[Trish]

Well, or its a severe complicated medical condition but either way your probably not going to get a direct answer.

[+++CAZZY]

They seem more interested in releasing games noone cares about than making another elder scrolls.

Games like Brink and Hunted are being published by Bethesda Softworks but they aren't being developed by Bethesda Game Studios. A larger, stronger publishing arm doesn't draw resources away from developing games and their profits may actually help fund BGS titles. Even if this isn't the case it helps keep BGS independent.

Do you think Bethesda took the advice here on the forum to heart or is trying to appeal to the masses?

Chances are a lot of the things you don't like about Oblivion can be traced back to requests made here on the forum.

If you want to consider how Bethesda responds to fans I'd suggest looking Fallout 3. It's level-scaling was drastically pared down and unobtrusive, being little different from Morrowind's; facegen was drastically improved and there was a greater variety of voice acting; quests generally had multiple paths for completion and in several cases had outcomes beyond "completely well/fair/poorly."

Also consider TES expansions. Many people felt that Morrowind's dungeons were lacking, particularly fans of Daggerfall with its massive labyrinthine dungeons. The first TES III expansion Bethesda released focused considerably on dungeons - and there were also a number of little things as well which responded to common fan criticisms and suggestions. Many people also complained that Morrowind's setting was too alien and the second expansion had something that was far more traditional for Western fantasy. Oblivion met with the opposite complaint, many people felt it was too traditional, and Shivering Isles gave us something utterly bizarre and alien.

The developers do listen.

[Bonnie Clyde]

Almost every person I know who uses PC's prefers XP over 7 or Vista.

Also, I think we can stop speculating about whether or not Bethesda Game Studios is making TES:V or not. I mean, isn't that kind of obvious?
I don't have to tell you that I'm taking a crap in the bathroom, you just know. If it smells like crap, looks like crap, and sounds like crap, chances are, I'm taking a crap.
It's just kind of obvious. :shrug:

I am in total agreement with you when I say that I am without a doubt 100% certain that they are making TESV... but I am of the school of thought that in a place like this it makes sense to use verifiable, factual information to speculate upon, and unfortunately, we do not have any facts that state TESV is actually in production, thus we are left open the possibility that another IP or FO4 is their "secret game"... I will reiterate however, that Bethesda is making TESV and there isn't a person on this earth, save Todd Howard himself, that can convince me otherwise.

[Campbell]

Any speculation on OS's released on? Just Cause 2 was windows seven only.. I'm not ready to let go of XP yet. Do I need to be saving for windows 7 as well?

There's a good chance they could exclude Windows XP if they release the game a year from now. If I were you, I'd start saving anyway. I myself have XP and I know how expensive it will be to upgrade to a proper version of 64-bit Win7, so I'm glad I have at least a year+ to save just in case it really will need Vista or Win7.

[Soph]

There's a good chance they could exclude Windows XP if they release the game a year from now. If I were you, I'd start saving anyway. I myself have XP and I know how expensive it will be to upgrade to a proper version of 64-bit Win7, so I'm glad I have at least a year+ to save just in case it really will need Vista or Win7.

It will be worth the investment regardless, not because of how much better it is or anything, just that Microsoft tends to find ways of forcing people to use their products and as old as XP is at this point it won't be long before you really start feeling the pain of using an older OS.

[Peter P Canning]

Guess it's good I'm getting a really good gaming laptop with Windows 7 next summer.

[Hearts]

There's a good chance they could exclude Windows XP if they release the game a year from now. If I were you, I'd start saving anyway. I myself have XP and I know how expensive it will be to upgrade to a proper version of 64-bit Win7, so I'm glad I have at least a year+ to save just in case it really will need Vista or Win7.

$300 and I could point you to a brand new quite good pc with a legitimate copy of Windows 7. It's really worth it too, Windows 7 is sooooo good.

Anyway, if they "exclude" Xp it will be because they're forcing Direct X10 on the pc, something which several games have already done and more are planning to do in the future so it's not inconceivable.

[Josh Lozier]

$300 and I could point you to a brand new quite good pc with a legitimate copy of Windows 7. It's really worth it too, Windows 7 is sooooo good.

Anyway, if they "exclude" Xp it will be because they're forcing Direct X10 on the pc, something which several games have already done and more are planning to do in the future so it's not inconceivable.

I didn't want to outright throw in another console issue/debate/whatever which is why I worded my statement to Antibody very carefully... the good thing is that the current consoles aren't DX10 capable, so TESV won't be using that, but anything after this will have that as a bare minimum.

[Adrian Morales]

$300 and I could point you to a brand new quite good pc with a legitimate copy of Windows 7. It's really worth it too, Windows 7 is sooooo good.

Anyway, if they "exclude" Xp it will be because they're forcing Direct X10 on the pc, something which several games have already done and more are planning to do in the future so it's not inconceivable.

I already have a great gaming rig, if and when I upgrade to Windows 7 I'll be getting a new hard drive for it so that will just add to the expense. I wanted to wait for Windows 8 that is supposed to be out in 2012 but I don't think I can wait that long.

Anyway, if we don't stop talking about graphics and operating systems soon I'm going to freaking bang my head against a wall out of annoyance. Why the hell are we talking about this in the TES V Speculation thread? Just because it technically qualifies as speculation doesn't mean we should talk about it. At this rate I wont be surprised if the next discussion we get into is whether or not they'll bring back the realistic horse asses they had in Oblivion.

[Sara Lee]

I already have a great gaming rig, if and when I upgrade to Windows 7 I'll be getting a new hard drive for it so that will just add to the expense. I wanted to wait for Windows 8 that is supposed to be out in 2012 but I don't think I can wait that long.

Anyway, if we don't stop talking about graphics and operating systems soon I'm going to freaking bang my head against a wall out of annoyance. Why the hell are we talking about this in the TES V Speculation thread? Just because it technically qualifies as speculation doesn't mean we should talk about it. At this rate I wont be surprised if the next discussion we get into is whether or not they'll bring back the realistic horse asses they had in Oblivion.

Why are we talking about it in the speculation thread? Easy, no one is willing to admit that this thread holds no value any more. After the recent interviews, Todd stated they have plans to announce their secret project. We have already talked about the variables impacting that announcement. Now we have nothing left to talk about. There isn't a reasonable person out there who actually believes this secret project isn't TESV. We talked about the second book and its marketing role and all of the other Softworks issues/acquisitions/dilemmas. The vast majority of the speculation peeps have really been calmed (thankfully so) by Todd actually talking about the fact that there is an announcement coming. I personally think that is in some small way relevant to the anxiety we feel here in this thread and that just maybe, just maybe, the reason they talk about having plans to announce what they are working on (which is a real 'duh' statement to be honest, because really folks of course they have plans regarding their announcement) is simply to placate US. Not you and I, but US in the "fans with feelings". How many times have we seen eager people post a "Where is TESV?" topic only to see it locked? At least once a week. It was out of either pity or mercy based upon your perspective that Bethesda decided to say anything at all, and you know what? To all of those people who claim that BGS doesn't care about their fans, I would say they are more than keenly aware of their fans. They watch what we do enough to see the chaos caused by false hope. I really don't think it was coincidence that their team decided to start talking about their secret project after this forum actually became locked for several days over a silly little thing like the cover of a magazine. People said some horrible things here. Posts were deleted at one point before that because kidnapping was brought up!! At the end of the day, this is a video game folks. I am here because I love the games, yes, but I am a geek too and I absolutely love data and forecasting and speculation and all of the research and things, so I am here because I find speculation FUN. I am honestly relieved that we are at the point where it is calm and there isn't much to talk about, not because I am tired of speculation, but because we have been given an announcement in my book. I will tell you right now that I know for sure that BGS has TESV at a point where the project manager is comfortable showing it to the public, and that even though the date isn't set in stone, there will be a short time (comparatively) between announcement and release. It will be called Skyrim and it will be on current gen consoles. It won't have Direct X 10. There are things we can guess at like "werewolves" and such, but I don't need facts to know these things, because I am not a moron. I can debate semantics for the sheer joy of it until the cows come home, and you may read this and say that my certainty is certainly unfounded, but I find that the findings found have funded my certainty certainly.

[Solène We]

At this rate I wont be surprised if the next discussion we get into is whether or not they'll bring back the realistic horse asses they had in Oblivion.

Thank Akatosh I wasn't the only one who noticed that...

I've noticed some folks here speaking of expos. No, we won't see any game from Bethesda announced at an expo of any sort. As far as I can remember, they've always announced their games through their website first, then a magazine to show it, and later a showing at an expo. Luckily, the magazine show off is usually very very close in time to the announcement itself. I have no doubt we'll see it in a GI issue, just like with Oblivion. Bethesda seems to have a thing for GI.

[Aman Bhattal]

WOAH. Glad you got that off your chest...

*cough*

Anyway...

This thread still holds value. People just don't know how the hell to use it properly. This thread will lose it's point only after the game is announced. There are still things to talk about, like any upcoming interviews, the game informer magazines, etc. What we really need to do is something I and many other have said multiple times, which is don't post just to post! If there's nothing to speculate on, don't post. This thread won't feel bad if you don't post. It's better for the sanity of everyone here if, instead of arguing about graphics or consoles in lieu of anything to speculate about, you just don't post. That's directed towards everyone, myself included.

[Auguste Bartholdi]

WOAH. Glad you got that off your chest...

*cough*

Anyway...

This thread still holds value. People just don't know how the hell to use it properly. This thread will lose it's point only after the game is announced. There are still things to talk about, like any upcoming interviews, the game informer magazines, etc. What we really need to do is something I and many other have said multiple times, which is don't post just to post! If there's nothing to speculate on, don't post. This thread won't feel bad if you don't post. It's better for the sanity of everyone here if, instead of arguing about graphics or consoles in lieu of anything to speculate about, you just don't post. That's directed towards everyone, myself included.

Yes.

If there comes news, there will be value, but currently this thread holds none.

I don't post as often as I could, and post responsibly (mostly, I try).

I will say this though, my last post wasn't some cathartic explosion, it was simply the appropriate time for exposition, I would have more fun if people made wild speculation here because I get to learn about such inane things as the fjords and air-pressure variances which impact snowflake infrastructure. That is just how I am.... it wouldn't do anyone any favors by posting all of my expositions regarding TES, because honestly I don't revel in conflict.

[Ashley Hill]

No no your getting it all wrong. This thread is a joke to the Devs. They point their fingers and laugh.

[Adrian Powers]

Question: when the game is announced, will it just be posted in in this thread or will it have its own thread?

[katie TWAVA]

Question: when the game is announced, will it just be posted in in this thread or will it have its own thread?

There'd be a new thread, as 'This thread is for member speculation of when and if TES V will be released.' :shrug:

[JUan Martinez]

There'd be a new thread, as 'This thread is for member speculation of when and if TES V will be released.' :shrug:

I would think they would create a whole new group of sub-forums in a new category for: V - Skyrim. Just like they did for Morrowind and Oblivion.

[Jessica Stokes]

After viewing the last page in this thread, it's quite obvious we have nothing to speculate on anymore.
If it were up to me, this thread would be closed until another interview hits, or something relevant. Then it'd be opened again. But that's just me, and I'm not a mod.

On topic (hah, topic, such a relative term nowadays)
I think we're getting close, for what it's worth. An announcement lingers in the air like a stale fart; it's coming people. Just a few more months.

[El Goose]

I think I can't wait much longer.
I'm already getting ready for it. I read every interview, bethblog post, speculation/suggestion thread etc.
Every single day. And no word of announcement.

[x a million...]

Well, look, there's no need for all this tension. Here we are mulling about waiting, and all this impatience and arguing is just irritating. It's true that pretty much everything we know about has been discussed to death, but so what? We can speculate. I mean, TGS just ended so we can expect theyll wait for the publicity around those to die down, then Christmas, etc. It'll be soon, but not tomorrow.

[Melanie Steinberg]

Not as it relates to speculation of TESV, but I found a few things interesting. I wished they had answered more questions. There wasn't anything earth shattering but I found it entertaining and interesting none-the-less.

I feel special that two of the four questions answered were mine, but the one on werewolves was a waste because they already answered it. The answer to my question of future game suggestions makes me happy ! And should make you happy too.

[Katey Meyer]

I found it kind of silly how they answered questions about werewolves when there were pages of actually meaningful questions to be answered. <_<

[J.P loves]

I feel special that two of the four questions answered were mine, but the one on werewolves was a waste because they already answered it. The answer to my question of future game suggestions makes me happy ! And should make you happy too.

I figured that what they said was how it works, how it's more trends (like, for example, more unique NPCS and items, more VAs, better animations, more lore-intensive) than individual ("I'd like to see an NPC with no pants!") but they do get read. It is nice to have suspicions confirmed, though.

But my question about writing didn't get answered.

[gemma]

I can bet that most of the unanswered and maybe even the answered questions etc will be mentioned by Maiq the liar.

[Farrah Lee]

speculation is speculative.