Official TES V Speculation Thread #70 : The Elder Scrolls Series Discussion

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 5:38 am

First off, Hello to you all- I am a first time poster and HUGE fan of oblivion on the xbox 360. I have to say you all have made me laugh 10000 times at work today while reading these posts, with great anticipation of course for the next game. I look forward to contributing a lot to these forums as a fellow gamer and fan of this series! Also, in regards to Amanda's post, I doubt someone would make that up unless they truly have nothing better to do. But, we all know the saying, that a drunk person ALWAYS TELLS THE TRUTH

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 11:29 pm

Ignoring the Amanda vegas whatevers until someone can succintly break down the whole discussion into two sentences (for the moment), even GI has bought in to the http://gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2010/10/16/is-bethesda-s-next-game-an-elder-scrolls-mmo.aspx?CommentPosted=true#commentmessage. ZeniMax and BGS do not interact really at all.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 3:43 am

I'm inclined to believe Amanda, it's a stretch but her post is pretty well thought out, secondly she does add a certain weight by bringing her husband into to the mix.

That's right! We must have faith that she is telling the truth! I am excited :foodndrink:

These threads are better than TV. I'm going to believe "Amanda", simply because it makes me excited

Hopefully I won't be disappointed later..

Guys, did you not see my post? I debunked this almost immediately after the story was posted.

The real Amanda has been in Ottawa since Monday. And before that, she was in Toronto. There is no mention of a cookbook, a trip to Las Vegas, or a chance meeting with Bethesda employees. The Amanda on this board is not a real person. It's a person who's trying to maliciously amp up hype and have us all on.

Well... Amanda's twitter says she was in Cornwall yesterday, wherever that is. She said in her post that last night she got that information in Las Vegas... I've searched and there's no Cornwall around Las Vegas, but there is one in mid-California I believe. I also searched her twitter, and there is no mention of Las Vegas anywhere... I think she's bluffing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornwall,_Ontario is a town in Ontario near Ottawa.
She's there for a wedding.

Now, can we please stop cyber-stalking this poor woman? She's not involved with this at all.

I cannot verify any of the Twitter evidence, but it does seem suspicious that one would not indicate on her account what ought to have been a pretty exciting time (she was promoting her new cookbook after all). That puts a little snag in the story's credibility.

That's not just a snag, that's a gaping hole.
There's no mention of Las Vegas or a cookbook because she wasn't in Las Vegas and there is no cookbook.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 9:28 am

Additionally, pardon my lack of knowledge about this, but can someone explain what "launch cue" means and where that would put them in terms of the game? :banghead:

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 11:35 pm

There's no mention of Las Vegas or a cookbook because she wasn't in Las Vegas and there is no cookbook.

There is no cookbook!? THERE IS NO COOKBOOK!?

I'm sorry but when I read that it just seemed so dramatic.

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 10:30 pm

Seems that saying "launch queue" would fit better.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 5:43 am

Additionally, pardon my lack of knowledge about this, but can someone explain what "launch cue" means and where that would put them in terms of the game? :banghead:

"Launch queue", I imagine, would mean it's queued for launch.

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 7:44 pm

Additionally, pardon my lack of knowledge about this, but can someone explain what "launch cue" means and where that would put them in terms of the game? :banghead:

Not that it matters, but it effectively means that they are ready to announce it.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 1:20 am

lol I love how I post something and 30 seconds later you all post back. It's great, but how am I expected to get anything accomplished for public service this evening with all this discussion :whistling:

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 9:00 pm

There is no cookbook!? THERE IS NO COOKBOOK!?

I'm sorry but when I read that it just seemed so dramatic.

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/824/51606279.jpg

Portal says it best. This is to draw attention to the fact that the story has been debunked, so we don't get any more people saying, "YAYS WE HAS CONFIM!!!!11!!!111!."

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 10:53 pm

Ignoring the Amanda vegas whatevers until someone can succintly break down the whole discussion into two sentences (for the moment), even GI has bought in to the http://gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2010/10/16/is-bethesda-s-next-game-an-elder-scrolls-mmo.aspx?CommentPosted=true#commentmessage. ZeniMax and BGS do not interact really at all.

Thanks Game Informer for spreading misinformation... and thanks "Kevin" for tipping them off to this misinformation!

On the bright side, when Bethesda finally announces TES V and says that it's single player, all the people who bought into stupid articles like this will be even happier.

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 10:08 pm

Thanks Game Informer for spreading misinformation... and thanks "Kevin" for tipping them off to this misinformation!

On the bright side, when Bethesda finally announces TES V and says that it's single player, all the people who bought into stupid articles like this will be even happier.

Quite. The writer obviously knows nothing about the situation and is blindly listening to a blog. Good call.

Edit: And they called it sleuthing? Wow, *go to Bethesda homepage, click on jobs link, post it.* Holmes would be proud.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 10:53 am

The spelling on the New Vegas forum is also atrocious.

It wasn't before, but as we are nearing release day, more and more little kids are joining the forum because they saw the (awesome) commercial and have no past experience with any Bethesda games. And in the end their all gonna whine because they thought it would be like Call of Duty.

And now, for something somewhat on topic, I'm hoping for more individually unique weapons and not weapon series/categories like Daedric, Steel, Iron, etc.

Edit: This should be in Ideas and Suggestions shouldn't it? Well, off to there, toodaloo

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 11:38 am

It wasn't before, but as we are nearing release day, more and more little kids are joining the forum because they saw the (awesome) commercial and have no past experience with any Bethesda games. And in the end their all gonna whine because they thought it would be like Call of Duty.

And now, for something somewhat on topic, I'm hoping for more individually unique weapons and not weapon series/categories like Daedric, Steel, Iron, etc.

Edit: This should be in Ideas and Suggestions shouldn't it? Well, off to there, toodaloo

Wow this whole Amanda thing really spun out of control. I think the fact is, it doesn't matter if she's telling the truth or not, her story just confirms the obvious. There is going to be an ESV and it'll be announced sometime after NV comes out. Anyone with half a brain could have deducted that much.

Now if she said she was told that it'll be released in June 2011, then I'd be skeptical.

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 11:51 pm

Wow this whole Amanda thing really spun out of control. I think the fact is, it doesn't matter if she's telling the truth or not, her story just confirms the obvious. There is going to be an ESV and it'll be announced sometime after NV comes out. Anyone with half a brain could have deducted that much.

Now if she said she was told that it'll be released in June 2011, then I'd be skeptical.

Hmmm? Was this meant to be directed at me?

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 12:01 am

Here's a bit of speculation for you:

Before GameInformer released their Batman: Arkham City cover, they had an article about different Arkham Asylum sequel domain names for a website, yet they already knew what the next Arkham game would be, since their next cover was Batman: Arkham City...

Now, GameInformer just posted this article about the next Elder Scrolls game possibly being an MMO. If the next cover is ESV, it's certainly a funny pattern... Besides, why didn't they post the Elder Scrolls MMO rumors a long while back when the rumors were hot?

http://gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2010/07/12/riddle-me-this-do-wb-domains-reveal-next-batman-game-s-title.aspx

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 11:36 am

Hmmm? Was this meant to be directed at me?

Haha no it wasn't directed at anybody, I'm just thinking that people are paying too much attention to amanda's post when it really means nothing. Doesn't matter if it was true or not, it just tells us what we already know.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 9:05 am

Uh, that gameinformer article isn't saying Bethesda Game Studios is making an MMO, and it isn't confusing Bethesda Game Studios with Zenimax online.

http://gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2010/10/16/is-bethesda-s-next-game-an-elder-scrolls-mmo.aspx?CommentPosted=true#commentmessage

So, they're not spreading misinformation.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 8:38 am

Haha no it wasn't directed at anybody, I'm just thinking that people are paying too much attention to amanda's post when it really means nothing. Doesn't matter if it was true or not, it just tells us what we already know.

Oh, its just you replied to my comment.
What do we know? They could be working on FO4, most likely ESV, though.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 1:22 am

Oh, its just you replied to my comment.
What do we know? They could be working on FO4, most likely ESV, though.

Oh my bad lol I didn't even realize that

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 3:27 am

Here's a bit of speculation for you:

Before GameInformer released their Batman: Arkham City cover, they had an article about different Arkham Asylum sequel domain names for a website, yet they already knew what the next Arkham game would be, since their next cover was Batman: Arkham City...

Now, GameInformer just posted this article about the next Elder Scrolls game possibly being an MMO. If the next cover is ESV, it's certainly a funny pattern... Besides, why didn't they post the Elder Scrolls MMO rumors a long while back when the rumors were hot?

http://gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2010/07/12/riddle-me-this-do-wb-domains-reveal-next-batman-game-s-title.aspx

Now this is interesting, calculated misdirection... I'll say it again, I like the way you think Mr. Tissue Box!

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 6:01 am

ohhhh hot dang, i was so excited when i read that amanda post!!!! i still am even though you guys dont believe it lol coz either way it will be announced soon.

IM GOIN TO GET HYPED UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 8:33 am

ohhhh [censored]ttt, i was so excited when i read that amanda post!!!! i still am even though you guys dont believe it lol coz either way it will be announced soon.

IM GOIN TO GET HYPED UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!

Wow...

I love you

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 2:12 am

Wow...

I love you

haha back at you man!

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 3:07 am

Yay, pandemonium... :facepalm:

I'm ducking for cover until this storm passes.