Neither were the Dunmer. Calling you outlander, being told constantly that you're being watched, called scum by the guards, insulted. Being constantly greeted with "Say what you want and go away." and more. In morrowind there was only really one city with a bunch of towns here and there. It was a great RPG and many fans hold it the best in the series. Personally I find Oblivion and Morrowind to be equal. That being said, there's plenty they can do with Summerset Isles and they can make it a great RPG just as they did with Vvardenfell. In fact, they considered making the third game set in Summerset. Everyone was expecting summerset but boom. It was Vvardenfell instead. People were iffy on it but it turned out great. As I've stated. I'm 25/25/25/25 on Skyrim (though I'd prefer a more fantasy esque environment but it's fine.), Valenwood, Summerset, and Black Marsh but if you're worried about size and it's larger than Morrowind, then what's the real problem?

That's true but times are different in TES and that was when the empire had a presence in morrowind but now that the empire is gone I'm certain alot will change.

However a lot changing can prove to be quite the interesting story depending how it's done. Even now it's possible to make Blackmarsh workable. It just depends on how they set the story up.

Skyrim, Summerset who cares really. I'll bet it will be either of those, however. Summerset would be more logical for a new experience and some innovation as with Skyrim it's far too close to Cyrodiil and, let's face it, how much different can it be there then in the capitol? The Imperial hand reaches all that is adjacent.

I wish people would stop saying that a specific province would be too small for a full game. Look at Daggerfall. It's just the Iliac Bay and surrounding areas. Bethesda definitely doesn't stick to scale. They make provinces/locales as small or as big as they like.

To be honest, there is nothing preventing Bethesda from putting future ES games wherever they want. Elsweyr/Black Marsh too "undeveloped"? This doesn't make sense. Just look at Infernal City. The main character, a Breton, lives in Black Marsh at the beginning.

Tamriel is Bethesda's setting, and they will fully explore it to their hearts' desires. You don't know Skyrim is all snow and mountains because you've never seen it.

At this point I don't care where it takes place, I know they'll nail it....I just want to hear a damn announcement to play. I'm tired of waiting.

man, got bad news for you: we're still in 2010.

As great as all that sounds, we are quite a way away from technology that allows us to have all that while maintaining a good amount of things to do, atleast on a console.

I'd actually like to see it in Morrowind again-- this time on the mainland. Barring that, Summerset Isle would be nice. What I don't want is another insipid, generic medieval Europe setting like Oblivion's Cyrodil.