Why no TES section?

[CountChocula]

I noticed there are sub-forums for Drakensang, Gothic, Risen, Dragon Age, etc., but no sub-forum for TES games.

Why is this? There are already numerous TES threads in the "General RPG" section and it seems very odd that TES doesn't get its own section.

[Corwin]

TES, only puts out a game every 4-5 years. Right now there is very little discussion on Oblivion and hasn't been for a couple of years. Skyrim is just beginning to take off and the admins may decide we need a forum just for it, but that is thier decision based on traffic. Having too many sub-forums with little traffic is a waste of limited resources since each one requires a mod.

[CountChocula]

TES, only puts out a game every 4-5 years. Right now there is very little discussion on Oblivion and hasn't been for a couple of years. Skyrim is just beginning to take off and the admins may decide we need a forum just for it, but that is thier decision based on traffic. Having too many sub-forums with little traffic is a waste of limited resources since each one requires a mod.

Many thanks for clarifying. To my untrained eyes, it seemed quite strange to see so many different subforums with no TES.

[RivianWitch]

Well, if votes count, I'm putting my vote in for the record. :D

[bloodlover]

Me too. A TES section would be nice but only if people will visit it. I tried to make a D&D general thread and it died soon after...

[Alrik Fassbauer]

I assume that when Skyrim comes out (at the day when German carnival begins, lol), there will be need for a TES section - at least that's my estimation.

[Ball_Breaker]

I agree too with the Elder Scroll scetion ^^ so finally there'll be just one rant thread about Bethesda games ;).

[Thrasher]

I've been asking for a ES subforum for years. Hopefully the mods will find the time for creating one.

[dteowner]

It's always been a traffic issue. Look at Oblivion. Even during the first week of release, we never had more than 5-6 threads going for the game at any given time. That's simply not enough to keep a dedicated section active. Dead forums make the site look dead.

The site owners have a soft spot for certain smaller developers which leads to some sections that might not technically merit one on traffic alone (Larian's section comes to mind), but I guess that's a privilege of ownership to break their own rules. ;)

[Thrasher]

I certainly have seen a lot of traffic on all the recent ES threads. Perhaps interest has increased since the time of the Oblivion release?

[Jaz]

I'm a TES fan myself, so I'm afraid I'm biased. But when it came to voting, I'd be all for it ...

[Motoki]

It's always been a traffic issue. Look at Oblivion. Even during the first week of release, we never had more than 5-6 threads going for the game at any given time. That's simply not enough to keep a dedicated section active. Dead forums make the site look dead.

The site owners have a soft spot for certain smaller developers which leads to some sections that might not technically merit one on traffic alone (Larian's section comes to mind), but I guess that's a privilege of ownership to break their own rules. ;)

I was going to point out, in the case of the Divinity games, they aren't exactly released frequently either.

With the ES games even if the board doesn't necessarily have a ton of traffic, I kind of think it's nice to have as a reference because the older games can be kind of a pain in the ass to get working with all the mods and 3rd party programs you need to fix things and keep them up to date visually. It would be nice to have a forum where you can refer to and see what sorts of mods and setups people are using and so forth.

[GothicGothicness]

Well, as many know I am not a TES fan, but a forum for this series would be great, especially with skyrim approaching.

[DArtagnan]

I think such a section makes sense, and it has my vote.

[pibbur0x2a]

I think such a section makes sense, and it has my vote.

And ......... mine!

[lostforever]

my vote too!

[Myrthos]

What a happy bunch we are all agreeing like that :)

[dteowner]

Isn't it cute that they haven't realized the election results will be 1-0, and in related matters, would this be an acceptable time to get in my grovelling? :D

[Myrthos]

I've made it so.... Just to proof begging does help ;)

[Thrasher]

I bow to you, oh great one. :worship: ;)

[Pladio]

Now let's see how many people actually post in that section :D

[skavenhorde]

I know I'll post there a few times.

1st - Bitch about Skyrim's soulless gaming experience
2nd - Bring back Morrowind-like game
3rd - Post a plethora of mods for Morrowind and if someone requests them for Oblivion & Skyrim (when they become available)
4th - Post about lack of skills.
5th - and probably last I'll type, "I've modded Skyrim and even then it still sucks. Will have to wait a year or more for a better Morrowind Skyrim :)

So you'll at least get 5 posts from me. Maybe a few more to get in on a flamewar :P

Warning: For those of you who take their TES too dang seriously then note that this is not a serious post. Please, don't tell me I already posted more than 5 times in there already. I know I have and will probably do so up until the release of Skryim and then a week later when it starts to bore me like I know it will, I'll stop.