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[Neonivek]

Apparently Bethesda are releasing a load of info to magazines in february.

It sounds like the game will be about being a badass dragon slayer.

That is sort of a step down.

[Ozyton]

Perhaps the forces of evil are just kinda lurking about, then when it sees you as a threat to them they start to take action and going ape shit on everything?

So, in other words, the timer doesn't start until you... acquire a magic sword/staff of some sort, or some other action that would make you capable of defeating the vile forces of darkness.

So you could perhaps go about doing side quests and stuff, and then do the main quest. Who knows.

[Cecilff2]

I wouldn't have a problem with fighting dragons, if it was about stopping Akatosh from devouring the world again.

As seen here.  The last little piece of lore received.  I'd like to think that the leaper king has finally succeeded prompting Akatosh to eat the world once more.(Alduin is Nordic Akatosh)

[dragonshardz]

Perhaps the forces of evil are just kinda lurking about, then when it sees you as a threat to them they start to take action and going ape shit on everything?

So, in other words, the timer doesn't start until you... acquire a magic sword/staff of some sort, or some other action that would make you capable of defeating the vile forces of darkness.

So you could perhaps go about doing side quests and stuff, and then do the main quest. Who knows.

Sounds like a classic DnD game.

Party does odd jobs and defeats enemies that are tangentially related to the main villain --> Party acquires exceptionally powerful magical item (damn percentile rolls) --> Villain goes "Oh, crap." and the main story truly begins.

[Sowelu]

This has probably already been said but I really hope they fix the stat gain system.  I mean, I liked 'Blivion a lot.  But it was an almost-certain fact that if you picked all the strength skills as class skills, that you would gain less strength over time than someone who didn't pick any.  It's so backwards.

[Neonivek]

This has probably already been said but I really hope they fix the stat gain system.  I mean, I liked 'Blivion a lot.  But it was an almost-certain fact that if you picked all the strength skills as class skills, that you would gain less strength over time than someone who didn't pick any.  It's so backwards.

Specifically you had to hold back on leveling up in Oblivion so that your attributes would get +10s instead of the +1-3 you usually get.

In otherwords the reason their scaling system is broken is because their leveling system is even MORE broken.

[Earthquake Damage]

The main plot could happen independently from you, and you could have the choice of participating or not. If you did not, things could escalate badly, or another hero could show up, or you could join the other side and step on everyone's necks, etc.

For games with scripted plots, this could go horribly wrong (i.e. "this games sucks", not "losing is fun") for any number of reasons.  For games with emergent plots, it sounds fantastic.

[AntiAntiMatter]

I wouldn't have a problem with fighting dragons, if it was about stopping Akatosh from devouring the world again.

As seen here.  The last little piece of lore received.  I'd like to think that the leaper king has finally succeeded prompting Akatosh to eat the world once more.(Alduin is Nordic Akatosh)

So you'd actually be fighting the "good" gods? Hell Yeah!

[Neonivek]

I wouldn't have a problem with fighting dragons, if it was about stopping Akatosh from devouring the world again.

As seen here.  The last little piece of lore received.  I'd like to think that the leaper king has finally succeeded prompting Akatosh to eat the world once more.(Alduin is Nordic Akatosh)

So you'd actually be fighting the "good" gods? Hell Yeah!

Well if the story is correct there are no "Good" gods nor are there really "evil" ones. They are actually both from the same family.

[jmancube]

Weren't the gods that the imperials worshiped good (although I forget whether they existed or not). You are correct about the daedra, they are generally sort of in a gray area. There are a couple that are generally destructive/evil like Mehrunes Dagon, but there are also a couple of 'good' ones like Azura.

[Ioric Kittencuddler]

Weren't the gods that the imperials worshiped good (although I forget whether they existed or not). You are correct about the daedra, they are generally sort of in a gray area. There are a couple that are generally destructive/evil like Mehrunes Dagon, but there are also a couple of 'good' ones like Azura.

No that was just part of the mass genericization project known as Oblivion.  Play Daggerfall if you want to see what what the nine divines are really like.

[ECrownofFire]

Skyrim is confirmed to be on a new engine. Also here, here, and here. So it's still going to somewhat based around the old engine, but that's a good thing for the modding capabilities.

[Akura]

There are a couple that are generally destructive/evil like Mehrunes Dagon, but there are also a couple of 'good' ones like Azura.

And insane badass ones like Sheogorath.

Spoiler: I wonder. Will the stuff from Shivering Isles have an impact in the next story? (click to show/hide)

Things like Sheogorath reverting into Jyggalag, the god of order, and the hero of Oblivion turning into the next Madgod?

[AntiAntiMatter]

Spoiler: I wonder. Will the stuff from Shivering Isles have an impact in the next story? (click to show/hide)

Things like Sheogorath reverting into Jyggalag, the god of order, and the hero of Oblivion turning into the next Madgod?

It will be interesting to see how that's handled.

[Dakk]

Apparently they're using an engine similar to the one Id Software is using on their Rage title. They're not using Id tech 5 because apparently it is not appropriate for an open world game. What the new engine entails for TES V is left to speculation until we get a gameplay trailer though, and that will take at the very least a few months.