2009 5:47 am

Oh well, too bad some threads were locked, no one gets to go back and say "Told you so".

Thanks Gstaff!

Actually i dont think anyone would be "Correct" the people who were saying it wasnt going to get shut down were wrong becuase we all thought beth was doing it on purpose

thx Gstaff

» Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:21 am

Hooray for clarifying what every sane member of the forum should have known from the get-go!

That's not to say I'm not grateful for the clarification, of course.

» Wed Aug 26, 2009 5:59 am

Now, this should really bash in the skulls of those people who went completely nuts saying things like "There will never be a TESV, and you know it. It's just wishful thinking."
Would be fun to see their faces now. But now they'll probably just go back to complaining about it not coming out in a veeeeeeeeeery long time.

» Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:45 am

*Sighs*

» Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:42 am

Some people are like that Panda they just like to complain and when they get what they want they have to go complain about something eles

» Wed Aug 26, 2009 3:15 am

I said it last night in one of the speculation threads, that I hope they would clarify this today, although I highly doubt they would, but they did.

Thanks for the clarification gstaff and Pete.