SerafinaWaterstar wrote: »

Orsinium & Murkmire are 2 good examples of interesting non end-of-the-world stories. As were the stories for TG & DB.

So it can be done.

(Liked the story of Necrom & felt it less ‘must save the world’, more Hermaeus Mora saying that to help him cover up his mistakes. Hope that not spoiled by Gold Road & making Ithelia another deadra that threatens Tamriel <yawn>)

Yeah I actually think Necrom's story, while leaning as heavy on Daedra as you can, doesn't have the usual threat of someone taking over the zone/province/world, which even compared to High Isle feels like a break from the formula.
Mora makes these vague hints that revealing the secret would unravel reality, but it remains abstact and is eventually revealed as a ruse. Ithelia's followers so far haven't shown any ambition to dominate anyone or anything.

I still would prefer Daedra to remain unknowable and distant god-like beings, but it is what it is. At least they haven't touched the Aedra yet (which is a bit weird, considering they had mortal incarnations in previous games lol).