Do you think it is a good idea to maintain the tradition of the main elder scrolls game series, and have the next one take place after Skyrim?

Or instead for the first time.....should it take place before the last game?

I would like to see an elder scrolls game set in the First Era.

They seem to be setting up a new story arc with the Thalmor (much like the first four games are considered a story arc focussed on the demise of the Septim Empire) so it would be a massive waste of opportunity to set a game in the past now. I certainly wouldn't rule it out in the future, but now is just not the time.

We've just gotten started with the Thalmor and the collapse of Man's dominion over Tamriel. Let's have the current arc play out before going on any tangents to other eras and other stories.

We have a series of threads for discussing the future of TES games: http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1523386-official-beyond-skyrim-tes-vi-59/