This is a great idea that addresses so many things that currently make no real immersive sense.

Lore: Elder scrolls series have always been about shades of grey. The social fabric is mixed and cosmopolitan, the races of Tamriel mingle extensively and wars are political and ideological rather than racial. The elder scrolls world isn't one where orcs slaughter humans indiscriminately or vice versa. You have different races cohabiting in cities, altmer live side by side with dunmer and nords and khajiit. There are guilds that cut across racial and faction lines. Fighters guild, Mages Guild, Thieves Guild, the dark brotherhood, any number of untold guilds like the Undaunted in eso or Dawnguard in Skyrim that do not concern themselves with the race and origin of members. In this backdrop, it makes sense for a Nord for example, who wants to travel around the world to be able to manage that, to come into contact with people who live in different cities and are loyal to a different faction. If a Khajiit manages to travel to Deshaan, he might encounter suspicion and bigotry but no one is likely to outright murder him for being a cat person - that's not the elder scrolls world.

From an "immersion" perspective - how can it possibly be more immersive that when you travel through the realms of different factions on Meridia's quest, you actually get a weird twilight zone copy of those lands which are empty of the people who actually live there. Caldwells for onc the actually makes sense. You travel to a different faction, Meridia provides your magic passport and visa, and you meet and quest with the actual people the alliance war has groomed you to hate so you learn to sympathise with them. That's the point of Caldwell's quests and finally they will make sense.

Alliance War: Cyrodiil is going to be unaffected by One Tamriel. You still choose an alliance at character creation and can only fight for that alliance.

As a side effect of One Tamriel, certain zones where all alliances congregate will give rise to cross faction chatter. It's not a bad thing. It might get heated, but more likely it will allow people to share points of view. ESO has a largely decent and friendly community, I don't think the sky is falling. We've had cross faction guilds since the start of the game and yes sometimes contentious issues get thrown up but more often than not things remain civil. The sky won't fall.

Crowding: Some zones should get a bit more crowded. Craglorn which has been deserted since Orsinium will get a little livelier. The DLC ones will likewise experience heavy traffic at the start which tapers off over the next weeks and months. These are all good changes because more people mean more grouping opportunities. It's also much much more immersive to travel to a supposedly neutral area and encounter people from all over the world.

Faction capitals: I'm seeing many people complaining that one capital will become too crowded and melt but I don't see how it would be any different from now. Different factions still have to get their pledges from their own Enclaves and return there. It might mean people get pledges and then travel between Mournhold, Wayrest and Grahtwood looking for groups and that's good.

The best change will be breathing new life into the gold and silver zones which are completely deserted currently.

As a leader of a social/casual guild, this will create so much opportunity for inclusive guild events and activities.

There isn't a single reason to be negative about One Tamriel except 'this is a big change and change is scary'.

I just can't wait!! Been wanting this since the game came out!!

Traveller wrote: »

I think it may be the beginning of the end but a great idea. A big boost to numbers and then a slow, slow decline but I will play on it's still fun. Well if Elder Scrolls 6 comes out.....

It won't come out soon but it's indeed in development.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K8Q4fdpy7A