@Sordid Do you realise that you have hardly done anything other than hate on Oblivion in this thread?
Yes. I just can't help it. On the one hand it's a fantastic game, vast world, hundreds of places to explore, quests to do, etc., but on the other it's dragged down by just a few incredibly stupid decisions made by the developers. It's a love-hate relationship.
Apparently it also doesn't like Windows 7.
i think the reason they used the Havok engine was for the projectile shit, it was kinda dumb where i can jump on a table and the kick the shit outta everyone's food, surprisingly no one was pissed.
Nah, you don't need Havok for that. Look at Mount&Blade, that has a fantastic archery gameplay without a stupid physics engine. As far as I can tell, the only thing that actually uses Havok to influence the gameplay at all are the traps, like the swinging log, the swinging iron balls, the falling rocks... and that's about it, actually. But really, did they need to implement a physics engine that affects every item in the world just for those three traps? It's ridiculous.
Oops, I meant to say: I have a general distrust of all companies, but assuming that everything they say is a lie is going a bit far.
Oh come on, I never said or even implied that I think that. I think it's important to have a balanced outlook and take things with a grain of salt, that's all. Obviously they're talking about an unfinished product for the purposes of hyping it, so they're going to be exaggerating and not everything will turn out to have been implemented the way they maybe originally wanted. But a lot of what they say sounds really good. We'll see.