Ok, so say the Devs allowed you to pick between Akavir and Tamriel for TES V, which would you choose and why?

I would choose Tamriel because I'd like Akavir to remain mysterious.

Also, we all know that the Devs making this offer will never happen, and this poll will have zero impact on TES V, so if you don't like this poll, don't post/vote; no one is forcing you to participate.

If the devs are going to introduce Akavir/Akaviri races as many of their fans --myself excluded-- have been crying for, I hope for them to wait until later games, or possibly a spinoff. They still have a lot of 'splainin' to do where Tamriel is concerned.

I don't think enough of Tamriel has been explored yet for the series to move to Akavir. Perhaps an expansion taking place in Akavir...? I'd prefer Blackmarsh, though.

No matter the setting, I would love to play as a Tsaechi.

Stick to completely butchering Tamriel first before ruining Akavir for us (my view after Oblivions lore butchering)

Agreed

And I always thought you were a bigger OB supporter....proved me wrong I guess.

But yeah, let's stick with Tamriel til we get it right. I don't want to go to Akavir only to find out that each of the races there are just different humanoids or something insane like that.....

Akiver,I want somewhere alien.

Agreed. I can't see them making a game in Akavir anytime soon, because of the fact that there is still a lot to learn about Tamriel and the fact that Akavir is supposed to be mysterious (hence the "Mysterious Akavir" book).

I am itching to learn more about Akavir but I think there are better ways to do so than actually having a game set there. It would be cool if there was an area in TESV with strong connections to the Akaviri (even more so than Pale Pass or Cloud Ruler Temple in Oblivion) with maybe some journals describing an Akaviri invasion, some Akaviri relics, even the bones of a Tsaesci... Not fully recognizable due to years of eroding forces, but enough so to know it didn't come from Tamriel.

there are tons and tons of cool places, cultures, locales, etc to explore in tamriel. why move to akavir? nothing can be as cool as what it is described as, i dont the mystique ruined by game mechanics.

There a hell lot of place left to explore in Tamriel.

Definitely - and that Tsaechi better damn-well be serpentine. (the whole Tsaechi=Imperial thing from Pale Pass pissed me off).

Ehh you can't really call me a supporter, though i don't hate the game it did butcher what Cyrodiil was supposed to be quite badly and could have done tons bettwer if it stuck to it.
Not to mention how much they crippled the beast races.



OHHHH agreed so damn much. I was almost off my dseat when i heard "WHAT, akaviri fort hidden away somewhere and we can go there... AWESOME" and then i got there and it was JUST another imperial fort and all the "akaviri" inside where humans, BIG FRIGGIN LETDOWN.

Have you not read http://www.imperial-library.info/fsg/adanorcilarticle2.shtml, a study done by the Forum Scholars Guild? It's a very interesting hypothesis concerning the aforementioned butchery.

Hey, if ingame corners are to be cut, we may as well have it make sense.

Let's lay down a few points for all you Oblivion fans:

• Not all Daedra are evil, nor do they all want to invade Tamriel. The Daedra are not a cliche'd "evil demonic race", like, say, the Burning Legion. All of you who want another Daedric invasion have been using too much Skooma.
  
• Akavir is barely mentioned in past games, and then in Oblivion they hype it and you want to go there ASAP - its mystery is part of its beauty. Those who want to go there (at least within the next 2 games or so) have been using too much Skooma.
  
• The Dwemer are not coming back. You haven't played Morrowind but you're hungry for them to come back, because it'd be cool, and you want guns. They aren't coming back, which is why they're so awesome, and those who say otherwise have been using too much Skooma.
  
• Everybody who thinks Skyrim would be a boring location because you don't like snow is a fool, because Norway and similar locales throughout Earth are home to a wide variety of climates and ecosystems. Those who think it's just a barren tundra have been using too much Skooma.
  
• Skooma was in Morrowind, and despite being way more "lawless" than Cyrodiil, Oblivion seems to have done the impossible and flanderized an inanimate object. All these funny intoxicated NPCs and smuggling dens are overdone, cliche'd and boring. There shouldn't be so much Skooma reference in TES V, and those who say otehrwise have been using too much Skooma.

/rage

Now if you'll excuse me, I must retreat to the safety of my underground bunker. It can only be penetrated by spears and crossbows. :ahhh:

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I am in agreement 100%

Why not have parts of Tamriel and Akavir both?

I voted for Tamriel. Also, you made some great points can I hide in that bunker too though? :ahhh:

I will go hide in Vivec... No one will ever find me where im going (Vivec Morag Tong Guild Hall) ah wait, i've been discovered!

Stick with Tamriel. Why move to Akavir, when we've got so much lore and places left to explore in Tamriel?

Wasn't that cleared up with Shivering Isle.

(Something completely different: I just made 14k gold from one small Morrowind dungeon ^^ )

TES should stick to tamriel, at least until we run out of provinces, and even then we could revisit provinces.

Tamriel comes first. There is so much still there to flesh out, it makes my head spin. So many political angles, architectural styles, factions at war and at peace, mystical and mythical groups, races, flora, fauna, stories, impressive landmarks, famed dungeons (Hall of Colossus, anyone?), etc, etc, etc.

Besides, what makes Akavir most interesting is not its unique races or the snippets of information we have about it. It's the mystique surrounding it. Take away that mystique, and Akavir just becomes another mildly interesting place.

I badly want to see Alinor, and Black Marsh, etc.

No Elder Scrolls game should take place in Akavir. I hope that one day we will get a expansion of some sort and visit it.

I liked knowing nothing about Akavir... it's just this mysterious continent making feel Tamriel not the only important place on nirn and making it feel small.... besides people like akavir so much about all it's mysterious content and races it could only end up as a let down...... so keep the mystery I'd say