The way Skyrim will be handled environment-wise is a hotly debated subject on these forums. I can predict that when we see the product, some people WILL be disappointed, no matter what Beth chooses.

no, why?

It was a bunch of threads I've been arguing in. I've been in threads about voice acting, one that includes creatures, and one about fast travel.

But if not, have a cookie :cookie:

Of course I'm paranoid, I'm a Daedric Prince! there's always someone trying to spoil my fun.

Some nice features to include would be:

fishing in a little rowing boat
ability to write using a quill and parchment
play the lute (?) or anything, flutes too maybe

These are just little features that i think would add something different to the game.

I really do want a lot more travelling between points A and B, rather than just teleporting to point B, or following some scrying arrow through an empty wilderness to point B

If you strike someone with a sword, they shouldn't jump ten feet straight up in the air; I don't care if it's enchanted.

Specifically, with a good physics engine, if you strike someone with a sword, an arrow, a book, a chair, another person, a bridge or whatever you can use, the results should be realistic based on where you hit that person and how. Physics in games can be used to simulate stuff like bones breaking too, for example. You just have to use them.

If TESV is going to be in Skyrim, I suggest that Bethesda feature Solstheim.

If TESV is going to be in Skyrim, I suggest that Bethesda feature Solstheim.

Another thing I want to touch on that really caught my attention was the magic system. The first thing I want to tell you is this, I was told that this game is looking to get into (and more than well on its way) to get into the Guinness book of world records for most spells in a game. The number they are shooting for? 1 million plus. Impressive, no? They are looking to accomplish this using their new magic system: DEMONS. This system enables players to create their own spells from predefined effects. Spells make use of the game’s physics system to create special effects such as storms, push waves, and repulsing auras. Sound difficult to manage but I had a look as was surprised at how easy it was. You had the card for your spell.. Say for example FIREBALL. Simple enough to grasp, shoots a ball of fire.. heh. But along with this card you have slots for additional effect allowing you to add cards to change the spell to do a while lot of different things. Want to make it so you fire 12 bolts instead of 1? Or have it so your fireballs bounce off walls? Or even make it a rain of fire instead of a shot. The cards allow you to change it and bend the spell to your will. I think its a great system and plan of having a lot of fun making up new spells.

Destructible environments. It seems complex, but it's been done to death in a million games, recently in Red Faction 2 and Battlefield Bad Company 2. Imagine being a wizard, launching a fireball, and watching a hut get blasted to smithereens.

Or, using your axe to chop down a tree. Or missing your swing in a bar and cutting a table in half.

It's fairly easy to introduce, and if you don't want the whole world to stay a smoking ruin, well then after a building is destroyed have NPCs walk all around it with hammers and junk and then in a week re-load the original structure.

Although I highly doubt it and know this is 100% fake I would love that TES V looked something like this B) http://www.morrohun.hu/hirek/wp-content/gallery/tesv/tesv-fake.jpg (just look at the URL and you can see it's fake )