[BRAD MONTGOMERY]

Dunno if this was mentioned before, but there was an 5 page interview with Todd Howard on the October edition of Electronic Gaming Monthly (I think that's what it's called). In it he mentioned that the "project they're working on" looks totally different, is more of a change from Fallout 3 than Fallout 3 was from Oblivion, that they reworked and redone almost every aspect of the game (AI, graphics, animation, etc.), pretty much confirming that it's not for next-gen consoles, and that they [Howard/Bethesda] are ready to show it. It doesn't give any information we don't know already but this thread is pretty much dead so I'm posting it anyway.

[~Amy~]

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

Why post it's own thread, when 20 fanatics will make their own threads?

Biggest locked thread count in Bethesda forums history...

[Brentleah Jeffs]

Dunno if this was mentioned before, but there was an 5 page interview with Todd Howard on the October edition of Electronic Gaming Monthly (I think that's what it's called). In it he mentioned that the "project they're working on" looks totally different, is more of a change from Fallout 3 than Fallout 3 was from Oblivion, that they reworked and redone almost every aspect of the game (AI, graphics, animation, etc.), pretty much confirming that it's not for next-gen consoles, and that they [Howard/Bethesda] are ready to show it. It doesn't give any information we don't know already but this thread is pretty much dead so I'm posting it anyway.

Yeah, but still, any information is welcome, even seemingly redundant information can be used to assess consistency.

[RaeAnne]

Good FSM, this thread has really ran it's course...next thing we know well be speculating what time of day it'll be announced

[Jamie Moysey]

Good FSM, this thread has really ran it's course...next thing we know well be speculating what time of day it'll be announced

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I think on a Friday at noon

[sunny lovett]

This is getting way off topic and into the spam zone. Nothing to discuss? Don't post. Nothing useful to say? Don't post. Want to spam off topic? Expect to hear form a moderator. OK?

[JaNnatul Naimah]

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

I was rather disappointed that people used the incredibly rare opportunity to ask Bethesda a question in such a manner. In my mind, it's akin to meeting your favorite actor or actress and asking "What brand of shampoo do you use!?" There are so many pointless questions. I can only hope Bethesda chooses more, erm, interesting ones next time.

Dunno if this was mentioned before, but there was an 5 page interview with Todd Howard on the October edition of Electronic Gaming Monthly (I think that's what it's called). In it he mentioned that the "project they're working on" looks totally different, is more of a change from Fallout 3 than Fallout 3 was from Oblivion, that they reworked and redone almost every aspect of the game (AI, graphics, animation, etc.), pretty much confirming that it's not for next-gen consoles, and that they [Howard/Bethesda] are ready to show it. It doesn't give any information we don't know already but this thread is pretty much dead so I'm posting it anyway.

We already talked about that around 2-3 threads ago. Nothing much left to say about it.

[Jesus Sanchez]

Where can I see the answered questions from the podcast?

[Fanny Rouyé]

Where can I see the answered questions from the podcast?

The only way to do so is to listen to the podcast.

[Sherry Speakman]

They really are emphasising strongly that they're 'ready to show it', aren't they? If it is going to be next year they announce it, I wouldn't expect it any later than January or February, and I would possibly predict it being announced earlier.

[Cedric Pearson]

They really are emphasising strongly that they're 'ready to show it', aren't they? If it is going to be next year they announce it, I wouldn't expect it any later than January or February, and I would possibly predict it being announced earlier.

It certainly is a big step up from refusing to say anything about it at all. I would think the same thing - that we'll hear about it around Christmas (a Christmas day announcement would be amazing!), but Todd also said that the time between announcement and release would be the shortest in their company's history. Which would be what? Roughly 6 months? That runs close to missing out on E3 as a showcase event for the game. We might be waiting until March for an announcement if they plan on using the Oblivion method of release (Game Informer Cover, E3 showcase, planned fourth quarter release), and why wouldn't they? It worked out so well.

Mind you, Red Dead Redemption went for the summer release and that worked incredibly well. So who knows? Games seem big enough to launch at any time in the year these days.

[Dona BlackHeart]

It certainly is a big step up from refusing to say anything about it at all. I would think the same thing - that we'll hear about it around Christmas (a Christmas day announcement would be amazing!), but Todd also said that the time between announcement and release would be the shortest in their company's history. Which would be what? Roughly 6 months? That runs close to missing out on E3 as a showcase event for the game. We might be waiting until March for an announcement if they plan on using the Oblivion method of release (Game Informer Cover, E3 showcase, planned fourth quarter release), and why wouldn't they? It worked out so well.

Mind you, Red Dead Redemption went for the summer release and that worked incredibly well. So who knows? Games seem big enough to launch at any time in the year these days.

6 months? No way. Oblivion was their shortest so far at 1 1/2 years. I don't expect them to release it in less than a year after the announcement, maybe slightly shorter.

[Chris Duncan]

If the time between announcement and release would be the shortest in their company's history, i will suspect them to drag the announcement as long as possible.
the longer they wait the shorter the time will be, sad but tru :mellow:
I would like the announcement now, it would be the same release time anyway.

[Saul C]

If the time between announcement and release would be the shortest in their company's history, i will suspect them to drag the announcement as long as possible.
the longer they wait the shorter the time will be, sad but tru :mellow:
I would like the announcement now, it would be the same release time anyway.

Todd never said "in the company's history." He said "shortest ever." He could have meant a lot of things by that. I personally think he meant the shortest out of all the TES titles, not out of all their games.

[GEo LIme]

Todd never said "in the company's history." He said "shortest ever." He could have meant a lot of things by that. I personally think he meant the shortest out of all the TES titles, not out of all their games.

Either way i'm still expecting it to be released less than a year after announcement. Also it will most certainly be at E3 2011, big showcase there. I also think this time will be Beth's biggest marketed game to date.

[john page]

Either way i'm still expecting it to be released less than a year after announcement. Also it will most certainly be at E3 2011, big showcase there. I also think this time will be Beth's biggest marketed game to date.

I thought I heard someone mention this before, and just wanted to clarify. Was Oblivion announced with a GI cover? Is it very likely this will be done for ESV?

[Stephanie Kemp]

I thought I heard someone mention this before, and just wanted to clarify. Was Oblivion announced with a GI cover? Is it very likely this will be done for ESV?

It was announced by Bethesda first, and then the GI cover was revealed. It's likely the same will happen with TES V.

[Judy Lynch]

I am sorry, I must have missed something along the way here, did they talk about werewolves at all in the pod cast? I listend to podcast #2 and I really didn't understand it when they talked about werewolves, they seemed to just kinda sweep it under the rug and not answer those questions and or important issues, I really didn't care for the "In the Past talk"

[Kayleigh Mcneil]

Why is everyone so obsessed with werewolves all of the sudden?? Jesus. Still pisses me off that 2 questions were wasted on werewolves, that didn't even mean anything. They were joke questions. Such a waste of an opportunity.

[Euan]

Why is everyone so obsessed with werewolves all of the sudden?? Jesus. Still pisses me off that 2 questions were wasted on werewolves, that didn't even mean anything. They were joke questions. Such a waste of an opportunity.

Well sorry.

This isn't all of the sudden. We have been talking werewolves a while.
I saw in the taboo question topics: Werewolves. And I had to ask "why?"

Anyways the question on 3D software wasn't bad, but most of us already knew that every game dev company uses 3dsmax.
I DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT mean to be arrogant and proud when I say my question was the only question answered that was good. I wasn't even the only one who asked. Even then, the answer wasn't that great, it was good that they said that it was their job to read the forums and answer question, and that the DEVs read suggestions as well.

Also they posted that they will do something to try and answer everyones questions, it mayhap be another podcast.

[Milad Hajipour]

Got the Bioshock Infinite GI.

The reason people are being so irked is that they answered questions denying a Werewolf DLC for Oblivion rather than talk about the future of the series. Really kind of meaningless, though, since they said they wouldn't beforehand.

[Alisia Lisha]

Well sorry.

This isn't all of the sudden. We have been talking werewolves a while.
I saw in the taboo question topics: Werewolves. And I had to ask "why?"

Anyways the question on 3D software wasn't bad, but most of us already knew that every game dev company uses 3dsmax.
I DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT mean to be arrogant and proud when I say my question was the only question answered that was good. I wasn't even the only one who asked. Even then, the answer wasn't that great, it was good that they said that it was their job to read the forums and answer question, and that the DEVs read suggestions as well.

Also they posted that they will do something to try and answer everyones questions, it mayhap be another podcast.

It's pretty obvious that the bethblog is a community marketing ploy, it makes perfect sense too, actually I think they're going to announce TESV on a special podcast. What better way to promote the pod casts while giving hardcoe fans something cool. It almost seems like they put up the pod casts in time for that. Since a lot of us hardcoe Bethesda fans listen to it religiously.

[krystal sowten]

Just clarifying on warewolves:

A little while after Morrowind's announcement, sometime in 2002, it was leaked that the game was not going to have warewolves. Everyone was pissed. Angrier than spears, level caps, or anything else. It remained a huge issue until warewolves were added in Bloodmoon. My guess is that they are harkening back to this (which has an added "we're working on a TES game set in Skyrim which everyone will want warewolves in" feeling).

[Cat Haines]

I don't suppose anyone would be willing to transcript the podcast questions and answers.

[Angelina Mayo]

I've been on these forums since 03 and I've never seen as many people talk about werewolves as I have in the last few days. <_<