#tes6

[bonestrewncrest]

we fucking need tes 6 dude

#tes #the elder scrolls #tes6 #tesvi

[ilinalta]

honestly, at this point I am not sure if i have any hopes fort TES6 being remarkable and, for me, it boils down to how we treat video games and media in general

TES is such a strong franchise because it was build when consuming media was SLOW. even up to morrowind you can't rush through it and make every choice carefully, as you're constantly risking losing your next battle if you are not careful enough.

oblivion and skyrim have both rapidly and vastly diverted from a very slow gameplay model, but still offered the depth of exploration for those who seek it. they still had books scattered all around, unmarked locations to find, when you simply were trying to catch the sunset from the best possible spot.

but i worry that this was the last moment to do that, to still write 300+ books found in the game and hope someone would read at least a few of them.

i worry that the greed, yes, but also the pace at which we are expected to consume makes this type of depth redundant.

#i had a lot of boomer thoughts lately #please discuss this with me #this is a fetus of a thought #rather than anything well formed #the elder scrolls #tes6 #skyrim #morrowind #oblivion #the elder scrolls vi

[testosteronetwunk]

#tes #oblivion #the elder scrolls #tes6

[moodcrab]

Fixing Delphine

This bitch.

I actually like that they made a character that is on your side but is somewhat unlikable, Delphine is Team Dragonborn, but she's not really one of the good guys. And that's cool, conflict means drama. So what's the problem? Well unfortunately, this drama is surface level and isn't used to drive the story, so It's kind of just annoying.

People oversimplify their hatred of Delphine into "She wants you to kill Paarthurnax," because unlike Delphine, people actually like Paarthurnax. Understandable, but barely scratches the surface. We'll get to The Paarthurnax Dilemma in time, but that quest is a symptom, not the illness itself.

If I could sum up Delphine in a word it would be "inconsistent." For example, she's a fugitive waging a one woman war on the Thalmor from the shadows, who's only survived this long from sheer paranoia - but she also uses her real name and leaves a note in Ustengrav for whoever happens to pick it up with directions and a pass word to her secret hide out.

She needs to go through her super secret contact Farengar to use the Jarl's resources to go into Bleak Falls Barrow, a tutorial level dungeon she can see from her house, and she's impressed that you did it - but she also goes personally to the other side of the country to delve alone into the massive Ustengrav to steal the Horn of Jurgan Windcaller, no issues, just a quick in and out twenty minute adventure.

She takes the fact that you found her Ustengrav note as proof you're the Greybeard's new guy and not some Thalmor plant even though she herself, a non Dragonborn, had also completed Ustengrav and taken the horn proving it's totally possible. She even points this out in her own dialogue then demands we prove who we are, even though that was the whole point of the Ustengrav note. It's also a pretty big assumption that just because I'm the guy the Greybeards call Dragonborn that I can't ALSO be with the Thalmor.

We are left with this awkward sense that the writers are flailing to make us think this woman is competent and objective, without actually having her do anything that clever. Just act like the dumb thing was smart and have her act like a cocky brat if questioned about it.

Inconsistency. It's her thing. Does she hate the Thalmor? That would make sense given what we know about her. But that gets dropped half way through the main story and suddenly she hates The Greybeards, for absolutely no reason at all. She gives a reason, but it's bullshit.

In her own words, "If the greybeards had their way, the dragonborn would sit on a mountain talking to the sky." But that's not true is it. We know The Greybeards, they encouraged us to fulfill our destiny. Even if you say you want to follow their Way of the Voice, they'll be glad to hear it but warn you not to let it get in the way of what needs to be done. Delphine even uses Tiber Septim as an example, which is even stupider because The Greybeards actively encouraged Tiber to conquer Tamriel. Have I read more in game books than the dialogue writers??

But that's not the end of it, when it becomes convenient for the plot this hatred is flipped once again from The Greybeards onto dragons. Not Alduin. All dragons. Despite the fact that, as a Blade, she should know about Nafaalilargus, a dragon ally of the Empire and the Blades for thousands of years, and the Blades don't just indiscriminately kill all dragons no matter the circumstances, and that Tiber Septim himself almost certainly met Paarthurnax at some point, she suddenly seems to be acting like she has a personal grudge against dragons. Which brings us to the Paarthurnax Dilemma...

See here's the thing, you could easily write off the frustration everyone feels towards this quest as Bethesda's crappy design, where there is no conclusion other than to kill Paarthurnax, or else leave an unfinished quest languishing in the menu. Bethesda apparently didn't consider the idea that anybody would actually prefer to turn on the Blades, even though the Blades have become a bit of a running joke among the fans, or that anyone would take umbrage with Delphine giving out orders and ultimatums.

But no, it's so much worse than that. Delphine being a surly unlikable c u n t from the day we met her is one thing, but the fact that she has been wrong about almost everything she's ever said in game, and still having the AUDACITY to treat us like her work bitch and us never, not once, getting the opportunity to put her in her place... That's not poor quest design, that's the game gaslighting us.

Let's do a quick list of every one of Delphine's theories, and how many were actually correct shall we:

You are not the Dragonborn ❌

The Greybeards shouldn't be trusted to identify a Dragonborn ❌

The dragons aren't just coming back, they're coming back to life ✅

The Thalmor have something to do with the dragons returning ❌

Esbern is dead ❌

The Greybeards just want the Dragonborn to sit on a mountain and meditate ❌

The Greybeards wanted Tiber Septim to just sit on a mountain and meditate ❌

Paarthurnax, having lived in exile for thousands of years, deserves corporal punishment ❌

As ACTING Grand Master of the Blades, she gets to boss around the Dragonborn ❌

She deserves a seat at the peace negotiations ❌

And these are just the things that are factually wrong, leaving aside opinions on her morality and shitty attitude. This is the woman the game presents to us as a shrewd strategist.

BUT I CAN FIX HER!

Like I said I like the idea of a character who is on your side but is somewhat unlikable. It actually won't take much to make Delphine endearing to the fans. We have to do a Boromir on her. A Lot of people dislike Boromir throughout the Fellowship of the Ring but weep at his death. We have to tweak three things to have the same thing happen to Delphine:

1. Make her actually competent and useful so that while we don't agree with her we can see why she does the things she does, and desire to keep her around.

2. Have her mistakes called out and have consequences.

3. Have her redeem her mistakes with a badass honourable death.

#skyrim #elder scrolls #delphine skyrim #skyrim ulfric #tes 5 skyrim #elder scrolls memes #skyrim memes #elder scrolls morrowind #truestl #elder scrolls oc #oblivion #tes6 #morrowind #the elder scrolls 6 #the elder scolls online #the blades #the elder scrolls #tes #tes 5 #tes lore

[shittyelderscrollspredictions]

As every Elder Scrolls game has used a different form and Phase of Khajiit as their playable version (barring a repeat or two), TES 6 will be no different, having players play as the often under-represented Alfiq Khajiit exclusively.

#tes #tes 6 #the elder scrolls #elder scrolls #elder scrolls 6 #the elder scrolls 6 #terrible elder scrolls predictions #tes6 #shitty elder scroll predictions #Khajiit

[coffee-at-daybreak]

cmon besties let's manifest

#elder scrolls #tes #tes6 #skyrim #the elder scrolls #meme #gaming #bout to hit todd howard with the please sir may i have some more #until then i gueeesss i'll replay skyrim for the 73rd time

[honoraryravenwatch]

TES6 MUST make the daedric princes sluttier and gayer

#tes #tesblr #the princes #dial it up boys #tes6

[ciceroposting]

my thoughts on the elder scrolls 6:

they should just drop it one day. like no promo no demos no hype building, just outta nowhere.

it should be new. no references to eso or skyrim or any previous games any more than oblivion and morrowind were in skyrim. tes is good at tight stories that happen within their contexts but not tied to other things that happened in the past. a sidequest or two. but the story and the place should be foundational to the land and its politics and constructive to the world as a whole

industrial revolution

#tes #tes6

[maxs-hot-takes]

Someone should make a petition for Todd to bring back pauldrons and belts and the ability to mix-up your clothes in TES6 for that shit was cool

#i love to mix up my clothes in Morrowind i wish Todd would bring it back #it was an extremely neat feature and I want him to bring it back so so badly #please Todd #TES6 #tes 6 #tes #tesblr #morrowind

[spikesbicth]

finished baldurs gate 3 gonna put Astarion through the elder scrolls online

#bg3 #astarion #tesblr #tes4 #tes5 #tes6 #astarion ancunin #baldur's gate 3 #i know someone did this with skyrim but i couldn’t resist doing eso #elder scrolls online #eso #bethesda #larian studios

[bloody-shadow666]

so did you guys hear Bethesda's estimate for TES6 is 2028 at the earliest. anyone else melting into a puddle of despair

#tes #tes6 #tes vi #skyrim #exploding rn

[fallout-tactics]

hammefell lol

#tes #tes6 #bethesda #the elder scrolls 6 #hammerfell #not fallout #what if a horned kangaroo could talk #this is my news spreading i couldnt care less tbh

[elderscrollsconfessions]

Confession: I get why they’ll never all be playable, but I hope TES VI is full of different khajiit types lounging around minding their business, no matter where it’s set. Tired of only seeing one type in each game.

#khajiit #furstocks #tes vi #the elder scrolls vi #tes6 #the elder scrolls #tes #esc

[moodcrab]

Yay Skyrim finally has """"""fishing""""""

#skyrim #elder scrolls #elder scrolls memes #skyrim memes #elder scrolls morrowind #truestl #elder scrolls oc #oblivion #tes6 #morrowind #tes 5 #tes #tesblr #tes 5 skyrim #tes lore #the elder scrolls 6 #the elder scolls online #the elder scrolls #skyrim anniversary edition

[shittyelderscrollspredictions]

The Elder Scrolls 6 will have gay sex exlusively in an attempt to deter modders from.making straight sex mods. As a hardcodded script will detect sex mods and make them as gay and over the top as all humanly possible. This will be completely unintentional on Bethesda's part.

#tes #tes 6 #the elder scrolls #elder scrolls #elder scrolls 6 #the elder scrolls 6 #terrible elder scrolls predictions #shitty elder scroll predictions #tes6

[tallblondeandawesome]

at this point im not even excited for elder scrolls 6 i just want them to leave it alone and leave me to my skyrim in peace

Elder Scrolls 6 will have Half Life 3 syndrome if it ever actually manages to come out. By the time it releases, it will have been an idea in the industry at large for 15 or more years. No level of quality or polish or great writing or dynamic, interesting gameplay will possibly ever live up to the unchecked imaginations and expectations of some of the most fervent fans on Earth. It could be Skyrim-level game-changing for Western open world RPGs, and people would still be disappointed because it’s not the literal perfection they’ve been dreaming of for almost two decades.

So, honestly, I agree with you. They caught lightning in a bottle once with Skyrim, let that be enough.

#skyrim #elder scrolls #tes6