Yep, I'm a fan of the series, and no matter how bad it gets, modders will save the day.

Of course I will. My experiences with Skyrim have been wonderful.

Nope. It's not worth paying full price just to wait for Bethesda to fix their code and modders to make the design less wonky.
Skyrim's my first and last BGS game I buy at release.
From now on, I can wait.

Sure, for the PC users. Yes, a big part of the community is PC players but just because THEY'RE saved doesn't mean the GAME is saved... Big difference.

I meant Steam. Anything that is forced upon me gets rejected post haste. Besides I don′t want to be a paying beta-tester.

Don't have any experiences with Skyrim, but, no I will not. Experiences with Oblivion ensured there would be no pre-ordering, the things I read about it before and after release didn't make it look interesting, and not having any system that can run it makes the whole thing moot anyway. Judging by the progress of the series it seems unlikely that the next game will even be in the "stay informed about it" file.

So you don't want to be forced to use steam? If that's what you're saying then i'm with you.

Given that it's going to be a rushed MMO I'm not so sure.

I dont preorder anything. So I suppose that is a no. I will buy it. I have enjoyed every TES game so far.

I do not understand the people talking about system requirements. I mean, wow. The game was designed to run on a PS3 and a Xbox. Skyrim doesnt make my Core I7 work whatsoever, or my single 2 year old nvidea graphics card either for that matter. Are people trying to play PC skyrim on a pentium 3 machine or something? Still trying to make that AGP video card work 4-5 years after that format was obsoleted? PS3 released in 2006 or so, thats 6 years ago now.

Is Steam forced in order to play Skyrim on PC? I had no idea (I play on PS3) ... I understand where you're coming from, but give Skyrim a chance - it's MORE than worth downloading Steam for!

uh I'm sure it's just a rumor..

I never preorder games but ofcourse i will buy the next TES, unless it is a mmo.

The only thing a ES game has failed to do is disappoint me, so I will be pre-ordering the next one.

Definitely not the PlayStation version.

I will buy the TESVI collector's edition since I'm a big fan of all the TES games. I have new sealed boxes of all seven TES games except Battlespire and Skyrim(because I opened it). I need to go buy it again.

Would that be the floppy version of Arena, or the CD deluxe edition re-release?

I don't consider any MMO made by Zenimax to be part of the main Elder Scrolls series. I view a Zenimax-created MMO as a separate product, something that stands on its own. My attitude is: if it's not made by Bethesda it's not a true Elder Scrolls game.

I can't speak for anybody else here, but when I say I plan to pre-order I'm speaking of the next Bethesda-made single-player game.





There are ways around it. But we aren't allowed to speak of those ways.

The CD deluxe edition, like http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000GOW63Y/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&seller=, except mine has never been taken out of the shrink wrap.

By the way, if you know anyone who has Battlespire still sealed, I'll pay $1000 for it via paypal.

I wish I had Battlespire still sealed...

No. I didn't after Oblivion and I won't after Skyrim. Obvious console ports are obvious plus I really really hate that bloat drm called steam. In fact, I didn't pay much attention to Skyrim at all. Great game, but still a console port.

I don't preorder games so no I won't preorder the next TES game.

I wish you did too. I seriously will pay $1000 for a Battlespire that is sealed and the cardboard not smahed or the shrink wrap torn. That is the only game remaining for my collection. It's hard enough to even find a used copy of the box. I own Battlespire on CD-ROM but I don't have the box, fyi.

Well, I have to consider the fact that Skyrim was nearly unplayable at points due to a bug (which I may add, is still not repaired to my knowledge) where people randomly decide to attack you, usually when trying to complete a quest. Happened to me in the Stormcloaks and twice on the MQ. I still haven't finished Skyrim because of my fear of that bug.

That said, from here, knowing nothing at all about TES VI, I will probably preorder it anyway because I love the series and its lore so damn much. Now, if in the months nearing its release they say that, for random examples of my fears, they've decided to reduce the armor system to how it was in Fallout 3, removed races I adore, will force you to play as a certain race or radically changed the combat system in a way I dislike, I may reconsider. Assuming none of those things happen, I will most likely put dibs on a copy of it. If it does something I severely dislike so badly I cannot enjoy it, I will just sell it.

As further example, I loved the first four Halo games (yes, this seems like a deviation, but it has a point), so I pre-ordered Halo: Reach. When it came out, I was severely underwhelmed by its storyline and found a few of the changes to the combat system bothersome or even downright aggravating, though I won't name them as that'd have nothing to do with my point. However, the customization system for your character, the fact that your character in the main story was the same one you created yourself, down to gender and armor accessories, better consistency in combat results, the mapbuilder and a few tweaks to the combat and weapons that brought back things I loved that had been removed in the course of the series from earlier games kept me with Reach. Later on, options were added in multiplayer to play the game more like I remembered and enjoyed it from previous titles and I was glad I had.

Point being there that if TES VI screws something up bad enough, outcry may get it fixed, and other merits of the newer title may make its shortcomings bearable. Skyrim's music, graphics and modified combat system make some of the things about it that irk me ignorable, at least until they rear their heads again. That said, I still go play Morrowind now and then, but I doubt there are many that don't.

Long story short, yes, I will pre-order TES VI. Not sure about this Elder Scrolls Online business, but this is a case of waiting and seeing if they charge you to play it more than a doubt it'll be any good.

Not only won't I preorder the next game, but I still haven't bought Skyrim, thanks mainly to Steam, and partially to the total removal of "failure" from the series.

Not having an internet connection to the floor where I have my PC, the Steam requirement for Skyrim (even if I buy the disc) would force me to dismantle my PC, lug it down two flights of stairs, set it up and connect via dialup, then wait 24+ hours for it to d/l all of the updated files at 56K baud. After that, I'd have to tear it down again, haul it back up the steps, set it up, and then play for the 1-10 days until it decides to "verify" the installation, then have to drag it back downstairs again to log back in...etc. No thanks; I'll buy a console and a TV before I connect my PC to Steam, even though a console won't allow modded content, which to me is about half of the attraction of TES.

I found Oblivion to be "entertaining" for about 100 hours, after which time I was so bored with it that it still pains me to try to put the OB disc in the drive. I have yet to play the SI expansion, despite hearing how it's the best part of the game, simply because I can't get past that "put the OB disc in the drive again" aversion. OB and SR may be "good games", but they're not MY kind of games. I still play MW on a regular basis, and have tried mightily to get DF to work (the little I've seen seems like I'd enjoy it), but the interface issues I've had with the mouse and DOS emulator render it next to impossible to play. If the next game is another "player-skill based" action/adventure, rather than a "character-skill based" RPG, then I won't have any interest in playing it anyway.

Absolutely, I've been playing Skyrim since the day of release and I'm still enjoying myself.
Maybe I'm playing a different game, but I'm way less bothered by the bugs than most people on this site. I have it for Xbox and it's never been "unplayable."