Official TES V Speculation Thread # 50 : The Elder Scrolls Series Discussion

» Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:52 am

It makes me sad that bethblog's temporary page has a vault boy but nothing to do with Elder scrolls.

» Mon Apr 25, 2011 7:30 am

Vault Boys is a recognizable logo, and TES has nothing like that. I actually like him as a Bethesda mascot, very versatile.

» Mon Apr 25, 2011 2:21 am

Vault Boys is a recognizable logo, and TES has nothing like that. I actually like him as a Bethesda mascot, very versatile.

No mascot? Are you mad!? They have the infamous Imperial Legion Guard! Everyone knows him!

» Mon Apr 25, 2011 8:30 am

:brokencomputer:

It makes me sad that bethblog's temporary page has a vault boy but nothing to do with Elder scrolls.

They might just not want to give us small things to speculate about because they don't want their forum to be filled up :poke:

» Sun Apr 24, 2011 10:20 pm

Vault Boys is a recognizable logo, and TES has nothing like that. I actually like him as a Bethesda mascot, very versatile.

The Adoring Fan should be the Elder Scrolls mascot. :hehe:

» Mon Apr 25, 2011 2:37 am

Imagine if there actually was an Elder Scrolls icon instead of the Vault Boy on the left of the text there on the maintenance page. That would give us an interesting foreshadowing. It's not though...

» Mon Apr 25, 2011 10:21 am

Vault Boys is a recognizable logo, and TES has nothing like that. I actually like him as a Bethesda mascot, very versatile.

Legion Boy says...

"KEEP MOVING...the blog is down for maintenance."

» Mon Apr 25, 2011 2:19 am

:brokencomputer:

They might just not want to give us small things to speculate about because they don't want their forum to be filled up :poke:

Considering that the regulars filled up about ten threads in less than a week, I'm going with this.

» Mon Apr 25, 2011 12:52 am

Hungry Donner just left the post. He's most likely grinning to himself because of the PM he got from gstaff about the blog.

» Mon Apr 25, 2011 3:27 am

Hungry Donner just left the post. He's most likely grinning to himself because of the PM he got from gstaff about the blog.

It's amazing that the downed-Blog has given us hope after the Game Informer announcement. You guys make me proud.

» Sun Apr 24, 2011 11:06 pm

Hungry Donner just left the post. He's most likely grinning to himself because of the PM he got from gstaff about the blog.

Thats an awfully hopeful assumption.

» Mon Apr 25, 2011 1:51 am

We should start keeping track of all the theories to see who is correct...

» Mon Apr 25, 2011 12:49 am

We should start keeping track of all the theories to see who is correct...

Whoever speculates TESV correctly gets a special-edition Uriel Septim Hallmark card that, when opened, proclaims "You are the one from my dreeeeeams..."

» Mon Apr 25, 2011 10:01 am

The Adoring Fan should be the Elder Scrolls mascot. :hehe:

"By Azura, By Azura, By Azura ! We're fixing it ! Can we give you a back rub in the meantime ?"

I'm not disappointed with the announcement of DA 2 since I really like the 1st one....still I didn't crap my pants or whatever they said. Actualy I don't think anyone crapped their pants for a sequel to a game released less than a year ago...while TES V would definitely cause that reaction.

» Mon Apr 25, 2011 1:53 am

Whoever speculates TESV correctly gets a special-edition Uriel Septim Hallmark card that, when opened, proclaims "You are the one from my dreeeeeams..."

Rather, they should have someone go to your door and say that

» Mon Apr 25, 2011 7:07 am

"By Azura, By Azura, By Azura ! We're fixing it ! Can we give you a back rub in the meantime ?"

I'm not disappointed with the announcement of DA 2 since I really like the 1st one....still I didn't crap my pants or whatever they said. Actualy I don't think anyone crapped their pants for a sequel to a game released less than a year ago...while TES V would definitely cause that reaction.

In my opinion, an announcement of Elder Scrolls 5 should cause spontaneous combustion.

edit: I don't mean any harm to someone, but just sayin'.

» Sun Apr 24, 2011 10:08 pm

I must sleep. Tis late in England, and I need my energy to wake up to a TES countdown!

Goodnight sepculators!

» Mon Apr 25, 2011 5:39 am

Nothing has been revealed in regards to the second novel. It takes a while to write these things, especially if you're writing in someone else's universe and have to conform to their needs. Eight months may not be enough (in fact, I'd be they aren't. Very few authors can churn them out that quick).

Well, Greg Keyes is a pro, having written a bunch of Star Wars EU books, so I'm sure he can write quickly and is comfortable with other people's IP.

Personally, the way the first book ended told me that it was originally supposed to be one whole work, and they decided to cut in half and release it in two parts at some point after writing was in progress. The second half of the book may well be done and awaiting publishing. I would not at all be surprised to hear that writing (and probably editing) were long finished at this point.

Maybe we should start sleuthing up Del Rey, see if they let anything slip about the second half of the book

» Mon Apr 25, 2011 2:04 am

Let's just let things cool down a bit. There's really nothing much else to discuss so the thread perhaps ought to stay idle for a bit. I don't think the blog being down is anything with which to concern ourselves.

» Mon Apr 25, 2011 1:27 am

I must sleep. Tis late in England, and I need my energy to wake up to a TES countdown!

Goodnight sepculators!

Again, don't get your hopes up, probably just maintenance, but I do love how we can pick apart the littlest things and turn them into a potential announcement.

» Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:32 am

I've come to the conclusion that there will be an announcement when we least expect it...

» Mon Apr 25, 2011 7:01 am

If we expect something that is coming during when we are not expecting it, wouldn't that be expecting it?

» Sun Apr 24, 2011 11:40 pm

I've come to the conclusion that there will be an announcement when we least expect it...

I'm gonna go with this, I think that is why people are being so hopeful with the blog being down, it makes me want to spend every day on theses forums but I'm gonna be taking some time off soon. Its funny, each day I spend in this thread, the more possibilites come up that make me keep coming back.

EDIT: No ES:V announcement on the blog, once again.

» Mon Apr 25, 2011 1:30 am

Bethblog is back. just maintenance I guess

» Mon Apr 25, 2011 1:38 am

Good news! Well, bad news in that we all should feel like idiots, but good news otherwise.

I just got off the phone with the USTPO, and they told me this, and I'm summarizing here:

Bethesda doesn't need a Notice of Allowance to use the trademark in commerce. Once they file for it, they are protected. If someone else wants to oppose it, the USTPO bases who gets the trademark on who filed for it first. The Notice of Allowance is issued by the USTPO as a way of telling the company that they can now use the mark in commerce, or extend the expiration of the mark, however the company can use the mark in commerce and file a Statement of Use BEFORE they get a NOA. They don't need the NOA.

So, essentially, the trademarks expiring means nothing if they can simply file for another mark, like they've already done with one of them, and use the mark in commerce as soon as they file for it. So the good news is, we wont have to wait months or even a year for a NOA, but this also means that, as long as they file for more trademarks to replace the old ones, they can announce it any time they please.

Also, I see that this thread is reaching the post limit so I'll post this again in the new thread.