I know that we have had Horse Armour, The Thieves Den, The Shivering Isles etc....... but am I the only one thinking that for such an epic game such as Oblivion, it should have a lot more DLC than it currently has? There is so much potential there! It's been at least a couple of years since Bethesda has done anything with it, it certainly looks like they won't be visiting it again.
What do you guys think?

Yeah, only one expansion and a few litle dlc, oblivion has been neglected. There should have been another expansion like in morrowind.

nah, they gave it a full expansion, and KoTN + plus all the other extras....so its not bad.

Remember, when oblivion was released, payed for DLC was still a new concept.



A having a full expansion is better then the just 5 DLC tacked on like they did with fallout 3. I hope they go back to expansions rather then stay with these 5 hour DLCs.

There will be no more content for oblivion, horse armour was there last dlc. I wish they would though. I think they should do something like shivering isles because i would love to see some more dlc.

Production of Oblivion material naturally stopped when they began to fully focus on Fallout 3 (and/or TESV). Unlike an MMO, there is no need to maintain subscribers and therefore no reason to drag out production of a previous title.

no it wasnt....horse armor was one the first. Battlehorn castle was the last, hence why its not the KoTN disc and can no longer be bought.

Order of release:
Horse Armor - 3rd April 2006
Orrery - 17th April 2006
Wizard's Tower - 25th April 2006
Thieves Den - 22nd May 2006
Mehrunes' Razor - 16th June 2006
Vile Lair - 13th July 2006
Spell Tomes - 1st September 2006
Knights of the Nine - 21st November 2006
Shivering Isles - 27th Mar 2007
Fighter's Stronghold - 15th October 2007

I don't think it was neglected at all. Besides all the small DLCs, they introduced two really big DLCs. Shivering Isles was a huge expansion and KotN was quite a big quest. I don't think they could have done any more considering it took them a full year to make Shivering Isles. To be honest if TES V has only one expansion the size of Shivering Isles I'll be fine with it. 1 big expansion is better than 5 individual DLCs imo.

OK, maybe it's just me, but wasn't Horse Armour their FIRST DLC? Everyone kicked off because they thought Bethesda were ripping people off for such a pointless addition to a great game.
Shivering Isles was the last (and sadly final) DLC.
Correct me if I'm wrong.

No, like da mage said, it was far from last.

Yeah. Lots of answers whilst I was typing .
Just for the record, I read on another forum (Planet Elder Scrolls at IGN) that someone had overheard a Bethesda employee at PAX East saying that TES V Skyrim will be released in 2012, with 2 big Oblivion expansions being released for Oblivion up until that date to bridge the gap story wise, and keep up interest in the series. It looked like BS though, to be honest.
This is what sparked me into thinking about the subject of this thread.

Generally when Bethesda releases a GOTY edition it means they won't be making any further content for the game. Oblivion did get one DLC afterwards but its more of a fluke than anything else.

I don't think Bethesda is neglecting the game, they released a lot of extra content for it being moving on.

Bethesda has been pretty clear that they wouldn't be developing anything else for Oblivion, so perhaps the person "mis-heard" at PAX. Fortunately, Oblivion - as well as Morrowind and Fallout3 - have very active modding communities - they are still putting out great stuff.

shivering isles was awesome. kotn was pretty fun, and the rest were nice little additions. even if they solely released SI i wouldn't think oblivion had been neglected

Modding's great n'all but there's nothing quite like the added content being made by the 'masters' so to speak!!

Maybe I'm being a little harsh saying that they have neglected Oblivion, but it is SUCH a great game!!!!!!!!! I suppose I will always feel that it deserves more :icecream:

I agree entirely. TES4 recieved great post-release support - particularly in light of its position in the first cohort of PC/console games with robust paid DLC support.

If you only expeirenced Oblivion on the 360, you still recieved a large (KotN) and an epic (SI) content expansion, along with several smaller packs quest/goodie bundles.

On the PC, the developers graciously and generously handed over the keys to the kingdom with the Construction Set and other material and information-based support, allowing end-users to make and insert new content of their own.

Oblivion was not neglected at all. If you think a game that was released four years ago should still be recieving robust support today, you're off your nut about a mile and a half.

I don't think it's been neglected. It has one large and great expansion as well as KotN, which is large enough to be considered a mini expansion. Shivering Isles is larger than both of Morrowind's expansion and KotN is smaller than both of Morrowind's expansions, which balances it out quite nicely, if you ask me. I still want that other DLC available for us PS3 users, though.

Yeah, no further content for Oblivion. Fighter's Stronghold (also known as Battlehorn Castle) was the last one.

From the horse's mouth people.

(Not that I'm implying that Gstaff is a horse. I have not met Gstaff and therefore cannot comment on his or hers horse status).

It hasn't really been neglected, I think you're just getting a bit antsy waiting for TES V. I would have liked to see more content as well, but let's face it, releasing content 4 years after a game's been released is a bit much. Unless of course it's an MMO.

Yeah...that's total BS. None of that is true, except that TES:V might be set in Skyrim. We don't know yet though.
See below.

There you have it. Although I don't think this is the first time an official has stated this..
I don't see how you all think OB was "neglected". Sure, it only had one "expansion", but that, combined with all the other things they added combine into another expansion IMO. So basically it saw 1 expansion, and a plethora of other things that you can download to further extend gameplay. Not bad in my opinion. I just think people are getting itchy for some news on TES:V, since it's been so long. I know I am.

I don't think it has been neglected, sure MW had two expansions but Tribunal could really be compared to KOTN in terms of size IMO

Actually, I think it was neglected. Not in terms of expansions or dlcs, but in general. It's a great game. But they didn't produce it anywhere near it's level of potential. So the presentation strikes many as less impressive than a game many years older, Morrowind.

Let's stick to the topic please - was it neglected after release, nothing to do with what it could have been. Thanks.

Oblivion is definitively a huge and ambitious game !!! however this game need more complexity for the "hardcoe" gamers...!! luckily the mods can resolve this default !!
For me oblivion has been neglected in terms of optimization and the game was very buggy for its first released !!

Elder Scrolls V will have a lifespan of at least 10 years so Bethesda should polish his game like Blizzard does...!!!

I believe that it has been neglected. I don't know of many people on these forums who wouldn't jump at the chance to spend more money on more official content for Oblivion if it were offered. I understand that Oblivion is done and over with as far as Bethesda is concerned.

What I am hoping is that with TES5, they'll do things a little differently... Such as possibly hiring a small team of content developers to keep an official storyline going beyond TESV's main quest ending. They wouldn't be a third party. They would be Bethesda employees. But while the core team moves on to other big projects, official attention would continue to be given to keep TES5 truly alive and on the radar until TES6 launches or until/unless TES5 is no longer profitable...

Ideally, the team would consist only of essential members. A writer, A script coder, an environment designer, and an artist. There are many talented people in the TES modding community who would apply for such positions in a heartbeat if they were to be offered. Bethesda would ideally give such a team a set of unyielding rules to follow in terms of where they can and cannot take their storylines.

Yeah, I know... It probably won't happen. But I can still wish for it, anyway.