I was going to reply to your reply to me... but why bother? This post is a more detailed version...
My point is, if the series keeps changing, this community will get worse and worse, and Bethesda is going to keep disappointing someone. Currently, Bethesda is going to disappoint the various Arena, Daggerfall, Morrowind or Oblivion fans, without doubt. There can only really be one, perhaps two groups that will be fully satisfied.
Why should ANY group need to be fully pleased? What makes Arena fans more deserving than Daggerfall fans, or Morrowind fans more deserving than Oblivion fans? Or Oblivion fans more deserving than Arena fans? Absolutely nothing. I still say they should make the game they want. It's worked how well so far?
Each game is compeltely different, and it isn't helping anyone.
Seems to be helping the Zenimax pocketbook.
What's wrong with Bethesda catering to the fans they have, anyway? People seriously underestimate the amount of people looking for a good, in depth, open sandbox RPG. I looked for another outside TES once. I failed. Bethesda has this market all to themselves, and will sell a crap load if they do what they do.
And as long as they keep the sandbox going, you'll all probably keep coming back and you know it. Meanwhile, they'll be looking to trap more "outsiders", because it's the only way to offset the perpetual increase in development costs.
You don't see the Call of Duty series turning into an RPG.
You should go listen to Todd Howard in the "Irrational Interview". I think he'd point out some things that might surprise you about this. Of course, it might break the spirit of some people...
What does this even have to do with retaining the alien feel of Morrowind in TESv, anyway?
I believe I said I wanted them to make Skyrim feel like they want Skyrim to feel, with complete disregard for how any other game in the series felt, and that they should let it be its own game with its own feel. And I stand by that. It's not like I think this community WANTS to be in peace and harmony. Not when people refuse to believe that I have more fond memories of Cyrodiil than Vvardenfall. (Most of my fond memories in Morrowind are "Bloodmoon")