About The Elder Scrolls 6...

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I've discussed this many times with a friend of mine, and we've both concluded a brilliant strategy in order to expand the world size and variety of the next Elder Scrolls game.

Each Elder Scrolls sequel has always expanded on the size of the province of the previous game, ensuring a much larger world to explore. Hell, on that map, you can clearly see that Cyrodiil is much larger than Skyrim, but why don't you ask someone who explored both which is the larger landmass? Cyrodiil is the largest province in Tamriel, followed by the full of Morrowind, then Skyrim--cartographically speaking. Summerset Isles or Elsweyr on their own would just be such a downgrade to what Skyrim accomplished.

We've spend a lot of time in both High Rock (Daggerfall) and Hammerfell (Redguard/Daggerfall). I've only ever imagined Valenwood as a massive forest which, on it's own, would get very old very quickly, so that's out. Black Marsh could be varied in environment, but I find most people don't like the aspect of a swamp being the main setting for an RPG.

So what's left? No province on their own is ideal for a setting the an Elder Scrolls sequel without retreading old, well established ground or falling into the trap of monotony in regards to environments. The solution?

Have a game set in MULTIPLE provinces.

Here's the brilliant idea that me and my friend came up with that will never be used by Bethesda. Basically just have this entire section of Tamriel be the new setting for the game:

I know it sounds crazy, but think about it. With all that shit regarding the Aldmeri Dominion Taking over Valenwood AND most of Cyrodiil, the province borderlines probably won't even resemble what I've just shown you. Elsweyr and Black Marsh would support their own independence of course, but what if the empire collapsed after yet another Great War with the Dominion? What if Elsweyr reclaimed the Cyrodiilic western shore of the Niben Bay and Black Marsh took back the eastern shore of Blackwood? The entire game would be RIFE with political factions and multiple opportunities of war and racial strife! Not to mention the most environmentally varied game that the Elder Scrolls series has ever produced with elven woods, deserts, tropical jungles, and swamplands! IT'S FUCKING PERFECT!!!

Ahem...

So, anyone else like this idea?

How would you deal with not being able to go north to the imperial city though?

It'd be tough, but i feel as though i've seen enough of the Imperial city and it's asexual reproducing guards....

OT, Drunkninja has the right idea, i'd love to see deserts, marshes, rainforests, and mountains.

 

[HoradricNoob]

I think Yokuda is destroyed as well.

 

[The_Echo]

There is also Mundus and Nirn to consider as well.

Nirn is the planet on which Tamriel is placed. So it's sort of already covered. Unless you mean to say there should be a game wherein the entire planet is traversable, in which case I agree completely. I don't think they've made any other planets in Mundus, (some sources even use Nirn and Mundus interchangeably) but maybe there's something they could do with Masser and Secunda?

Out of the Tamrielic provinces, I'd say Summerset Isles or Elsweyr.

I think Yokuda is destroyed as well.

Sunk into the ocean, which means we'd have to go back in time.

On that note, it'd be kind of cool to see Cyrodiil circa the Ayleid empire. Or perhaps Bethesda could help us track down the Dwemer. I want to know where they went.

 

[zenoaugustus]

As someone who has only played Oblivion and Skyrim, I'm open to anywhere really. Everyone seems to be deeply deeply in love with Morrowind. So I wouldn't mind that, but then again, I was thinking a double region game would be cool too. Throw in two different cultures to discover. Valenwood and Elsweyr perhaps? But I'd be down for anything really. These games are the bomb-dizzle.

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I know it sounds crazy, but think about it. With all that shit regarding the Aldmeri Dominion Taking over Valenwood AND most of Cyrodiil, the province borderlines probably won't even resemble what I've just shown you. Elsweyr and Black Marsh would support their own independence of course, but what if the empire collapsed after yet another Great War with the Dominion? What if Elsweyr reclaimed the Cyrodiilic western shore of the Niben Bay and Black Marsh took back the eastern shore of Blackwood? The entire game would be RIFE with political factions and multiple opportunities of war and racial strife! Not to mention the most environmentally varied game that the Elder Scrolls series has ever produced with elven woods, deserts, tropical jungles, and swamplands! IT'S FUCKING PERFECT!!!

Ahem...

So, anyone else like this idea?

Way better than my idea. I actually was thinking something along the lines of having that small bit of Cyrodiil included. This would be perfect in my mind.

 

[DalekJaas]

I want to see Hammerfell revisited, in its enormous size including the islands and Orsinium.

However, from what I have gathered so far in Skyrim, I think there is a strong possibility that TES6 will be held in Elswyer, which would also be good.

 

[TheDrunkNinja]

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i subscribe for more of your ranting. good idea.
Oh, didn't Black Marsh invade Morrowind and took a bit of its land earlier?

Are you suggesting I alter my idea to have--not four--but five provinces of varying environments to include the ash-laden giant mushrooms?

I have only one response to this...

 

[A Weary Exile]

Black Marsh (Because I love Argonians <3) or Valenwood would get my vote.

 

[Sewer Rat]

Personally... I would kind of like to see one set in the planes of the Daedric princes. We got to see Sheogoraths home in the Shivering Isles, I am rather interested in seeing what the other planes look like as well. Not to mention I am still dying of curiosity to see Molag Bal's plane after it was briefly mentioned by Sheogorath. That being said though, if I had to make a choice in the physical realm I would have to say Summerset Isles, or Highrock, simply because I am a sucker for Bretons. Elsewyr is really tempting, but I have to disqualify it because it has already been visited in a mod for Oblivion.

 

[WolfThomas]

It's really depends, Akavir would be amazing but unlikely. The Sumerset isles are a good place to have an all inclusive island like Morrowind with a unique culture living in it. The Black Marsh might be awesome if you could row and sail boats around. A game set in the border between Valenwood and Elsewyr could be interesting. But anywhere as long as it's fleshed out like Skyrim and Morrowind and not generic like Oblivion would be great.

 

[SomeBritishDude]

I'd have to agree with people on Elsweyr. Though Hammerfell would be cool too, though I know Arena and Daggerfell both feature it.

It'd just be great to go somewhere completely different from anything else in the Elder Scrolls, a vast desert landscape sounds like a fantastic setting. You could fill it with patches of jungle and so on to add viariety. I think making it Khajiit focused would be a little...odd though. Khajiit have always felt a little bizzare, having a whole game centered around them would be like a furry's wet dream. Maybe if the Imperials or something where invading you could make it a little like the Medival Holy Crusades so there is a large human population.

 

[RandV80]

I disagree with the "next province" pretext. Now I would so Just do ALL OF IT!!!, perhaps start more centrally and add provinces as DLC or expansions, but I'm really worried if they tried to tackle all of Tamriel it would turn out as some sort of MMORPG.

Lets not forget, that the next Elder Scrolls will be on a new gen of consoles so should be 'next gen', and do something amazing to blow us away. We've had 3 straight games where we're limited to a single province of roughly the same game size, and while giving us the whole continent is a stretch why not give us 2 or 3 provinces? From the OP's map, there are 11 provinces in Tamriel. I'm pretty sure the first game was in the capital and Daggerfall while it stretched a little into Hammerfell the main focus was on High Rock, so that means we have 7 provinces left to be explored? The series is great but it doesn't need to be dragged out 1 province at a time for the next 20-30 years, so lets expand the scope and base the plot around a conflict between 2 races. Argonia vs Morrowind, Valenwood vs Elseweyer or Summerset, Hammerfell vs Highrock, etc.

In this manner you'd be presented a much more interesting choice in character creation, as you could pick one of the two home races and play for your home team, or pick a non-related race and be a neutral 3rd party mercenary. For a gameplay example people love the dark brotherhood quests, wouldn't it be way cooler to play an Argonian assassin that gets tasked with key Dunmer targets that have real consequences in an actual conflict?

 

[automatron]

I don't know the name of the place but wherever the khajit live

 

[x-machina]

Don't know too much about the lore or geography, but I would like a desert setting. Morrowind had a bit of that, and they were the best parts of the game. Maybe something based off of Egypt.

 

[SnakeoilSage]

Valenwood would be fun; see those big migratory trees.

 

[camsha]

summerset isles because me and my love of people with pointy ears would freak out.

 

[soes757]

Screw the territories, I say all of Tamriel!

 

[ninkon]

You'll all should think crazy, I say, Akivir or the Redguard home land should be the next target. Yes, Akivir would be sweet

 

[Eumersian]

I actually always wanted to see a game across multiple provinces. I would have liked to see a game take place in Elsweyr, Valenwood, and the Summerset Isles. I had a whole plot worked out for why it would be that way too?

But primarily, I would like it to be in the Summerset Isles, because I think seafaring is awesome. Always.