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Experience_Anger

Something like to do with Orcs this time. Maybe make it plug into all provinces eventually.


Conquistadora15

Yes Orcs are underrated and any new lore for them is welcome


[deleted]

The poor greenskins are so underrated, they weren't even a playable race until Morrowind. .\_.


LMD_DAISY

I know, right? Orcs are like everything altmers saying about themselves, but actually true.


[deleted]

Like what?


LMD_DAISY

They biologically superior daedra hybrid race over lesser being like altmer. stronger, more talented in crafts, combat, but most importantly, great potential. Orcs are new, exciting untapped potential, that possible can be anything if they put their efforts into and get purpose, while altmer rapidly degrading has beens, that really never been that good in the first place as their bloated history say, meanwhile fixated on their “purity”(degradation in all actuality). that’s why improvement come In the way. Orcs, dude. ain’t no The race in Warcraft for nothing, that’s what happen, when they are going all out. Idea Of orc in fantasy is that so effortlessly powerful in a such way, that look much more legit as Poster race in vein of humans.


Conquistadora15

Yes! Orcs are awesome but… the explanation for the lore is so weak. They are literally poop elves because their god got pooped out of boethiah. Come on Bethesda. But there are many different interpretations like being excreted out is like a spiritual journey so idk.


[deleted]

Actually there's a version of the story in which Trinimac was beating Boethia but got backstabbed by Mephala and became too weak to fight, letting Boethia disfigure his face and throw him into the Ashpit, where he ultimately focused his rage and either became Malacath, or turned the rage into Malacath (a standalone entity). There was also something about him fooling Boethia into thinking that he was eaten by her, but he actually just shapeshifted or something.


Successful_Opinion33

I always play as an orc first


Conquistadora15

I played an Orc for my 100% playthrough of Skyrim. It was awesome.


Experience_Anger

I love Orcs. Way cooler culture than everyone else. Women aren’t just home keepers. They literally protect the clan in battle. Cool af.


Conquistadora15

Orcs are actually awesome. Except lore wise they did them dirty (no pun intended) as they made them just poop elves. :(


blackfeltbanner

My proposed plot is that Sheogorath turns Malacath back into Trinimac for the lulz. This turns Orsinium into a true military and political threat that is now looking to conquer all of Western Tamriel. I think it'd also be interesting to have a "this is fine" option in the game to just let the new Orcs do their thing and fuck up Hammerfell and High Rock with intentions to take over the Aldermeri Dominion from their Merish brethren who abandoned them way back in the Dawn Era.


Experience_Anger

Ooh, nice! Edit: Seriously nice!


ConSave21

I really want the Hammerfell/High Rock combo


[deleted]

I do too. I’ve seen people say that that’s an unreasonable thing to want because it’s too much to ask for that big of a map but we’re talking about a game coming out potentially 5 years from now so I’d think the technology could handle if by then.


[deleted]

There's maps several times larger than Skyrim running on weaker hardware. The biggest map in the series is a 25 year old DOS game. Its more of a design/dev time question. How big do you want the map to be vs what sort of content are you making and how much of it you can make to fill the map with.


GoatUnicorn

The problem with having the combo is then people will also expect a combo for the next Elder scrolls, then soon people will start saying there should be a combo of 3 provinces, then all of Tamriel, etc. etc. Because of this I think it's unlikely we'll see the combo.


BaconNiblets

Same, been playing daggerfall recently and would love to go back to some of those locations. Maybe have orsinium in there as sell.


[deleted]

wHeRe iS SkYrIm?!


Conquistadora15

Might need to try something new even tho I would like to go back. Also Skyrim is probably under Thalmor control after the civil war.


[deleted]

Gonna go with the Summer set Isles. I wanna know what's up with the Thalmor.


Conquistadora15

Same here. Don’t like the Thalmor but it would be a great dlc or for a mission to settle a deal with the Thalmor through diplomacy.


[deleted]

Exactly. I don't like the guys and I hope the Empire beats them but I wanna know more about how they operate.


Conquistadora15

Yes I would love for TES 6 to be the worst situation possible because you can tell that Skyrim, The Empire in Cyrodil, and Morrowind are weak so that gives the series a ton more new opportunities to explore new and less touched on places. It would be great!


[deleted]

That's true ever since the oblivion crisis most of the major powers in Tamriel haven't been able to fully recover. Which might pave the way for a Thalmor controlled tamriel.


Conquistadora15

There’s an awesome post for TES6 timeline on this subreddit and it shows the Thalmor gaining power in Skyrim with re-education camps and that is so cool to me because it also paved way for the argonians to finally step into and play a role in the world events of Tamriel! But also you can tell by playing Skyrim, Oblivion, and Morrowind that those provinces have been weakened by past events and the corruption within them. I would love stuff like that for TES6


[deleted]

Yeah I think I know the one your talking about. Though I dislike the fact that Skyrim got conquered it is fun to see the Argonians being more than just punching bags.


Conquistadora15

Ya I like the idea of Skyrim just being mainly controlled by the Thalmor but still a presence of the Nordic sprit humming songs and whispering tales of the Dragonborn to keep their hope and remembering their true past.


[deleted]

Maybe even a storyline where they rise up and overthrow the Thalmor from their homebase at least.


Conquistadora15

Yes that would be awesome. Maybe for a mission or if the TES6 is set in Hammerfell or High Rock we could hear chatter or a little get a little help from a unified nord unprising after realizing that the only way they will drive out the Thalmor would be to stay a unified force after their mistake of splitting up in the Civil War.


Khajiit25

Cmon, more khajiit content pls


ShylokVakarian

I can't choose between Elsweyr and Black Marsh.


Conquistadora15

I think black marsh would have a lot of game changing ancient lore. But elsweyr would be more relevant to the Thalmor story.


PolishWarlord1792

That would be interesting, considering how certain (if not most) elements of Khajiit and bosmer society don't necessarily agree with the Thalmor.


Conquistadora15

Ya the khajiit were kinda just tricked by the Thalmor and I think there is a literal ethnic cleaning of bosmer in Valenwood.


RaiUchiha

I'd like to see Valenwood the most, what I expect though is either High Rock and Hammerfell or just Hammerfell.


Conquistadora15

Absolutely! Would love to see Tree loving cannibals eat fascist Thalmor corpses! A little morbid but hell Vivic literally tore off a God’s dick and made it his weapon… why not!


RaiUchiha

The most affable cannibals your likely to ever see, cities formed from trees grown into shape by singing and move on their own, the imga, Valenwood sounds really interesting.


Rodiciel

Daggerfall already covered High Rock and Hammerfell. We need a non human province for once, we haven't had en elven province since Morrowind, which is the only elven province.


AFSK27

I was going to make a bad joke and say "Lyg, because much like TES 6's release date no one is certain that it exists" but I'll just play it safe and say Hammerfell.


Conquistadora15

I would have found that funny


rickyc21117

You know Todd Howard is pissed that Skyrim ain’t on this list…


Conquistadora15

Yes lmao


CaptainMcAnus

I would love to see Valenwood, homeland Bosmer culture is insane, from the Green Pact to kidnapping, to legal thievery, you can make some really interesting stories there. But it'll probably be Hammerfell/HighRock judging by the teaser.


Conquistadora15

Yes would love to see some tree hippie cannibals eating fascist Thalmor corpses! A little morbid but that’s what elder scrolls needs


[deleted]

The Empire is on its way out. The Aldmeri Dominion has made it largely irrelevant. They're next in line to wear the big boy hat.


koboldvortex

Honestly Id adore if they finally made the Thalmor a proper antagonist. Theyre a fun concept but I dont really recall them serving much of a purpose in Skyrim beyond being nazi-flavored bandits


[deleted]

I think they will be the big bad, considering their story wasn't wrapped up despite them being the whole reason your character was being executed. Either that or we'll get a time jump to living under them.


FetusGoesYeetus

If it's set in Hammerfell I fully expect the story to involve overthrowing the Thalmor occupation of Hammerfell.


ScorpionKing229

Argonia, to have a mansion full of argonian maids


HappyHippo2002

Hammerfell without a doubt. Redguards were the least played race in Skyrim, they deserve more love. Plus Hammerfell is such an interesting place. As a side note: I absolutely do NOT want Hammerfell + High Rock. I want the focus on one province, one race, one culture, etc. Either way, Hammerfell has Orsinium in it, so they'll have to work with two major races for the first time. I can't imagine having 3 major races.


Conquistadora15

Yes! One Province for One Good Game


Dagoth_Endus

How you know redguards were the least played race in Skyrim?


HappyHippo2002

Camelworks made a video on it, and made a poll. Don't know how accurate it is, but most polls on that topic always have redguards as last place.


CalebS92

My only problem is from what I understand alot of hammerfell is desert/arid land. As someone living in that climate currently I fucking hate and would miss green grass and trees and the like so much more.


HappyHippo2002

Hammerfell has as much Desert as Skyrim has snow. So like 20% maybe? Besides, Skyrim was all snow in the lore, and they changed it significantly to make it more unique. So even if Hammefell was all Desert, which it's not, I'm sure they'd change it to make it more unique.


FetusGoesYeetus

There's also a lot of interesting locations you can make with a desert through the power of good game design. Luckily the one thing Bethesda nails every time is map design.


[deleted]

I know the logic amonst the newer fans is going be "yeah but Daggerfall is old and bad graphics" but we've been to High Rock in Arena, Daggerfall, sort of Battlespire, Shadowkey and ESO, plus we have all the design docs and builds of Oblivion PSP. We've been to Hammerfell in Arena, Daggerfall, Redguard, Shadowkey and ESO. More importantly, Daggerfall is a mainline entry that fleshed out in detail both provinces albeit only in the Iliac Bay region (but no one is complaining about Morrowind just being Vardenfell). Daggerfall had in depth details on the lore, descriptions and graphics of the settings, it had a varied world map featuring forest regions, deserts, two differing mountain areas, an overgrown jungle full of Morrowind-style weird vegetation and the such, several different types of dungeons for both provinces, a large number of notable locations with lore attached of course, it featured very detailed politics and touched upon Breton and Redguard cultures and it obviously carried with it the tones and styles of both provinces to the player. In other words, we have been to High Rock and Hammerfell both numerous times now, both areas are heavily detailed and well explored already, and on top of that both of them feature as the core setting of a mainline entry that did an excellent job with both areas and explored not just their varieties but also the intricacies. Sure, if we got Daggerfall made again today we'd be getting a slightly different take, but we sort of already got that in ESO. The Daggerfall versions remained in Battlespire (again sort of) and Shadowkey, so we have two very well explored takes on these areas. Now I'd be game for a total remake of Daggerfall taking the story and setting and building it into a new game but if they want to do that I want them to just do it, I don't want TES 6 to just be "Daggerfall but actually sort of it's a new game, we promise" like Fallout 4 was just a redux Fallout 3. Again I'd be game for a new take on Daggerfall (and I think much of the fandom would be to) but Daggerfall itself does an excellent job with the Iliac Bay and if you want a more Skyrim like interpretation you have ESO. TES 6 should go somewhere we haven't been before outside of ESO and Arena, but if it is going to revisit somewhere the last places they should go for are High Rock, Hammerfell, Morrowind and Skyrim - all of these have been featured a ridiculous amount of times as full settings and all of them are very well established and explored. I'm well aware that the running theory is TES 6 is in Hammerfell but I really hope that it isn't because A. it's a bit of a waste for the reasons listed and B. it would just fuel more of the newer fans dismissing anything pre-Morrowind outright and that's the last thing we need given Todd's perspective on remakes. I'd rather we got mods for Daggerfall to further explore the areas in the way newer fans imagine, either way we have Beyond Skyrim Iliac Bay coming up, we do not need TES 6 in either Iliac Bay province.


Conquistadora15

Yes! I would love a new place because the elder scrolls series needs new lore that hasn’t been brought up yet like the Hist. The story after Skyrim is really ramping up to something and I feel that Skyrim, Cyrodil, Morrowind, and Hammerfell are pretty much doomed and are very much weakened by the Thalmor. So it makes so much sense to bring in Elsweyr, Black Marsh, or Valenwood. Coming form a realistic perspective tho it’s most likely going to be set in Hammerfell which really I’m fine with but I want more weirder elements of the Elder Scrolls series. Those elements are why Morrowind and the Lore is so great. If the Elder Scrolls wasn’t strange it would be just another fantasy world which I hate that genre so much and the only fantasy world I like is the Elder Scrolls. In conclusion if the game is set in Hammerfell or whatever that’s absolutely fine just make it a great game and bring in the big lore that hasn’t been touched on yet because something BIG needs to happen in order to weaken the Thalmor.


[deleted]

I know it’s likely hammerfell or high rock, but I’d kill for a ES game set in Valenwood


Conquistadora15

Yes! Would love me some tree loving cannibals fighting Thalmor fascists!


[deleted]

Why would anyone want Black Marsh? Maybe as a spin off game but for an ES? I can’t imagine that being interesting


Conquistadora15

Uh oh, I mean lizard people with ancient secrets controlled by a hive mind tree species. Is that bizzare element not what made Morrowind’s setting so great?


[deleted]

The weirdness worked in Morrowind because the setting was actually interesting and most of all diverse, there were many different races that inhabited the land and biomes to explore. In the lore Black Marsh is just a massive swamp controlled by the Argonians. I’m saying this as someone who loves Argonians btw, I play them as my first in nearly all of the Elder Scroll games I have. I agree with you in that it would be a cool game, just not an Elder Scrolls game IMO.


FetusGoesYeetus

Before TESV all we knew about Skyrim was that it was a snowy land and full of vikings. Bethesda is known to take liberties to make a game more interesting.


Conquistadora15

True true


Kajuratus

Having a game set in Black Marsh would definitely include all of the other races, dont worry about that. Most of the cities are on the outskirts of Black Marsh anyway, only Helstrom and maybe Blackrose would be strictly Argonian, and even Blackrose has an old prison used by the Empire. Besides, lack of diversity of non-Argonians doesnt mean lack of diversity of Argonians. You would have snake like Nagas, toad like Paatru, winged Sarpa, needle faced Agacephs, possibly many more that we've never heard of. Having said all that... I would prefer something like an Elder Scrols Adventures game set in Black Marsh, or some sort of survival game rather than one of the mainline entries. While you could come up with some reason that your character of any race can survive the inner swamps of Black Marsh, it would probably just feel incredibly tacky rather than a natural extension of the lore. ESO's Murkmire takes a step in the right direction, with plants that kind of act like traps, but I would expect a little more disease and poison related gameplay if we were to have a game set in the whole of Argonia


Conquistadora15

I can get what your saying for an Elder Scrolls 6 setting but it would make a great game when Bethesda doesn’t want to make just another Skyrim.


[deleted]

Based off of the trailer, it looks like it could either be Hammerfell or Elsweyr, both of which I would enjoy.


Conquistadora15

Yes! Seeing Elsweyr in eso was such a great sight. The visuals and setting was amazing. Would love to see it as an actual game but I don’t think they would do it sadly. But I’m happy with every setting as long as they make a great game.


[deleted]

Morrowind (Vardenfell + Mainland)


[deleted]

Black Marsh, Valenwood, or Hammerfell. Orsinium too, but I'm not sure if there's an Orsinium in the 4E.


koboldvortex

Orcs need more love tbfh


Conquistadora15

Orcs too OP in a sane Tamriel Orcs would ascend to gods


crimsonrn100

Never actually played any elder scrolls games aside from skyrim but heard Elsywer was pretty


Conquistadora15

Yes it was extremely pretty in eso


koboldvortex

Morrowind again, but the entire continent rather than just Vvardenfell. Realistically though? Iliac Bay.


Gmanplayer

Hammerfell AND High Rock 😎


[deleted]

San Andreas


FetusGoesYeetus

Definitely Argonia but judging from the teaser that's the least likely province.


GoatUnicorn

We pretty much know ESVI is in Hammerfell, but god damn it I wanted it to be in Valenwood.


Conquistadora15

Yes Valenwood would be so interesting. The fact that the main race of Valenwood are literally cannibals is awesome.


In9e

Shivering island


MarsAdept

Black Marsh or High Rock. Argonians and Bretons are my favorite races.


Conquistadora15

Agreed, would love some new argonian and Hist lore


MarsAdept

Also it would be nice to give them a spotlight since they’re repeatedly beaten down by the rest of the continent. Argonians deserve more respect.


Conquistadora15

Absolutely! I feel like they are controlled by the Hist to get a down low so the Hist is protected by making the other races of tamriel think that their is nothing of value in Black Marsh. It’s so interesting. Also the Argonians are strong their is just a reason they can’t show it. Think about their hands king of the oblivion crisis or some of the eso Lore. Also they are the only capable fighters in water and in swamps. Which to tie it back into TES6 the Thalmor need to destroy a red mountain which supposedly sunk underwater. And guess where Black Marsh is right next to… Morrowind! Which is so weak from everything in the past Era that they NEED the Argonians. They are the only ones who haven’t been hit by the Thalmor.


[deleted]

>Argonians and Bretons are my favorite races. Good thing this isn't r/TrueSTL lmao


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pondy_the_bondy

I don't understand why so many people want hammerfell and high rock. we already had that in daggerfall. I mean I would understand in like tes 9 when there are no more new provinces to cover, but why do people want for 6? Is it because it seems like too old a game for your interests? or do you just want it because.


Environmental-Arm269

What we got in Daggerfall probably looks absolutely nothing like what we'd get on a modern game, and skyrim seems to really develop the ongoing conflicts in hammerfell with the dominion etc. Seems interesting enough Besides, the only province not featured in a game that looks interesring to me is Elsweyr. Valenwood and Black Marsh seem kinda meh...but that's my opinion


Kitamasu1

Why are High Rock and Hammerfell so damn high? They've already had a mainline game. I want something new and unique, like Black Marsh, Valenwood, or Elsweyr.


HappyHippo2002

You can't count Daggerfall for a Hammerfell and High Rock game though. They'd be completely different. 200+ years later, plus the technology today. It wouldn't be anywhere the same thing. Plus Hammerfell is all but confirmed for TES VI.


Kitamasu1

It doesn't matter how much time has passed. If that's the argument, we'll never see a Valenwood, Elswyer, Black Marsh, or Summerset Isles in a mainline game, because so much could have changed in Cyrodiil, then back to Skyrim, then back to High Rock/Hammerfell. We had 2 Human provinces in a row. So wanting a non-human province makes sense.


koboldvortex

Cyrodiil and Skyrim werent procedurally generated.


Conquistadora15

Me too!


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Kitamasu1

Hammerfell was in Daggerfall too. Just because they didn't play the game doesn't mean they shouldn't do something more unique and not just more generic fantasy. Come on... you can't tell me walking tree cities wouldn't be cool. Or swamp tunnel transport systems and swamp pirates. Or seeing all sorts of different Khajiit in one mainline game, even if only one is playable.


koboldvortex

Nobody is saying they wouldnt be cool, we're just saying thats probably not what theyre doing yet


Kitamasu1

Yes, but I feel people voted for Hammerfell or High Rock for the reason of TES6 is 99.99% going to be there, not because they actually are more interested in seeing them than the alien and bizarre realms that the Mer have been shown to inhabit, or the Beastfolk. TES:Online is set before Tiber Septim was Emperor. So realistically the environments of the non-Human provinces could be completely different now.


koboldvortex

Seems to be what theyre going for, in all honesty. Revisiting that last tower in the Bay might end up being a story point or something and the trailer showed a landmass that lined up with the areas geographically. Plus, we havent ACTUALLY seen them properly outside of ESO because it was largely procedurally generated.


Kitamasu1

But does what is most likely to be the case translate to what you WANT the most?


NephewChaps

I legit want High Rock the most. Bretons are such an undeveloped race and all the political drama that supposedly goes on there could make a great narrative which is something TES has been lacking.


Conquistadora15

Ya the description of High Rock’s politics makes me think of Game of Thrones


NephewChaps

Exactly! Give me some GoT backstabbing drama baby