The Future of the Elder Scrolls

Post » Tue Dec 06, 2011 9:29 pm

I love them both. If I were a developer, I wouldn't want to remake something I did before. I'd rather create new experiences.

Alright so my initial reading on you was correct. I'm glad I'm not the only one who shares that belief.
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naana
 
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Post » Tue Dec 06, 2011 6:49 pm

Alright so my initial reading on you was correct. I'm glad I'm not the only one who shares that belief.


I'm afraid Morrowind will always be one of a kind, and it should stay that way. That makes it special.
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Post » Tue Dec 06, 2011 11:09 am

That and if people gameplay like Morrowind, why not play Morrowind instead?
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Post » Tue Dec 06, 2011 2:43 pm

What do I see in the future?

more horribly scripted events, not well thought out. like this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoGTfOI-OKw

I love killing Dragons in the air, the animation is awesome. Of course, they're not meant to be one-shotted unless you exploit game mechanics, so don't complain about that retardedness.
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Post » Tue Dec 06, 2011 10:22 am

Somehow, more stuff with the Underking from Daggerfall, which had the best story of all the TES games...... no offense Todd

OFFENSE TAKEN!





Was that an intentional reference?
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Jonathan Montero
 
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Post » Wed Dec 07, 2011 12:06 am

you realize the scale of the game has just gotten larger since Morrowind

In what way? The size of the map? Slightly. The size of the settlements? Nope, constant regression. The quality and variations of the dungeons? Step back then forward, but overall no gain. Variety of gear? Definitely not. Complexity of the skill system? No. Number of quests? No.
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Post » Wed Dec 07, 2011 2:11 am

I forsee the complete collapse of the Empire and a new Thalmor one take its place. May the Nine Divines guide us through those darkest of days, and let us hope they never happen.
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Post » Tue Dec 06, 2011 1:18 pm

Dragons will probably be in future elder scrolls games since they don't get wiped out at the end of skyrim


Thanks for the spoiler!!! FK'ing d bag....
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Post » Tue Dec 06, 2011 5:51 pm

We don't need to wait for the future for "amazing graphics." We have them now. Today's graphics will look ugly and dated in 2 years, and those "amazing graphics" will look commonplace after you've played games with them for a few days. Similarly, old technology could handle just about everything; as far as features today go, visually, what's existed for a few years could do ANYTHING that's been thought of. It's just a matter of doing it. A good example would be the PS2's Shadow of the Colossus, which had amazing visuals and draw distance on such a wimpy system.
And I forsee mods to fix all of these things. Phew! sorry, console players :(

Actually, much of that can't really be fixed with mods.

ANYONE can approach and play how they want.

No, not ANYONE, just those with severe ADHD and under the age of 18. The flaw is assuming that "dumber = better," and assuming that by moving toward "the middle" that everyone on one's former side will automatically fit in. The end result is eventually you get something like modern Call of Duty.

It's the prevalent idea in game development today... Eventually it'll fall out of favor for more sane ideas, (and the developers that fail to adapt quickly enough will die off) but for now, we must suffer it.

Mabye RPG's are just dead (in the sense of being popular). Or at least the old notion of what an RPG is.

Rather, it's a disease to gaming as a whole: the artistic visionaries are being pushed out, and direction is being given by guys in suits.

Yeah, that's, almost, like, what companies tend to do!

No, only those that somehow thing that maximizing volume is the best. It's also what the people in suits and slicked hair like, but makes life utter hell for the developers. Case-in-point: Madden NFL and Call of Duty. A re-hashed release every year, to milk the most sales every time.

A land full of thieving, disgusting, skooma-addicted furries? OH GOD NO. I had enough trouble holocausting the few that had made the mistake of wandering into Skyrim.

Then you obviously need to get to work practicing. You're not a good TES player until you've managed to eradicate an entire game's NPCs.
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Post » Tue Dec 06, 2011 12:57 pm

The TES series if going to be a success just for the simple reason that Beth has created many roads in which it can take. There are a lot of options for next games, lore, and storylines.
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Post » Tue Dec 06, 2011 7:25 pm

I see another a version of TES called Return to Morrowind where we find a new island southeast of Vvardinfell with a final boss that is a werewolf who brings back the blight storms. With new monsters such as blighted dragons, dragons infected with corprus, and a city/town built around the Thirsk Meadhall with is own Great House consisting of Dunmer and Nords side by side. Also a few new races such as those that are a combo of the Dunmer and Nords for example. Last but not least, children.

The one I see after that would be Empire in which the player becomes the new emperor by bringing together all the areas of Tamriel and fights for every race's right to exist. Additives for becoming emperor would be things such as whether or not to abolish slavery gradually, swiftly, or keep it. As well as bringing Yokuda and Pyandonea into the new empire. Afterall, a ruler has to have some sort of royal agenda.

First I see the next areas as Argonia, Elsweyr, Hammerfell, Cyrodiil, High Rock, Valenwood, Summerset Isle, Yokuda, and Pyandonea. From there, I see journeys to the regions in Atmora and Akavir.
That is what I see.
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Post » Tue Dec 06, 2011 12:13 pm

Every region? See you in 60 years.
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Post » Tue Dec 06, 2011 11:56 pm

That and if people gameplay like Morrowind, why not play Morrowind instead?

Because you can only do so much and play a game for so long before it becomes completely boring and you know everything that will happen. Morrowind players ask for another Morrowind style game because they like the style and want something new in the style.
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Post » Tue Dec 06, 2011 10:40 pm

I would like to see in the next Elder Scrolls game more choices of armor and weapons and designs for them. I would also like to see a weapon maker customization that will sync to how heavy the weapon will be, along with combining different metals to make better materials in order to progress your weapons further. I want a follower skill tree with set skills so that I can train them and build them up as I build up myself and should see all that I see for my own character. I want more customization of my character which should sync with beginning traits. I would also like to see more racial traits and gifts that will give a better distinction between races. Different mounts should be placed as if you come across an animal and able to train it, you should be able to ride it. There has to be more benefits to being married than just being solo such as restocking the house with food, ingredients for potions, soul gems, arrows and so on. The spouse should also be able to have better buffs as a couple on quest and just being married, should also have additional actions with the spouse.

I would enjoy seeing groups stick to there own traits instead of taking on the traits of others within the world. Needs a larger array of voices for the characters and can introduce more races with a larger land mass, perhaps the entire world that is Elder Scrolls. I want more wildlife and more realistic wildlife as I saw Skyrim portray a bit, like the wolves killing a rabbit or killing a fox. I also would like to see more full movement of the characters and enviroment. Collision control needs to be addressed as Dragons don't fly in the ground or when my follower is in my way the ai should be able to pick up to just step out of my way or back up. There is a lot of room for more colleges to attend in order to learn more specifics adding to spells, adding to melee and trades. Also I should have an option if I want to kill off a certain faction if I want to take them out of my world or make war upon them. I also think it would be great to have more enviroments to experience and creatures, races should be more drawn in those kind of enviroments instead of being able to be found everywhere in the world.

I would also enjoy seeing a possible co-op to be able to have friends join in and play in the world with me. I would like to see more customization within the homes I buy. I would love to see griffins, gargoyles, merpeople and such come into elder scrolls. I love being a werewolf but can't make my spouse one which is odd. I think also being a werewolf i should be able to have wolves to my beck and call instead of always attacking me. Pets could be a nice addition as the dog in skyrim if pretty cool. I also would like to see this world being kept offline as much as being online. There has to be a better way of getting stamina, as you're always running, walking, swinging a weapon around and have all that armor on, it should make it grow automatically as it is kind of natural obtain endurance. I also love the different ways of killing my enemies a sword to the gut, the throat or jumping on top of a dragon and placing my sword through his brain. I think these acts can be expanded on to give it more of a wow factor and possibly can be introduce into the magic circle as well.

If you have a follower than they should be able to ride a mount with you, as well as set them with the kind of combat you want them to learn and develope while in your service. There has to be closer and better interaction with characters, need to have more true hated for different races and also kindness towards certain ones. This would place the player in a more depth of the experience.

Would also like to be able to make staffs and enchant them instead of just be given them or buy them. Why can't we have the factions trying to out beat eachother instead of not having better connections between them? As each faction would be trying to out do the others, also if I kill someone in a room without witnesses and no one has seen me do it then I should be able to get away with it scot free, same thing for stealing. Also why can't we attack while on a mount? They did it in the old days, it seems completely reasonable to place it in game.
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Post » Tue Dec 06, 2011 7:16 pm

Because you can only do so much and play a game for so long before it becomes completely boring and you know everything that will happen. Morrowind players ask for another Morrowind style game because they like the style and want something new in the style.

You'll notice I stated another version of Morrowind and not another Morrowind style game. Morrowind has its own style; however, wouldn't it be interesting to go back to Morrowind and get a much larger expanse into the land itself and a new final boss that is more evil than Dagoth Ur was? If you ask me that's worth looking in to.
Every region? See you in 60 years.

60 years? hardly, once Skyrim is full complete and there's nothing more to add to it, there's a pretty good chance that the next region will be chosen from those I've mentioned. Also I implied that they won't me chosen all at one time take longer to produce a game. The Elder Scroll ??: Empire would be the one that would take the longest to make if it is made at all. The objective would be to rebuild the empire and convince the people of each area that YOU (as the player and hero) are worthy to be the new emperor. That means you would have to talk to the what ever rebels you find without provoking them to join you and prove to them that they should follow you. That of course takes a great deal of charisma to do. Empire would be much like Oblivion, just only larger, more detailed and with an evil that ends up claiming the throne. YOU are the one that must take them down and claim the throne from that tyrannical "new" self-proclaimed emperor.
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Post » Tue Dec 06, 2011 9:11 pm

I'd like to see the next be Thalmor vs. Empire, preferably set in Hammerfell or a combo of Elswher and Valenwood.

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Post » Tue Dec 06, 2011 3:43 pm

The objective would be to rebuild the empire and convince the people of each area that YOU (as the player and hero) are worthy to be the new emperor. That means you would have to talk to the what ever rebels you find without provoking them to join you and prove to them that they should follow you. That of course takes a great deal of charisma to do.


Not at all. The new direction to "combat-centered" games will have you fight their leader for control, not convince them verbally, because all non-combat skills and stats will have been long-since amputated from the game.

I see the future of the series as gradually removing all "redundant" weapon and armor types, all "useless" skills, and all "unimportant" aspects of the game. Eventually, you'll have one weapon, which you will get at the beginning and will gradually morph with the character into something equally "uber", although it will already be able to one-shot the only opponent in the game. You'll have one piece of all-encompassing armor, which again will level with you. You'll have one Spell, which will both render you temporarily indestructable and vaporize any opponent it hits, with no restrictions on casting it as often as needed. There will be a big red, flashing "I Win" button, with an in-game tutorial to show you how to press the button. Aside from that, there will be nothing else of interest, but a lot of breath-taking scenery visible through the window. It'll sell millions.....
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Post » Tue Dec 06, 2011 7:07 pm

You'll notice I stated another version of Morrowind and not another Morrowind style game. Morrowind has its own style; however, wouldn't it be interesting to go back to Morrowind and get a much larger expanse into the land itself and a new final boss that is more evil than Dagoth Ur was? If you ask me that's worth looking in to.


My post wasn't directed towards yours ;) I like the sounds of it but In think its time Vvardenfell is left alone, after all with the Ministry crashed into the island theres nothing left... Mainland Morrowind would definitely be cool to explore however.
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Post » Tue Dec 06, 2011 7:34 pm

You'll notice I stated another version of Morrowind and not another Morrowind style game. Morrowind has its own style; however, wouldn't it be interesting to go back to Morrowind and get a much larger expanse into the land itself and a new final boss that is more evil than Dagoth Ur was? If you ask me that's worth looking in to.

60 years? hardly, once Skyrim is full complete and there's nothing more to add to it, there's a pretty good chance that the next region will be chosen from those I've mentioned. Also I implied that they won't me chosen all at one time take longer to produce a game. The Elder Scroll ??: Empire would be the one that would take the longest to make if it is made at all. The objective would be to rebuild the empire and convince the people of each area that YOU (as the player and hero) are worthy to be the new emperor. That means you would have to talk to the what ever rebels you find without provoking them to join you and prove to them that they should follow you. That of course takes a great deal of charisma to do. Empire would be much like Oblivion, just only larger, more detailed and with an evil that ends up claiming the throne. YOU are the one that must take them down and claim the throne from that tyrannical "new" self-proclaimed emperor.


That kinda sounds like one of the Fable Games to me, though I can't say I've ever played past the first one isn't there one where you become King and have to fight off some evil? Really that doesn't fit with the Elder Scroll's hero tradition and would be awful hard to cannonize since you could be any character (man, mer, beast) and the chances of everyone uniting behind an Argonian or Khajiit are, well just not present. Best leave the Emperors to Beths creation.
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Post » Wed Dec 07, 2011 1:39 am

That kinda sounds like one of the Fable Games to me, though I can't say I've ever played past the first one isn't there one where you become King and have to fight off some evil? Really that doesn't fit with the Elder Scroll's hero tradition and would be awful hard to cannonize since you could be any character (man, mer, beast) and the chances of everyone uniting behind an Argonian or Khajiit are, well just not present. Best leave the Emperors to Beths creation.

If you look at Skyrim and the fact that marriage was added to it, that little piece is from Fable in the first place. Plus you'll notice that the Elder Scrolls games are currently almost just like Fable. Plus it would be up to the guys at Bethesda to create the evil emperor that the character played as would have to dethrone. Overall, it's just a suggestion and if you ask me, a darn good one. Oh and one more thing, you're thinking of Fable 3 which is a game I have and beat.
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Post » Tue Dec 06, 2011 3:21 pm

Yea... I Wanna see the Empire and the Thalmor about to go at it again when the Akaviri just waltz in and start F****** stuff up.
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Post » Tue Dec 06, 2011 8:28 pm

New settings:
Akavir
Valenwood/Elswayr (both together! Sand dunes and lush forests oh my!)
Other Contents? World isn't fully explored yet!
Other worlds?

New ideas:
Musketry
Sailing ships/ be a pirate
advance out of dark ages (not like fable, hate fable)
Older times before recorded time?
Other planets?
Dwarves, playable
Flying vampires
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Post » Tue Dec 06, 2011 10:33 am

TES RTS?
I know someone has suggested many times before.
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Post » Tue Dec 06, 2011 11:34 pm

New settings:
Akavir
Valenwood/Elswayr (both together! Sand dunes and lush forests oh my!)
Other Contents? World isn't fully explored yet!
Other worlds?

New ideas:
Musketry
Sailing ships/ be a pirate
advance out of dark ages (not like fable, hate fable)
Older times before recorded time?
Other planets?
Dwarves, playable
Flying vampires

You hate Fable? What planet are you from cuz it can't be Earth. Besides Fable got good when the 3rd one came out.
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Post » Tue Dec 06, 2011 6:54 pm

Hopefully Summerset Isle and Valenwood is next!
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