I didnt really think the Imperial City was very big...im hoping for something a BIT more impressive, like Vivec was

That interview was great. Really long with a lot of good information. Every time something new is posted, it just makes me more excited. I heard nothing but good things!

I've been trying not to get my hopes up from the start, but Skyrim really sounds like it's going to be amazing.

Vivec was aesthetically large, but pretty shallow overall. In terms of actual, usable space, the Imperial City and Vivec are largely equal. This is coming from a fanatical Morrowind fan. You know what I mean, It covered a lot of area, but didn't actually use much of it.


Addendum: I do not want to see cities broken up even further, like the Imperial City was though. That would kill it, definitely.

Todd confirmed that chopping wood, mining, cooking, etc. aren't minigames.

Soo...Dragons won't be able to attack the major cities since they're seperate cells?

:(

(hopefully) Hircine :celebration:

Planes of Oblivion still in Skyrim? What?

Todd hinted that we may go back to Oblivion, but it wasn't a solid confirmation.

I never thought they'd attack the major cities anyway. For starters, there's just too much havok that could be unleashed on a particular player's game. But moreover, Dragons are not animals, they're intelligent, even to the point of being able to communicate, and I doubt they have any desire to end their lives with a frontal assault on a large population center.





Not the first time, you're transported to a plane of Oblivion. In Morrowind when you equip that dodad in Fyr's office, that begins the confrontation with the dude who's got that Daedric Crescent Blade sends you into Oblivion.

I'm so happy you posted this

Thanks OP!!! :celebration:

That's true, it would just be so much cooler if Dragons could attack the big cities. I love wide-scale chaos like that. I guess the only dragon attacks on the major cities will be scripted, and I'm okay with that.

This is probably the most informative interview iv seen yet.

Regarding the 'walled cities'; I'm not sure if I heard it correctly (being 4am over here) but I noticed Todd's remark of cities that load as you enter them as opposed to clicking on a door.

This leads me to assume that -maybe- the cities will have walls, but not transition gates that just load you into a seperate cell. So rather the game loads the area around you as you move into the city as opposed to clicking on the big gates.

But then again I may have misinterpreted Todd's explanation or just heard it wrong.

At any rate, it's nice to hear that the different Holds may have alternating/differing views and opinions in the style that was presented in Morrowind with the Great Houses. To me this could provide the player with a world that feels more real and alive because not every Nord is the same cookie-cutter Nord. Also the 'racism' regarding certain races sound interesting as playing with all the races in Oblivion did not give me a sense of 'Hey, I'm a Bosmer and people respond to me differently than when I was playing a Nord.'

Also the bits regarding giants having their own style of living breathes atmosphere to me and Skyrim not being a place where every critter is just placed in an area with the sole intention to kill you on sight.

So I hope this next Elder Scrolls will provide us with the depth and atmosphere of a world that has existed since the dawn of Men. :tes:

Skyrim is going to be the most awesome thing to hit shelves this year. I particularly like the idea of being able to work leather, craft armor, etc. for your own purposes.

Dont see big deal in walled cities myself, as for next gen consoles may not have a next gen sony.

If you did misinterpret it or you heard it wrong, then I made that same misinterpretation. It sounded like there are just areas you walk through that cause a brief "Now Loading" pause (not a loading screen, but like those one-second pauses in Morrowind and Oblivion when walking around the world map)

yes just like how dagon could not attack the imperial city becuase it is a separate world cell

Awesome, thanks.

You did and so did i the first time. i was going to run in here talking about" seamless transition between world spaces confirmed". But just to make sure i listened to it again and he was saying the smooth transition on the next gen with the city in the main world space as opposed to the door we have now.

"As opposed to clicking the door, waiting for the load..."

It seems pretty clear to me, that walled cities are handled as different cells, but I do hope you guys are right. I'll not get my hopes up.

You guys think too one dimensionally. Yes it's true that a spawn in the main worldspace could not attack the city but if bethesda wants dragons to attack the city they can spawn one in the city's worldspace. The dragon doesn't care that there is nothing outside the wall but ground he can still just fly in over the wall and attack.

Very informative, a few confirmations, much more to learn...thanks.

This.

This :tes:

Rabbits confirmed, hehe .