So I was browsing Google News and this popped up. An interesting read and most of it seems like it could be accurate. Don't take it as gospel, of course, as it is just speculation at this point. Anyways enjoy the read!
Elder Scrolls VI - Leak and Rumors
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It's a known fake, as basically every single "leak" about TESVI is at this point.
I find your lack of optimism disturbing.
I, on the other hand, find it somewhat believable. I'd say about 50% of what the leaker wrote to be probable. I just hope it doesn't take another four years to make.
I hope it isn't real. The whole 'pirate ship' thing is the reason I hated Assassins Creed Black Flag (even though everyone else seemed to love it)
Made up:
"Hi all, I apologize for leading everyone astray but the information provided is not factual. I wanted to provide fans with something to look forward to, especially with the world events happening, and I did not pick the right way of doing it. I’m sorry to all the fans who got excited by the post, I’m sorry to all the fans who didn’t like what was in the post, I’m sorry to Bethesda for my creating false fan expectations, and I’m sorry to any creators who used this post for content. I will learn from this and be smarter in the future." - Throwaway13579
"Hi all, I apologize for leading everyone astray but the information provided is not factual. I wanted to provide fans with something to look forward to, especially with the world events happening, and I did not pick the right way of doing it. I’m sorry to all the fans who got excited by the post, I’m sorry to all the fans who didn’t like what was in the post, I’m sorry to Bethesda for my creating false fan expectations, and I’m sorry to any creators who used this post for content. I will learn from this and be smarter in the future." - Throwaway13579
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This is part of why it was so UNbelievable. Fake leakers generally say things that people already find to be probable.
How do I know this? Because I have an actual leak about TESVI right here, fresh from a friend who works for Bethesda in Maryland. I can show you her ID badge if you want, just message me.
It will take place in Hammerfell (the Redguards' province) fifty years after the events of Skyrim. Todd felt that the early games' short time shifts had left them too restricted in where they could take the plot, and that setting Skyrim 200 years later gave them more leeway to make the game independent, so they've compromised and gone for a fifty year gap. The Hammerfell setting allows them to tackle the themes of racism that they've been wanting to get to, as well as foregrounding strong black characters, which they feel is an important thing for media to be promoting right now. (The team were really encouraged by the response to Black Panther that they were on the right lines for where they wanted to be taking the series.) Earlier there had been some idea of doing a hybrid High Rock-Hammerfell game, but they decided that sticking to one province per game made more sense from a commercial perspective, to stop it from seeming like a clash with ESO, which covers all of Tamriel. There will also be fan-pleasing nod-backs to The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard.
Because of the Redguard / Hammerfell setting the game will be called Redfall. Like the previous games (Morrowind - Dagoth Ur; Oblivion - Mehrunes Dagon; Skyrim - Alduin) the ultimate antagonist will be from the pantheon associated with the region, this time one of the Yokudan gods, who will be explored in more detail: Satakal. In Yokudan mythology, Satakal is part of the eternal cycle of world destruction and creation, and the Hero will be called on to stop Satakal from destroying the world with the help of Ruptga, aka Tall Papa. The climax will be an awesome battle where the Hero becomes the avatar of Tall Papa and has a direct fight, god on god, with Satakal.
Politically, and tying into the Satakal-cycles theme, they are going to be showing the Redguards throwing off an invading empire by appealing to their long history of independence. In TESA: Redguard it was Tiber Septim's Empire, and in Skyrim they directly prefigured this game by repeatedly referencing how the Redguards threw out the Third Aldmeri Dominion. This time, tying in again to TESA: Redguard, the invading empire is the resurgent Sload Kingdoms, who have rebuilt Thras after their defeat by the All Flags Navy. Hardcore fans have been itching to see the Sload again, and the team wanted to introduce more original fantasy elements, like in Morrowind, which they recognised were missing from Oblivion and Skyrim. The slave-owning Sload colonising the Redguards very much ties in again to the important themes that Bethesda wants to address with this game, and which have always been there in earlier TES games. So there will be these two conflicts going on, one spiritual against Satakal, and one physical against the Sload, and both will result in the liberation of the Redguard people.
Mechanically the game is still not entirely fixed in stone because that will come later in development - Starfield isn't finished yet (look for it in Q4 2021, they were hoping to have it ready for the console launch but it got out of hand; TESVI is hoped for in 2024 but will probably be 2025), and the technical folks are all focused on that as they really want to land the launch of the new franchise. The team have been reassured though by the positive response to "purer" RPGs like Kingdom Come Deliverance, that those systems won't necessarily scare off audiences, so they are planning to add some of the more complex crafting and equipment systems (including magic crafting, the fake leak got that right at least) back in as options, though that might change by launch if it proves unwieldy. No KCD-style combat though, it was mooted but Todd put his foot down and said that the game needed to be kept accessible. They are also definitely pulling back from their tentative move towards a Witcher-style single voiced protagonist that they tested the waters with in Fallout 4. They felt it just didn't quite work with the kind of open-ended game that they make.
The game will not be as future gen as some people expect though. Yes, there will be plenty of graphics settings to take advantage of new consoles' abilities, but the sales people have been really impressed with how broadly they've managed to sell Skyrim, and they are hoping to be able to sell Redfall to basically anyone with a functioning console / computer and an internet connection. They even wanted to get it functioning in a cut-down form on tablets and mobiles, but it was too unreliable and they had to scrap that plan. However there will be lots of minor DLC - yes, you could call them microtransactions - but they've integrated it with the gameplay: some of the in-game merchants will sell you items for real-world cash. The idea is to make it feel natural in the world rather than buying these products externally to the gameplay experience. The Creation Club made lots of money despite the criticisms, so there's no way they're backing down.
I hope you enjoyed that sneak peak at what TESVI will be like! Let me know if you have any questions you guys. If need be I can pass them to my friend at Bethesda and let you know what I pull out of my ass because all leaks are fake.
BY THE NINE!!!😲
It would seem that good fortune has indeed fallen open this traveler. This one pays thanks. May the moons be with you.
As you can see, I've been playing a bit of ESO...🤣
It would seem that good fortune has indeed fallen open this traveler. This one pays thanks. May the moons be with you.
As you can see, I've been playing a bit of ESO...🤣
Zloth
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I really need to book mark this topic and read it again in about six years just to see how accurate @Hveðrungr's backside is.
I'm not sure how they could make something like that without it breaking immersion. I hope they at least offer the option to remove references to microtransactions from the game.
Inspireless Llama
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I'd like them to try that you can sell the merchant your items for real world cash 
Then it would finally make sense to collect all these items and drop them in chests as soon as I get a house.
"Connect PayPal to your Bethesda account, ingame transaction will be automatically removed from your PayPal funds".
Then it would finally make sense to collect all these items and drop them in chests as soon as I get a house."Connect PayPal to your Bethesda account, ingame transaction will be automatically removed from your PayPal funds".
It would still need to be made very clear when you would be spending real money, which would break immersion any time you see it.
I don't want to be reminded of my financial situation during my escapism.
Just to be clear, you know I completely made the whole thing up as an example, right? There is no indication that they will actually do this. (Unless Todd Howard is reading this thread and a lightbulb just went off in his head...)
Unless it has to do with making more money at the expense of selling out the franchise, I seriously doubt a light bulb went off in the head of one Todd Howard.
Here's my TES6 prophecy... It's going to be too modern and monetized for those who just wanted Skyrim 2.0. It's not going to forward looking or evolved enough for those who want the next generation of TES games.
Bethesda is not known for their high production quality. Bethesda, and the TES franchise in particular, did have driving vision at one point, but I honestly think that has evaporated and likely did years ago around the time ZoS launched TESO. In my opinion they have something to prove with Starfield. If they botch Starfield people will lose confidence in them and their ability to deliver TES6.
Here's my TES6 prophecy... It's going to be too modern and monetized for those who just wanted Skyrim 2.0. It's not going to forward looking or evolved enough for those who want the next generation of TES games.
Bethesda is not known for their high production quality. Bethesda, and the TES franchise in particular, did have driving vision at one point, but I honestly think that has evaporated and likely did years ago around the time ZoS launched TESO. In my opinion they have something to prove with Starfield. If they botch Starfield people will lose confidence in them and their ability to deliver TES6.
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