Poll of the Day > As unlikely as it is, I hope the next Elder Scrolls has

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A dynamic weather system in it. So snow on the ground melts and builds up. Heavy rain can make rivers raise, and long periods of rain can dry things out. Stuff like that
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Pretty sure the next Elder Scrolls is just going to be another port of Skyrim.
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I hope it has a stilted story and quests that don't meaningfully change the world and has terrible immersion breaking bugs, a boy can dream.

i hope they actually create a new fucking engine and that this new ip they're supposedly working on is just a ruse and it's an engine codename

you can't use a 15 year old engine forever, bethesda.
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Yeah, weather would be kinda nice. Destructible environments would be kinda cooler, though, with NPCs repairing things around towns. When I was playing Skyrim, my first giant fight I ducked into a watchtower and kept attacking it from safety. It should have been able to tear that whole place down over time. Same with dragons and buildings.
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A brand new game engine is needed. The Morrowind engine has aged like milk and is incapable of keeping up with modern expectations.

Not that people won't buy another dumbed down, bog standard, bug-ridden mess. They bought Fallout 4. They'll buy anything.
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Still waiting on owning a shop.

PS - Glad I missed Calgary weather this year.
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Didn't they hype Skyrim up for having a dynamic snow system before it was released? I vaguely recall something like that and I assumed it meant that snow could build up and melt away, but obviously that wasn't the case. It had something to do with snowflakes being particles and not just a static effect.

Anyway I think what TES games need most are what @Andromicus hinted at: better, meaningful quests and NPC interactions.
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kind9 posted...

Better, meaningful quests and NPC interactions.

Is Obsidian making the next game? Then no.
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TallTamryu posted...

kind9 posted...

Better, meaningful quests and NPC interactions.

Is Obsidian making the next game? Then no.

You disagree that TES games need these things?
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Mario_VS_DK posted...

Pretty sure the next Elder Scrolls is just going to be another port of Skyrim.

Slam dunk
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helIy posted...

i hope they actually create a new fucking engine and that this new ip they're supposedly working on is just a ruse and it's an engine codename

you can't use a 15 year old engine forever, bethesda.

good point it would be nice to see them use a different engine as long as it works well we don't want the extreme bugs new vegas had without patches
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Blightzkrieg posted...

Mario_VS_DK posted...

Pretty sure the next Elder Scrolls is just going to be another port of Skyrim.

Slam dunk

is there a mobile version yet?
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As long as it has upside down flying ogres I'll be happy.
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kind9 posted...

TallTamryu posted...

kind9 posted...

Better, meaningful quests and NPC interactions.

Is Obsidian making the next game? Then no.

You disagree that TES games need these things?

Disagreeing that Bethesda can and will do it themselves. That's not their strongpoint at all.
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TallTamryu posted...

kind9 posted...

TallTamryu posted...

kind9 posted...

Better, meaningful quests and NPC interactions.

Is Obsidian making the next game? Then no.

You disagree that TES games need these things?

Disagreeing that Bethesda can and will do it themselves. That's not their strongpoint at all.

I don't think it will happen either but I do believe they could do it if they really wanted to. Why they wouldn't want to is beyond me. I guess they just don't want to put more time, money, and effort into something that's probably going to be successful regardless.
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if Bethesda makes a new engine itll probably not work at launch
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I'd honestly like an updated version of Morrowind.

BlackScythe0 posted...

I'd honestly like an updated version of Morrowind.

Also this, since the game looks horrid now.
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Zeus posted...

BlackScythe0 posted...

I'd honestly like an updated version of Morrowind.

Also this, since the game looks horrid now.

I can easily play SNES games because there is no problem with sprites and stuff, but the graphics and morrowind are the kind of repulsive no mod will fix. That is before considering the outdated game play, like constantly holding down the stealth button to stay stealthed -.-

...morrowind is toggle crouch though
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i wish they'd just find a way to make it interesting to me. i'd love another fallout type thing to play while i'm waiting for the next fallout.
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Better get actual giant moving trees with cities in em, if it's Valenwood.
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Ogurisama posted...

A dynamic weather system in it. So snow on the ground melts and builds up. Heavy rain can make rivers raise, and long periods of rain can dry things out. Stuff like that

There's not going to be snow. We figured out a while ago that the next ES game is going to take place in Hammerfell.
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waterdeepchu posted...

There's not going to be snow. We figured out a while ago that the next ES game is going to take place in Hammerfell.

That was the second one, I dont think they will Hammerfell again, unless they do everything
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yeah they're not doing hammerfell again

it'll either be valenwood or black marsh
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helIy posted...

it'll either be valenwood or black marsh

Fingers crossed for Black Marsh!
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Nade Duck posted...

i wish they'd just find a way to make it interesting to me. i'd love another fallout type thing to play while i'm waiting for the next fallout.

So you want another fallout between your fallouts...

Lil69Leo posted...

Nade Duck posted...

i wish they'd just find a way to make it interesting to me. i'd love another fallout type thing to play while i'm waiting for the next fallout.

So you want another fallout between your fallouts...

yes, is there something wrong with that? :(
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It's probably a very minority type opinion, but I'd love to see it have PS VR support from the get go. I'm digging Skyrim VR, but the fact that it wasn't originally built with VR in mind shows.
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VI will use the same engine as the one they're using now
VII will use a different engine

Ogurisama posted...

long periods of rain can dry things out.

You got that backwards.

But overall, your idea is a good one.
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HihelIy posted...

i hope they actually create a new fucking engine and that this new ip they're supposedly working on is just a ruse and it's an engine codename

you can't use a 15 year old engine forever, bethesda.

Game engines are not like car parts the only reason to start over entirely it's if it is more expensive to modify than start over.

They have actually replaced large portions of it since Morrowind.

Windows 10 100% positively has large chunks of code from the first Windows NT, as does any OS from earlier versions.

The idea that because code is "15 years old" it should arbitrarily be scrapped is nonsensical.

Complaints about Bethesda using old engines are pretty much a meme.

helIy posted...

i hope they actually create a new fucking engine and that this new ip they're supposedly working on is just a ruse and it's an engine codename

you can't use a 15 year old engine forever, bethesda.

What would they even make? A space game in the style of Fallout/Elder Scrolls?

Zeus posted...

Yeah, weather would be kinda nice. Destructible environments would be kinda cooler, though, with NPCs repairing things around towns. When I was playing Skyrim, my first giant fight I ducked into a watchtower and kept attacking it from safety. It should have been able to tear that whole place down over time. Same with dragons and buildings.

Dear God no. Unless they make it possible to find loot that gets scattered easier.

Zeus posted...

helIy posted...

it'll either be valenwood or black marsh

Fingers crossed for Black Marsh!

I guarantee it's Black Marsh. They've been building it up for awhile now.

b_hamnite posted...

It's probably a very minority type opinion, but I'd love to see it have PS VR support from the get go. I'm digging Skyrim VR, but the fact that it wasn't originally built with VR in mind shows.

It was created before VR was even massively available.

Voxwik posted...

HihelIy posted...

i hope they actually create a new fucking engine and that this new ip they're supposedly working on is just a ruse and it's an engine codename

you can't use a 15 year old engine forever, bethesda.

Game engines are not like car parts the only reason to start over entirely it's if it is more expensive to modify than start over.

They have actually replaced large portions of it since Morrowind.

Windows 10 100% positively has large chunks of code from the first Windows NT, as does any OS from earlier versions.

The idea that because code is "15 years old" it should arbitrarily be scrapped is nonsensical.

Complaints about Bethesda using old engines are pretty much a meme.

There are valid complaints about old engines but this one is fine. The only time they should really replace it is if the coding was shit in the first place like certain online games.
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I'll never deny that there are massive issues in the Elder Scrolls games, but damn do I simply find them extremely extremely fun. Nonstop playtime obsession fun.

And I love Fallout 4. :P
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One huge deal breaker to me is if they make set player characters or reduce the amount of races you can choose. That works for Fallout 4 since it is a different series. I do not want a voiced protagonist in TES.

Revelation34 posted...

There are valid complaints about old engines but this one is fine. The only time they should really replace it is if the coding was s*** in the first place like certain online games.

That reminds me of EverQuest. They added computer controlled mercenaries. Later they made it so bags can hold more than ten items.

Because every item function in the game was programmed with fixed slots in mind, allowing bigger bags took more work than the entirety of the mercenary system...

They did not expect that game to run for going on two decades when they made such ridiculous design choices. I think at one point the characters were stored in individual text files on the servers... No database.

Obviously ditching the engine made sense for a sequel, which they did. Just both games are still active separately...