Ok so we all know the king was assassinated but I swear that if some cliched evil cult did it, then I won't even bother with this game, and I have a bad feeling Bethesda is too lazy to get a different plot, in morrowind and oblivion there was an evil cult involved, as well as other rpg's like neverwinter nights AND neverwinter nights 2. I don't mind if the assassin was part of group, but I really don't want another cult trying to summon a daedric god. I dunno who should be the assassin, but I was thinking something like Alduin in human form doing it or even the PC doing it would be a much cooler plot twist. No I havent finished morrowind, but I recall an evil cult.

So please bethesda, we know Skyrim will have great graphics and gameplay but you better pay attention to story.

You play for the story?

I agree.

I will still play but probably won't bother with the main quest for a while. I hope it's just one of the factions involved in the civil war that kills him. Imagine if it was the Mythic Dawn again!?

Agreed... If its just another rehash with another sub-par ending, i will be pretty let down...

well i do believe a dragon worshipping cult was confirmed.

The amount of people that claim that Bethesda is "lazy" is honestly just laughable.
I would love for you to walk a day in the shoes of a dev for a game like Skyrim. You don't even know the meaning of the word "overworked".

Sry but beth isn't excatly known for there story telling abilities there more of the open world experts, but who knows this may have changed. :toughninja:

It's dragons man, have you been on these forums before? :facepalm:

There was no evil cult in MW nor Daggerfall

The main story is pretty much a side quest compared to all the stuff you can do. But for starters its not about an assassinated king this time, it has happened somewhere but the main focus is dragons, killing dragons and dragons.

Sixth House CULT

Lemme, restate that I will still play Skyrim no matter what but I just hope the story will be much better than oblivions "go fetch me over 9000 magic items"

Then what was the Sixth House cult?

I'm sure it will be, the amount of time they spent making the game i think they would have added a few more differing quests this time round!

I agree with you but I will still play the game no matter what.........It would be cool if the story was like a mystery....and we have no idea who committed the crime......

What does this have to do with the quality of the writing of the story?

Yea I guess they were a cult...followers of the Dagoth house. I believe they were possessed in their dreams but the cult itself was not the villian but Dagoth Ur.

There are so many complainers about Skyrim its crazy, everyone wanted another TES they get it and they don't like it. Bethesday is hardly anything but lazy, and if you don't like what the game has to offer who said you HAVE to buy it, just don't buy it and then there is no problem.

I personally don't...though having a good story certainly doesn't hurt. It would just be a shame in my opinion if an otherwise amazing game is dragged down from being nearly perfect by being lacking in any of its many facets.

The Sixth House, Mystic Dawn.
A god's power unleashed: The Numidium. Lorkhan's heart. Mehrunes Dagon. Alduin.
Prophecy of a hero to save us all: Nerevarine. Dovahkiin.
Artifacts of legend: staff of chaos. the mantella and crux. Kagrenac's tools. The Amulet of Kings. The lost dragon language.
The prisoner: ....

Check checkity check

George Lucas: It's okay if they're the same, it's like they're rhyming. --On Episodes 1 - 3. Oh blah.

TES makes up for it enough in my taste, and some past developers/writers are still in contract with the team. Dragons seem like something Bethesda really wanted to do for a long time but didn't have the technology to integrate them. I think it'll be good this time around.

Truth

I think beth themselves know this, considering during all of this hype and interviewing I have seen almost no mention of a better story. But that's good.

It's more about a developed world with plenty of things to do and choices to be made, than a ride on rails "story". The player should be making the story through his or her experience.

You want a story RPG, go play Final Fantasy.

Do you? Are you a dev? Nope.
Just cause you THINK they're working hard doesnt mean they are.
But yea, i really hope the story isnt like that.
Its been done too many times..

I'm pretty sure it will be different and better written than Oblivion. Kirkblade is back after all

Lol somewhere in Bethesda they are all getting high on skooma and dancing while wearing dovakhiin hats.

Well in quite a lot of lore about gods and the like, they require followers ("cults") in order to manifest their power in the world. I agree that it might be getting overused though.