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Now I posted this on a thread around a year or so ago, but I wanted to share it with you guys once more!!

(On top of that, I was and somewhat still am actually thinking of sending in this idea to Bethesda to see what they think of this concept).

As always, please be civil and polite when commenting! Thank you!

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As far as I have played the Elder Scrolls games, read and kept up with the entirety of the franchise itself and the fact that I have read so many topics and comments on the forums about the Elder Scrolls series story wise, I will definitely say that given the lore from the Merethic Era all the way to the Fourth Era, alot of stuff in the Elder Scrolls Universe has changed ALOT!

In the Fourth Era alone, we saw most of Morrowind get destroyed and turn into an uninhabitable ash wasteland due to Red Mountain Erupting and the city of Winterhold in Skyrim get destroyed with only the College of Winterhold remaining intact. That alone is a massive change in climate and terrain in just the first two centuries of the new Era; don't even get me started on the political changes that have occured.

Let's not forget how much stuff changed in the Merethic, First and Second Era's when it comes to climate, terrain as well as politics and demographics (I.E. Men taking over and driving out the Mer, Dwarves going extinct and numerous changes that occurred in Cyrodiil.)

With all that being said, I honestly think that the continent of Atmora would be the best location for the next Elder Scrolls game.

Reasons:

1. With all that I stated above, I believe it would be awesome if the next Elder Scrolls game shows or mentions Northern Tamriel and Akvir getting warmer.

2. I honestly believe that if Elder Scrolls VI is to be set in Atmora it would be a GREAT twist to find out that Atmora, contrary to what people have heard and read about it, actually still does have life and humans living there (even if it is a small population of them), much like Skaal on the Island of Solsteim.

3. Adding to the twist, it would also be cool to find out and witness the continent of Atmora warming up as the game goes on, (much like how Morrowind changed as the Fourth Era went on starting with the Eruption of Red Mountain.) and finding out that just like with what happened with Red Mountain (which was caused by the Dark Elven Ministry of Truth), you find out that a force of some kind, may it be the Thalmor or a Deadric Prince causing Atmora to warm up.

4. On top of what I have listed so far, it would be more awesome to find out that Atmora actually was the long lost Elven continent Aldmeris all along.

5. Finally (Now do not freak out about this concept), just like in World of Warcraft with Northrend (which is in all sense the WoW version of Atmora btw) , it would be even greater to find out that there are in fact hidden oasis's in Atmora along with a large taiga like oasis that look a little like a mix between Howling Fjord and the Borean Tundra in WOW's continent, Northrend. Then as the game goes on, Atmora goes through phases from being for the most part frozen with the shores being tundra like to being more lush and green and for the most part the new Skyrim in the sense of climate and terrain.

So there you have it. Akvir seems epic and all, but I can honestly see that continent any moment now being introduced in ESO as a major PVE expansion (unfortunately!).

Hence why I believe that Atmora being the next setting for the next major installment for Elder Scrolls, may it be Elder Scrolls VI, VII or even Elder Scrolls IX for that matter. Because it would be a game massive game changer and it would be interesting to see for the first time, the entire terrain of a place/setting of an Elder Scrolls game alter on a massive scale as the game goes on.

Tell me your thoughts everyone. May it be that you either agree or disagree with what I just said is entirely up to you of course.

EDIT: Also, remember one thing. In the World of Warcraft franchise's case, it was originally established that the continent of Northrend was a lush and green continent that froze over completely and in Warcraft III, it showed Northrend as a frozen wasteland and nothing more. Then, when the expansion Wrath of the Litch King was released, it showed an unexpected twist (or a recton) which was the fact that Northrend wasn't entirely a frozen wasteland like Antarctica and instead had large temperate areas known as Howling Fjord and Grizzly Hills.

So with that said, Bethesda for all we know could pull the exact same thing with the lore of Atmora like how Blizzard did with Northrend, so keep that in mind!

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Anyway,I dont see Atmora as a possible next TES location. Mainly because people had a lot of snow with Skyrim and it would not be good to return that soon to a Nord style.

Next TES is gonna take place in Hammerfell. This is known since Skyrim. While playing you can find hints and then you have that they renewed Redguard brand and tons of other speculation that seems clearer and more obvious than other provinces speculations.

Starfield brand is gonna be something Fallout 4 related I guess.

Maybe High Rock is another possibility. But 99% that is gonna be Hammerfell.

I have missed these rumors about Hammerfell, thanks for the heads up

I would have prefered Black Marsh or Elsweyr though.

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Atmora, and there is a thread dedicated to that kind of speculation: http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1540764-tes-vi-location-and-setting-speculation-27/

Well, if we push REALLY hard, it could be MADE part of Tamriel. Finish off Winterhold with a good, 'ol fashioned contenental collision.

That would be silly and they won't do it.

Sorry, I should have concluded with a

Atmora is a dead land. There's nothing left to discover there. It represents the death that is tradition.

Atmora is a lifeless, frozen wasteland. Kinda boring...

This.

OH fun a giant ice block with nothing.....

*sigh*

WOW! With all due respect, did any of you guys read my thread at all or just the title of it? Moreover, did you read the EDIT that I made in my initial post? I strongly suggest that you do and if you did read my entire thread, read it again and the EDIT that I made along with it and then comment please!

That's all I ask, thank you!

I know that this is unrelated, but I commend you for actually reading my thread and giving a clear rebuttal about it!

Maybe Atmora could be saved for Elder Scrolls VII, VIII or even Elder Scrolls IX for that matter as I said in my initial post. Regardless, you gotta admit that what I said is a pretty nice idea for a future Elder Scrolls game! Also, read the EDIT to my initial post please! That's all I ask from you and others who come across this thread!

Thanks for pointing that out! However, this thread came from that thread that you linked as this was originally a comment on there that got mostly positive reception!

As I said before, Maybe Atmora could be saved for Elder Scrolls VII, VIII or even Elder Scrolls IX for that matter as I said in my initial post. Regardless, you gotta admit that what I said is a pretty nice idea for a future Elder Scrolls game! Also, read the EDIT to my initial post please! That's all I ask from you!

Oh, I did, sorry, I didn't mean to be as caustic as that actually sounds, looking back...

But the core issue remains... Reviving Atmora doesn't really add anything. The continents death served a story-point and is a cosmic element in world-building. 'Fixing' it means overrulling the mythic significance of its death, which comes with problems. For one, it means Ulfric isn't just a regressive moron.

Don't think of Atmora as frozen Northrend. Think of it as a VHS stuck on pause.

Apology accepted!

Also, I wouldn't go as far as to say that the continent's death served as a major story point. If you read the edit I made in my initial post, you will know why. Reviving Atmora would if anything add to the lore of Nirn and the Elder Scrolls universe, it would just mean further story progression and development similar to that of how World of Warcraft's expansion "Cataclysm" did!

As I said, if you haven't already, read the recent EDIT that I made on my initial post. That's all I ask from you as of now! Other than that, thank you for reading my post and taking the time to comment the way you did! I appreciate it!

I can definitely picture Atmora as a VHS stuck on pause. When it will un-pause is up to Bethesda and Todd Howard himself.

I think there's some potential for Atmora, just not as a Main Title. An adventure spinoff, like Sands of Time or Singularity, where you interact with locked bubbles of time while trying to thwart an Akaviri attempt to use the continent as a staging ground for another invasion of Tamriel, maybe...

wouldn't be the worst idea for a spinoff.. but if we are getting more Adventure titles, first they need to dust off whatever they envisioned for Eye of Argonia before it was cancelled (we gotta see some more Cyrus)

Now this would also be pretty good if it were to happen! I would be down for this!

I think I'm a bit snowed out, for the time being.

That being said, I'd still love (or thoroughly miss if it's not in) a large snowy area in northern Hammerfell.

I wouldn't mind something like what you suggested being left for a side title, though.

Yes but the point is that the continent is dead for a reason.

I'm surprised this thread hasn't been shut down yet.

While Isee where you're going with this, the fact is that We do know that as of 4E 201, Atmora exists and is frozen. People in the TES world can go there and see, its not really hard. There's just no reason to.

And there would be a lot of snow. Even if it was warming, we do know that very recently people have been there and seen that yeah, its frozen. At best it would look similar to Skyrim. Any more melted than that, and it would've flooded tamriel.

Its a neat premise, and maybe in some future game it would work, but this is not the right time for it.

Well,OP, It is not that I dont like the idea,and I love snow landscapes, but as stated...too soon and they cannot just jump to Atmora,having that amount of Tamriel provinces ready to show.

The most normal situation is Hammerfell because where you had snowstorms you are gonna have sandstorms. Where you had frozen mountains you are gonna have desert and sun. Of course you are gonna have mountains in Hammerfell. You have the Dragonstar area being more like Skyrim.

Its the perfect location,a lot of variety and its a perfect combination of what we have seen and what we have never seen.

Please TESVI come!!!!. Yes Fallout 4 is great but TES is life.

http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1540764-tes-vi-location-and-setting-speculation-27/

Use this one, please.