You know, I wish ESO was in its own Continuity.

JMadFour · April 2021

Call it an alternate reality or a dragon break or whatever terminology is necessary. just detach the ESO world from the main Elder Scrolls continuity.

I kinda wish the Story Team wasn't bound to having to try to force everything to conform to the main Elder Scrolls game. The team would have so much more freedom to create and grow the ESO world in interesting directions, without the constraint of "none of it means anything because Talos and everything is going to get wiped out anyway and everyone is gonna forget about everything that happens as if it doesn't exist."

I suppose I am alone or among a minority in this thinking, and that's ok.

Tatanko · April 2021

This period of time was left deliberately vague and chaotic in the lore previous to ESO, and I think that suits an ever-evolving MMO perfectly without having to throw away what it contributes to the bigger picture.

Snowstrider · April 2021

Kinda agree since it would mean no future TES Games would have to use lore and ZOS version of Tamriel so we would be more suprised

Araneae6537 · April 2021

JMadFour wrote: »

Call it an alternate reality or a dragon break or whatever terminology is necessary. just detach the ESO world from the main Elder Scrolls continuity.

I kinda wish the Story Team wasn't bound to having to try to force everything to conform to the main Elder Scrolls game. The team would have so much more freedom to create and grow the ESO world in interesting directions, without the constraint of "none of it means anything because Talos and everything is going to get wiped out anyway and everyone is gonna forget about everything that happens as if it doesn't exist."

I suppose I am alone or among a minority in this thinking, and that's ok.

If I could, I would prevent Talos from ever being born. How then might the future unfold?

ealdwin · April 2021

Araneae6537 wrote: »

JMadFour wrote: »

Call it an alternate reality or a dragon break or whatever terminology is necessary. just detach the ESO world from the main Elder Scrolls continuity.

I kinda wish the Story Team wasn't bound to having to try to force everything to conform to the main Elder Scrolls game. The team would have so much more freedom to create and grow the ESO world in interesting directions, without the constraint of "none of it means anything because Talos and everything is going to get wiped out anyway and everyone is gonna forget about everything that happens as if it doesn't exist."

I suppose I am alone or among a minority in this thinking, and that's ok.

If I could, I would prevent Talos from ever being born. How then might the future unfold?

Everytime I visit Windhelm I make an attempt to save the future by jabbing Mera Stormcloak to death. Unfortunately ZOS made her "untargetable". Alas for poor future Skyrim.

emilyhyoyeon · April 2021

I don't see why conforming to the main TES games is worse than not. They can be plenty creative and make amazing stories while following the timeline(?), Thieves Guild questline as an example

Vlad9425 · April 2021

This would be terrible. Elder Scrolls has the richest lore in gaming and this is the reason ESO even exists. Many people (myself included) started playing this game only because it’s set in the Elder Scrolls universe.

FaylenSol · April 2021

I'm only playing because of the lore. If this wasn't following the Elder Scrolls lore my interest would be lessened severely.

phaneub17_ESO · April 2021

Dragons, in my homeland? *Nord laughs* those poor dumb cats...

xaraan · April 2021

FaylenSol wrote: »

I'm only playing because of the lore. If this wasn't following the Elder Scrolls lore my interest would be lessened severely.

Same here.

"Fake" ES lore by saying it's an alt timeline would be of no interest to me.

Also, the idea that the writing would be more creative isn't true. Sometimes working within existing road blocks makes for a more interesting experience.