TES: Redguard was on some islands; TES: Daggerfall didn't cover up the whole province; TES: Battlespire did take place in its own realm; TES: Shivering Isles (I know it's an addon) neither takes place in a province

So (future and past) TES don't have to be restricted to an imperial province.

This has been suggested before, even before Oblivion came out.

Many people have thought that just adding the new provinces to the old game would be far better than making new games. It would make it very difficult for them to introduce sweeping changes to systems like Magic, though, which they often do.

Would have been nice, maybe next time.

I dont think an ES game will ever take place solely in one region that is dominated by beast folk. I dont think seeing Khajit 90% of the time would interest the more casual fans. I think they would combine it with Valenwood or something instead of it being its own stand alone.

this, too many hair balls in Elsweyr

I think the beast races would interest both hardcoe and casual fans. The beast races are very popular in many games and movies, and there's an originality abyss in the fantasy games market that could be filled quite nicely with a game centered on the beast races.

To which a good number of people (considering threads I've seen on WoW, D3, KoA, etc) will reply "Cartoony! " Art style and tone has some effect. What people might accept more in a stylized/"cartoony" (hate that term) game, they might not in a more "realistic" game.

(On the other hand, as long as they still let you make your character any race, and people can make their pretty humans, it could be fine. Of course, then there's all the people who came saying "do I have to be a Nord Warrior?" because that was what the advertising showed. )

Doing TES V in Skyrim was the most brilliant card the devs could have played. Here's a question for you, do you want Skyrim done on a next gen console, or would you rather have Skyrim done now on older console hardware and have the more cutlurally-rich and more beautiful landscapes done on the next gen of consoles, where they can get much better visuals, better peformance and a lot more on the screen at any given time. I think these guys brought all of the, as yet, unvisited provinces to the table and really looked ahead at the possibilities and decided that cold, bland, redundant Skyrim would best be done now, and save the more vibrant provinces for when better console hardware comes out. I see your point, about there being better places in Tamriel to explore both land-wise and lore-wise, but just be patient. Skyrim is still a pretty damned good game and Elsweyr or anywhere else will look that much better in TES VI. Note, I use console as the base not because I play on Xbox, but because BGS tends to program for the lowest common denominator, which is consoles right now.

Even though in game manuals, Khajiit are described as "Hailing from the province of Elsweyr, they are intelligent, quick, and agile."

The Khajiit speaking in 3rd person isn't a sign of lacking in intelligence, it is actually a psychological sign of narcissism, and not all Khajiit speak in the 3rd-person. Just look at J'Zargo, who is clearly a narcissist, compared to J'skar in Oblivion, who is not.

The ironic part is that there appears to be a lot of lore on Khajiit already, but it is not well understood and ambiguous. "q'zi no vano thzina ualizz" -- "When I contradict myself, I am telling the truth." I think the primary desire for an Elder Scrolls game in Elsweyr can be justified by a desire to clear up the lore and make it more concrete; this, and Khajiit are just awesome and some people want to see some of the other Khajiit forms in HD graphics.

Why do you want TeS V to be else where? at least say where you want it...

After TES IV came out there were a lot of polls on where people wanted the next TES to be set. Skyrim was usually way ahead and Summerset Isle 2nd (don't blame me, I never voted for either of them).
Bad Bethesda, listening to your fans

My guess is they're not considering the beast provinces for the next installment, although I would love it to happen. I also think they already know where it will be set, they (or at least Todd) must have a longer term plan for this series, I don't think they read the forum polls for inspiration, or else Black Marsh would be set in stone by now.

From what I been hearing, they're going to be treating the DLC as expansions rather than just packs. So there is a possibility that they might send us into other locations.

It'll be High Rock for the next game, I think. They probably feel they've doen Hammerfell a few times, and High Rock is a human dominated province. Plus they can mix in conflicts with Orsinium as well.

That's almost the excact same thing I've heard from someone describing a Norwegian and the kingdom of Norway (being a norwegian myself I wouldn't say it's completely true ofc, but what do I know?)... I guess that's why I love Skyrim

Well afaik its a desert, which is probably too similar to the Wasteland they did for Fallout 3. Maybe they just wanted to work on something different from that.

i want them to make a game in Elsweyr, because i love the lore and the race. (also one of the coolest voices in skyrim, i wish there were more to talk too)

but at the same time i dont, i have my own thoughts of what Elsweyr looks like:
-Something akin to the jak 3 desert at night. sweeping sands with bits of mountain breaking it up, caves that run through the mountains or down into deep caverns or long buried ruins, flickering torches in the distance revealing the presence of small settlements out in the desert that you make your way to in the moonlit night as the warm breeze plays at the sand on the ground.
-then you have your oasis, clear blue water surrounded by tall trees to keep the sun off you for a little bit as you take a brief respite from the desert.
-as you head south through the desert you enter the jungles, sandy trails weave through these thick jungles, bits of old ruin peer at you through the dense flora as you make your way south to the glistening sea, were its shores are said to capture bits of the moon itself.


. . .I really like it

i almost dont want a game to take place as im sure something bad will happen to it, i certainly dont want a cival war to take place, but i think it might be a little boring if nothing happens

It's certainly not just desert, it's varied enough to be appealing to explore.

One reason: Fur Shading The current consoles are too weak.

if i can recall i dont think there is going to be another TES on current gen consoles

If the rumored console hardware specs are true, the next generation won't be able to pull that either, given the open world, tons of clutter and all.

I would bet that the next game will be in High Rock, with a much stronger emphasis on magic than in TES V. With this game, whether you love it or hate it, you must admit that the game was transformed more into an action/combat game to reach out to a larger fanbase (not a flame to the devs, just true).

I think (and dearly hope) they will return to the roots of TES and give magic a very large role in the game in the Breton-inhabited High Rock.

I, personally, think that would be a refreshing turn for TES, especially since I found the College of Winterhold rather lackluster in Skyrim.

Well I for one love Skyrim as a setting and I am glad they chose Skyrim for the location of this game. I love the snowcapped mountains, the Nordic lore and culture, and the harsh gritty barbarian way of life in Skyrim. Of course I also love playing as a Nord (played as one in Oblivion most of the time). Of course I live in a desert IRL so a desert region like Elsweyr has the least appeal to me.

Also compared to most people that post here I would probably be considered "casual" as this and Oblivion are the only TES games I have played (tried Morrowind but felt too dated for me) and I love how Skyrim especially has an LOTR feel to it.

Maybey but games have cloth and hair physics already in this generation, why would be Khajiit fur different.

Sadly, I believe this is true.
Still, I'd really like to see a game set in Elsweyr or Black Marsh one day. All the humans have bored me so much. I guess I can dream.