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DArtagnan
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I'm placing this thread here - because there's no general TES section that I could find.
Anyway, I've been thinking about what setting I'd most like to see for the next game. Inspired by the Morrowind vs Skyrim thread - I think it would be an interesting topic.
As I've already said, I'm not a big fan of either of those two settings. Morrowind was too brown and too weird for my tastes. Skyrim did the Nordic setting very well - but I'm not a fan. It's too bleak, too barren and too cold.
I like variety - and I love lush forests and fertile natural environments in general. I also like RPGs that have all the traditional environments, including deserts, snow, swamps, jungles, forests, fields - and so on. The more variety in one game the better.
My favorite D&D setting is probably Spelljammer - because it has the most potential to include massive variety. On top of that, it has the "pirates in space" thing going for it, which is cool in itself.
Anyway, back to TES.
Assuming they're not going back to a setting they've already focused on - these are the ones we can probably expect them to choose from:
Highrock
Hammerfell
Valenwood
Elsweyr
Black Marsh
Solstheim (unlikely - as it's really small and already been part of the games)
Summerset Isles
Feel free to add more if I forgot something!
I also assume they're not going the Daggerfall route and including them all - because that's just too much work for one game to do by hand.
Personally, I think Valenwood (home of the Bosmer) would be really cool. Certainly, it's supposed to have lots of lush forests - and that's just my thing. Also, I think Black Marsh (Argonian) has great potential as an unfamiliar and highly atmospheric setting. I love jungle/rainforest stuff - and it has that dark swampy approach that would make for some great exploration.
What would you prefer - and why?
Anyway, I've been thinking about what setting I'd most like to see for the next game. Inspired by the Morrowind vs Skyrim thread - I think it would be an interesting topic.
As I've already said, I'm not a big fan of either of those two settings. Morrowind was too brown and too weird for my tastes. Skyrim did the Nordic setting very well - but I'm not a fan. It's too bleak, too barren and too cold.
I like variety - and I love lush forests and fertile natural environments in general. I also like RPGs that have all the traditional environments, including deserts, snow, swamps, jungles, forests, fields - and so on. The more variety in one game the better.
My favorite D&D setting is probably Spelljammer - because it has the most potential to include massive variety. On top of that, it has the "pirates in space" thing going for it, which is cool in itself.
Anyway, back to TES.
Assuming they're not going back to a setting they've already focused on - these are the ones we can probably expect them to choose from:
Highrock
Hammerfell
Valenwood
Elsweyr
Black Marsh
Solstheim (unlikely - as it's really small and already been part of the games)
Summerset Isles
Feel free to add more if I forgot something!
I also assume they're not going the Daggerfall route and including them all - because that's just too much work for one game to do by hand.
Personally, I think Valenwood (home of the Bosmer) would be really cool. Certainly, it's supposed to have lots of lush forests - and that's just my thing. Also, I think Black Marsh (Argonian) has great potential as an unfamiliar and highly atmospheric setting. I love jungle/rainforest stuff - and it has that dark swampy approach that would make for some great exploration.
What would you prefer - and why?