What might Elder Scrolls VI: Hammerfell be like? [ Jedi Order l Redguard l Thieves Guild l Thalmor ]

[@HelloFutureMe]

Hey subfuries! QotD: What do *you* want to see in what could be Elder Scrolls VI - Hammerfell? The Ansei, the Sword-singers honestly make me so excited. Expect a whole video on them in the future me. Another video: *what might High Rock be like?* kzbin.info/www/bejne/amTPlY2Fo7qnpKc Stay nerdy! ~ Tim

[@ameryaser3987]

I want to see a extreme varyed playstyle like in skyrim 5 actually i stoped playing video games simply because i just hadn't have had fun recently with video games because i hadn't had the skill at waiting for enjoyment or the skill i use to slowly my love of video games went probably because i changed for nothing wrong with video games but i might get this game just because i always wanted to play this type of game

[@TheCyberGoblin]

I really like the idea of Sword Singing being the main gimmick replacing the Thu'um, being able to make a sword of light to perform special magic sounds really fun. A bit of a tangent though Tim: do you think we could ever see Lyg make an appearance in a mainline game?

[@ajaxtaur]

A good game

[@bossmarethyu]

Hello Future Me honestly, I think the sload could make a return soon

[@graysonbaker1744]

What I want to see from the next elder scrolls in general is a heavily reworked combat system, and I'll explain what I mean. Firstly, I think the fighting itself should have a lot more flow to it, sort of like the straight sword fighting you see in the dishonored series. In this system, everything would be much faster (INCLUDING two handed weapons because realistically you can swing a greatsword as fast or faster than a one-handed arming sword) and much more deadly. There would always be a block control even if you're dual-wielding, and like you said, there would also be a dodge mechanic (block would also have to completely negate all damage received from a weapon attack, because realism, and the block skill would involve making blocks faster, and the perks would let you do cool stuff like blocking magic with shields and deflecting arrows with weapons). Magic casting would be similar to oblivion, where you have one or maybe two controls where you can map specific spells, and you can cast them even with two of your hands occupied (this would be the same for powers as well). Also, as far as the Ansei go, I personally think they would be a perfect part of the plot, but to balance the potential over-powered nature of their spirit sword, it would need to have its own skill tree, wherein it starts as something simple and heavily underpowered, like an iron sword, and as you level the skill, the blade not only gets more powerful, but also becomes customizable down to fine point details. I can see later level perks allowing you to add enchantments to the weapon up to a possible maximum of three at tier 100. This is honestly something they should've done with the thu'um in skyrim, and I have no idea why they didn't. Love the videos man, you're the best loremaster on youtube.

[@winniethepope1164]

I really hope they make the scimitars less cartoonish

[@thelastfeelbender]

DragonfireGaming curved. swords.

[@theamazingdagger5584]

Weapons in general.

[@winniethepope1164]

Thalmor Inquisitor Very true, but the scimitars are one of the worst.

[@outlawscar3328]

DragonfireGaming That's what I was thinking. I hope they make some curved swords even viable. They should immitate Dark Souls 2 and give scimitars their own special moveset when dual wielding.

[@DarkSamson1]

And more weapon variety: Spears, Polearms, Falchion, Rapier, etc. Elven weapons should look more exotic slender and elegant. Orc weapons more blunt and crude.

[@hysuka2]

If it's Hammerfell, the first thing I'm doing is checking out their curved swords.

[@guibin]

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@andrewculross9421]

hysuka2 ... no lollygaging....

[@nicholasfotou2980]

Curved swords. Big, Curved, Swords...

[@stopthatwaffle9928]

Big, meaty, claws...

[@jean-lucleblanc5825]

I've always loved big, curved swords.. ;)

[@MasterMahan-qm8hu]

Great video!!! Keep in mind, Hammerfell is not all desert, on a detailed map the desert doesn't really make up to much of the region. Lots of mountains, crags, even forests. Not sure why so many think it is just all desert, it's not. Cheers

[@bloodywanker49]

Exactly! Just like Skyrim isn't all snow and ice, Hammerfell isn't all desert and sand.

[@MasterMahan-qm8hu]

Sakura Dropps Exactly

[@EloraEllery-fx3zg]

​@@bloodywanker49I'm just scared they're gonna be lazy and use sand as a weapon.

[@heyizzy9050]

If we’re in Hammerfell, I hope there is something in the game to do with the Dwemer disappearance or return. I hope Bethesda don’t forget that Volenfell is in Hammerfell.

[@matjp99]

HeyIzzy obviously that’s not something to expect

[@IceLizardsUnited]

We already know how and why the Dwemer disappeared, it plays a minor part in ESIII Morrowind's main quest.

[@EloraEllery-fx3zg]

​@@IceLizardsUnitedYeah sure, but more about them would be great still.

[@Antonio-xq2hg]

"how interesting can u make maps of sand?" AC Origins: Hold my beer

[@arissantorisonmars9271]

lol

[@zedek_]

The combat in Elder Scrolls needs to be revamped regardless of which region they go to. It doesn't have to be like Chivlary, but at least something more like Dark Messiah of Might and Magic (though they probably won't have the awesome physics, it's at least quite dynamic.)

[@outlawscar3328]

Zedek I just looked it up. Wow. What an interesting take on first person combat. Do you think that kind of combat can be managed in 3rd person? I'm one of those rare breeds that plays Skyrim in 3rd person with the reticle off.

[@zedek_]

+Outlaw Scar Absolutely man, Chivalry: Medieval Warfare has 3rd person built in. If it can be done with _that_ , which has a timed parry system where you need to face the opponent's weapon, I'm certain it can done with anything: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJu8eIGMe9h8l8k

[@BirshanRamzyCaraccio]

It WILL be comparred to witcher combat by the mass public.... so it would probably resemble it

[@zedek_]

Incidentally, there is a _small_ combination of Skyrim mods that makes the combat really similar to Witcher 3: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3mUo5erjZWrpac It's like 5 mods, depending what you want.

[@michaelt3172]

Zedek nah. Don't over complicate it. Just keep it like skyrim since they did it right

[@Doralga]

Secret mages guild I'd be down with that

[@bloodywanker49]

A Thieves guild that operates in broad daylight and a group of mages that has to practice their craft underground is definitely the kind of shake up the series could use, especially with how disappointing a lot of people felt Winterhold was.

[@Doralga]

Sakura Dropps i agree winter hold was utter shite

[@bloodywanker49]

It doesn't help so much content was cut from Winterhold in particular, Bethesda really had it out for Winterhold when the cutting process began.

[@EastBayJata]

I don't think that the mage guild would have to secret, it would be heavy monitored like how mages were in the Dragon Age: Origins and certain schools of magic would be strictly forbidden such as necromancy, Illusion, and Conjuration.

[@demigodgamer8517]

If Hammerfell is the setting of ES6, I'd love to see some islands in the Abeccean Sea to further develop the piracy theme. Hopefully it would feel like you're on the set of Aladdin one minute ducking the guards and jumping from rooftop to rooftop, then BAM! Pirates of the Caribbbean.

[@Geraduss]

Id imagine a whole DLC called "Pirates Of Thras" giving us sloads and their "evil" plan to pillage the coastlines and harvest corpses for their undead army, so we fight pirate ships maned by undead sailors, and then embarking to "invade" Thras.

[@hansolo5912]

@@Geraduss that sounds awesome

[@CommanderM117]

and maybe settlement from fallout 4 as new settlement in the desert and coastal place that were destroyed you get the option to rebuild

[@-gemberkoekje-5547]

Yea, i hope we get some nice movement of parcouring.

[@TheMoonShepard]

Red Guards Are Badass. Sands shifting, nothing a little procedural generation can't fix.

[@nikkociruelos1798]

And they are black in a good way (͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@CrownofMischief]

Naval combat sounds awesome. As does all the lawless nature of some parts

[@fumarc4501]

CrownofMischief Would be a good excuse to include the Maormer.

[@CommanderM117]

cyrus; back in my day piracy was honest work

[@lazerbeam134]

I didn't think that Shouts were OP to the point I neglected other weapons or spells in Skyrim. I mostly used them as a utility where I could. Slow Time and Unrelenting Force especially.

[@Geraduss]

I think their Coldown was downright unberable to the point that I just din't use them.

[@lazerbeam134]

Fire Breath is one you use for style, not efficiency ;)

[@widgy_]

Since the small arrival and tease of the psijic order in skyrim a deeper look into the psijic order would be a cool way of bringing magic to the next es game

[@xander1052]

Redguards are like Zuko, they want to find their honour :D

[@narvuntien]

A legal Thieves guild and an Illegal Mages guild would be super interesting.

[@jameswtlocs]

Yo that Sword-singer idea seems awesome

[@Bags1917]

Why are they called the Redguard, why not the Hammerfellas.

[@fionnaskyborn]

Yet again, I'm all like: When you don't know literally ANYTHING about Elder Scrolls, but you still enjoy it. Seriously, this is epic! I'd like to see more of this, it's really interesting! :)

[@jesterssketchbook]

gotta start somewhere, and seriously if you study tes lore for years theres still stuff you won't know or understand

[@fionnaskyborn]

Nice! Kind of like LoTR! It seems really cool, in any case!

[@nin2494]

I used to read lots of books in Skyrim after killing the ebony warrior, which was the last quest I had except for the Dark Brotherhood and the other unlimited quests

[@advancedtheories1332]

Fionna Skyborn I'm in the same place. I don't know a whole lot about elder scrolls or retain that much about it. But it's epic.

[@fionnaskyborn]

Advanced Theories Whew, nice! So I'm not the only one! :) :P

[@bouttreefiddy6163]

The ancient Yokudans and the Ansei swords saints compared to current Redguards is like a Super Saiyan compared to Yamcha.

[@drowsymaiar7400]

It would be cool if guilds unlocked skill trees. Like you could only learn a few of the thief skills until you joined the thieves, and you unlock more of the skill tree the further in the quest line you go.

[@brooklyn560]

Curved swords! Curved swords *EVERYWHERE*

[@SaiyanHeretic]

TES6, just lemme climb on giant monsters like in Dragon's Dogma, kplzthnx.

[@franklinwheatley3458]

SaiyanHeretic that’s will never happen

[@badaxtion1878]

I've never seen a video that made me want ES6 in a certain province more than this one. I pretty much knew what you spoke of but not in such detail. I wanted it in Valenwood but you have converted me. Subbed

[@TheCountDook]

ES7 valenwood? Big ass tree houses and you can climb would be so cool

[@albireotheredguard1599]

I just pray that they make the Ebony Swords long and great swords look better, they looked like garbage in Skyrim.

[@zanseinofan01]

I'am a Redguard! Hopefully we will see the return of Ebony Scimitars, as seen in Tribunal.

[@albireotheredguard1599]

Žan Ujčič Agreed, everything else looked great, I just don't know what they were thinking, its like they just got lazy.

[@albireotheredguard1599]

FBI Heh!

[@SirWetBiscuit]

Ebony and iron weapon designs are about all I can stand. Really over the highly fantasized weapons that look impractical, but do more damage than everything else "bcuz itz epiccc"

[@HattieMcDanielonaMoon]

I like robes.

[@locustthespawn286]

I want cloth physics

[@NANI-dc7wh]

All i want is a cloak just a cloak mmmaaannnn

[@dvaughnclarkethegamecat753]

I want chainmail under my clothes to fool human enemies. Dont want skyrim equipment threshold.

[@bouttreefiddy6163]

Bernard's Channel but do you also like turbans?

[@fumarc4501]

Bernard's Channel caps are better then robes.

[@Felahliir]

You forgot to mention that the Thu’Um , Ansi and Tonal architecture are very similar in nature.

[@shaqsmith94]

If it is set in hammerfell seems like its gonna be a mix between assassins creed origin's, AC black flag, with an elder scrolls setting.

[@demigodgamer8517]

On the topic of magic in Hammerfell, what if for once we got an 'evil' Mages Guild. Perhaps the only people in Hammerfell so brash and foolish to continue practicing magic might NOT be made up of the most moral cast of faces.On the flip side, Hammerfell might see the Thieves/Pirates Guild as being legal, so that would be an interesting flip. Also, I hope that climbing might return (It was a very old feature back in ES2:Daggerfall) in the form of Acrobatics, bringing back two sills at once. Imagine parkouring across buildings Mirror's Edge style while running from town guards and singing 'One Jump Ahead' from Aladdin.

[@bloodywanker49]

The ability to climb and parkour is sorely missing from the Elder scrolls games, it would be an excellent addition here. Also a more rounded out martial arts skill would be nice.

[@paulchavez3039]

and ES Game with climbing g would be like a whole new world

[@Wolfboy2012]

Due to ES6 coming to PS5 and the New Xbox Console next year, I say that there is a high chance that ES6 will be set in both Hammerfell and High Rock. I hope that's true cause Redguards and Bretons are my go to races.

[@sylvanstrength7520]

Book of Circles inspired by Musashi's Book of Five Rings?

[@lichtpopsicle772]

Sylvan Strength probably

[@Doralga]

Gaiden Shinji is practically a Musashi TES counterpart

[@samnoodlethang]

you're killing it with this content dude!!!

[@angela_merkeI]

Everything said sounds cool but I'm afraid it would be too complicated for Bethesda. The series got simpler and more casual from game to game and as long as they're still making money it probably won't change.

[@mightylion6173]

fear not, we can turn to the modding community

[@viysnjor4811]

Skyrim's skill tree system is great. Compare it to morrowind where your skill in something literally just determined your chance to hit/cast.. it didnt do anything else at all. Then in oblivion all you got was basically 3 perks per skill, whereas in skyrim you get dozens of perks per skill

[@Sul_Haren]

King Rafklazan More skills? Skyrim has 18 and Morrowind has 27... Skyrim also removed all attributes, reputation, an abundance of spells, like levitation, slowfall, boosting attributes (jump fast travel ftw) or waterwalking. Skyrim has scaling loot and enemies, which is a no go for an RPG. You can join the College of Winterhold and become Archmage with only casting one spell, while in Morrowind you could only advance in a guild if you had the right skills. The only thing more complex about Skyrim are the perks and the combat is slightly more complex, but still far from good and it also lost a lot of complexity to not being stamina based anymore and the removal of spell crafting.

[@viysnjor4811]

"More skills? Skyrim has 18 and Morrowind has 27..." As I said in my previous comment, every skill in Skyrim has an entire perk tree associated with it.. furthermore they pruned some of the less useful skills and merged others (such as mercantile and speechcraft, long blade, short blade, blunt, axe etc all rolled into one handed or two handed which I don't mind as a change, rip spear though ;-;) whereas in Morrowind it literally just determines your success chance "Skyrim also removed all attributes" I can see why some people consider this a bad thing.. personally I don't mind its absence in Skyrim, I'm of the neither approve nor disapprove camp for this change "reputation" Which was largely irrelevant, fame in Skyrim is based on what you've actually done now and is a hidden thing "an abundance of spells, like levitation, slowfall, boosting attributes (jump fast travel ftw) or waterwalking." There is a lack of spells in Skyrim, I agree. It's a bit disappointing that we have to rely on mods to remedy that,so I hope they do better with that in ES VI. That said, levitation was removed simply because it wouldn't work with the current engine. In morrowind cities were all outdoors and connected with the outside world, in Oblivion and Skyrim the engine changed, and cities have to be confined as their own interior cells otherwise it will put a ton of unnecessary stress on the engine and on the computers running it. Slowfall really could've been kept in game, especially for mountainous skyrim, same with waterwalking. Boosting attributes though is missing because there are no attributes to boost "Skyrim has scaling loot and enemies, which is a no go for an RPG." You realize Morrowind had scaling loot and enemies too, right? You start out finding nothing but iron weapons and petty soul gems in chests, and fighting scribs, kwama foragers and scamps. then by level 20 you would be finding grand soul gems constantly, tons of silver and dwemer weapons, and youd be fighting hordes of nix hounds, alits, kagoutis, dremora lords, golden saints, winged twilights etc. The myth that morrowind was 100% unscaled is just that, a myth. Only Oblivion was entirely scaled, which was dumb so they changed it. Skyrim still wasn't perfect on that front, but they seem to have learned that based on fallout 4, which I think had just the right balance between leveled and unleveled content. "You can join the College of Winterhold and become Archmage with only casting one spell, while in Morrowind you could only advance in a guild if you had the right skills." Yeah, I do think this should change. It's not like you can't become a god of everything eventually anyway, so you'd always be able to complete every questline if youre a completionist, but changing this would make it more immersive for those who prefer sticking to their chosen role. "The only thing more complex about Skyrim are the perks and the combat is slightly more complex, but still far from good and it also lost a lot of complexity to not being stamina based anymore and the removal of spell crafting." The combat is much more complex mate.. Morrowind's combat is *literally* just hidden dice rolls. Did you forget having less than 70 skill in a weapon, where you miss almost every bloody strike? There was no nuance to the combat in Morrowind, no matter how nostalgic it feels. Also what do you mean it not being stamina based? In skyrim, if you run out of stamina, you cant power attack, you cant block without being staggered, and you cant chain quick attacks.. all it did in morrowind was make your already atrocious hit chance even worse. I will agree that the lack of spell crafting is disappointing, but I think that has something to do with every spell in Skyrim being self contained, each with their own visual effects and such. I hope they can find a way to make it work in ES VI though.

[@Sul_Haren]

Viy Snjór How come that I already meet Dremora with level 1 on some Morrowind regions or Dwemer loot when I visit Dwemer dungeons, while normal mines or caves just contain iron weapons and bandits in Netch Leather armor with level 20 something? If there was any scaling in Morrowind it must have been very minor in comparison to Skyrim. Morrowind's combat system is based on dice rolls that are influenced by the weapon skill, various attributes, your stamina, the agility skill of your enemy and his armor. With only heavy attacks and block bashing consuming stamina in Skyrim it is far easier to manage. As said, Morrowind's combat system is far from perfect, but it's not like Skyrim's is far more complex. Oblivions combat system with stamina consuming light attack and stamina decreasing damage instead of hitting chance would be perfect. Every spell having their own visual effect is nice and all, but nothing that should lead to the removal of such a big gameplay system as spell crafting. Reputation in Skyrim is completely irrelevant as it only affects random voice lines, which is immersive but that's it. In Morrowind reputation affected you disposition with every NPC and there was also a hidden guild reputation that would affect the disposition of every guild member of the different guilds. Disposition is another skill that's gone in Skyrim, which makes the speechcraft skill almost useless. different skill lines merging into one also takes complexity, no matter if you see it as good change or not. And my whole argument was that the statement: "Skyrim is more complex than Morrowind" is not true, unless we talk about graphic and AI systems.

[@WadeAllen001]

All of that sounds awesome. Some other things I’d like to see in the next game: Improved AI (making creatures act more naturally for immersion and interacting with people through dialogue and for more difficult, reactive combat), persistent changes in the world to a greater extent than a few guards recognizing your deeds (like a city being destroyed after a quest line), some new crafting (like wood working, cutting down trees and making shields, houses, staves, wands, boats, etc) and an improved method of crafting as well (rather than just collecting some iron and leather and your press a button to make a dagger, having to actually craft that dagger yourself, perhaps through some mini game (pouring the metal and hammering it into shape) and the quality of the item depending on how well you do).

[@YoungTroy23]

I always personally pictured Hammerfell to be something like Africa which has wildly varying climate and environments. And the harshness of Hammerfell could be just a very wild exaggeration by those who aren’t used to the environment. Take Skyrim for example. The whole of Skyrim was described as an practically unlivable frozen wasteland yet we see giant forests and farmland(greatly expanded on with mods). I suspect to see similar in Hammerfell where it’s not just sand dunes but also exotic forests or at least some fertile areas. After all you can’t grow food out of sand(unless you’re a Telvanni wizard).

[@Oxtocoatl13]

There is absolutely no reason why a desert map should be bland or uninteresting. To me it seems like it would be quite easy to hide very interesting things just below the surface: ruins buried in sand are an obvious one, but what if the sands actually shifted and some places could randomly appear at random points after a sandstorm. A desert would also have Oases that could be intensely contested by different groups. It would also be interesting if there were moving caravans that you could join or loot. In the Kalahari there is a huge cave with a vast underground lake that's just deep enough to be out of reach for all the desert creatures. Something similar with maybe underwater ruins would be perfect to explore.

[@irbis_rosh]

Great vid! Hope it will include both High Rock and Hammerfell, that would give a great opportunity for both mage quests, with magic-related quests in High Roc, and fighters, with Warrior quests delving deeper in Hammerfell.

[@oz968]

Watching this now and thinking about photorealism being in the game just sounds beautiful.

[@joelwall2597]

I think orsinium would be DLC if it was in Hammerfell

[@dieselface1]

I think that if this game is going to be on future consoles then it should include Hammerfell and High Rock as the base game, as the new generation consoles should be able to handle that, and BGS have greatly expanded their team so they should be able to handle that as well

[@loki8872]

I can't be the only one that wants to hear the full version of the theme

[@lynackhilou4865]

So the swordsingers are basically more badass witchers of the elder scrolls universe

[@masonarmand8988]

swordsingers are more like wuxia, that ancient chinese thing. They basically get so in tune they can fly and do all kinda weird martial arts type shit, like crouching tiger hidden dragon basically. but yeah they basically conjure swords from their souls and do other shit. I think they fought the sloads too which are very very bad guys lmao They say the yokudan homeland sank and it's supposedly a mystery but wouldn't doubt if it was from the sword singers op shit. They've basically been weeded out of existence at this point but i think they fought against the elves so that could be a reason to bring thm back to fight against the thrallmor or what not along with the dragonborn and other heroes I'd suppose idk

[@ologshollow4188]

+Spas Delev Nords are not the only ones able to shout and I'm pretty sure anyone could also learn to sword swing as well. the Wild Hunt is unique though.

[@tambal40]

I wanna see a african like savvanah

[@abyssstrider2547]

- It will be more like Sahara, a desert.

[@servantofallah1698]

- it’s more like Arabia and North Africa than savanah

[@tambal40]

Dhū Mazūn I know that hammerfell is based on the moors but i dont want the whole map to be desert maybe on the east side there is a grassland savvanah

[@abyssstrider2547]

- There would be a rocky grassland on the north. At coastal areas it will probably look tropical and at the west it could have some grasslands, south will be full of large forests

[@grefsteel3989]

I just want beautiful Levant / Africa aesthetics.

[@aliteralturtle6564]

*me watching this 2 years later* still waiting

[@Mechadude32]

What are the chances that Bethsoft goes for a Daggerfall 2 and we get both Hammerfell and High Rock?

[@MrGeneralPB]

if you don't mind that is will not be more than 50% larger than skyrim all in all... then maybe high, i doubt and seriously hope they wont try doing both at the same time, the consoles will be very hard pressed...

[@angela_merkeI]

Peter Hansen This argument of sizes is oretty annoying and dumb af. Every Single title scaled provinces down (except maybe Daggerfall). That's like saying that Skyrim has to be smaller than Cyrodiil because it's smaller on the maps. Bethesda can scale provinces up and down as they want and as they already did in the past.

[@Mechadude32]

Peter Hansen I wouldn't mind a scaled down world if there's a lot to do.

[@MrGeneralPB]

the trouble comes when you try to shrink both high rock and hammerfell to something you can ride across in an hour or two, where is the sense of scale then? skyrim felt like a shitty back of the woods place you could ride across in an hour, the cities nothing more than a hamlet at their very largest, no sense of grandeur or scale, yes there is a lot of stuff there, but all of it crammed into 40x40 km, so even if they expand the engine to twice or even four times that size they are still going to run head first right into the wall called console capabilities which will be the hard limit to where they can take es6...

[@demigodgamer8517]

Maybe we should consider load zones then. Even if it's just splitting High Rock and Hammerfell at the border, that could greatly improve the possibilities of map size. Also, Fallout 4 was slightly smaller than Skyrim, and we're being told that 76 will be 4x that. So I'm saying Falllout 76 is three times the size of Skyrim. Roughly. That's what current tech is capable of. If 8th gen can make games 3 times as large as Skyrim, who is to say that 9th gen couldn't make games 5 or 6 times as large.

[@SkepticalTurtle]

i'm reading way of kings right now and that is exactly what sword singing made me think of too

[@zynthio]

I would much prefer to play in the Hammerfell setting, especially if it is anywhere like described in this video. The Ansei sword-singers would really be the coolest thing for me personally because I LOVE that kind of magic mixed with swordsmanship kind of gameplay. The lore surrounding that kind of stuff is my cup of tea. Plus the similarities to the Jedi order make me even more hyped. I'm imagining a sick rivalry between two opposing Ansei orders. Like playing the Star Wars the old republic MMORPG and playing through the conflicts that take place between the Jedi order and the Sith, but set in the Elder Scrolls series in Hammerfell. Like come on you can't say that's not freaking awesome Side comment To make a Hammerfell vs High Rock setting comparison to GOT: Elderscrolls High Rock would be like Westeros and the gameplay could be similar to the stories that we see there. Elderscrolls Hammerfell would almost be like a mix between Dorn in the south and places across the narrow sea such as slaver's bay and similar locations. Settlements that exist on the edges of endless wastelands and deserts, bandits and pirates and theives are all over the place and not as secretive.

[@Altrantis]

Since Tanneth is in altmer hands because of that whole Sadia thing we hear about in Skyrim, maybe the mage questline will actually be in Tanneth and be related to the Altmer rather than the redguards.

[@zanseinofan01]

Altrantis An interesting concept, though I Elinhir will probably be the home of the mage faction of Hammerfell. Taneth is most likely still a Redguard city, just occupied by the Thalmor and their Aldmeri soldiers.

[@Altrantis]

Yes, I don't think they just... removed the Redguard inhabitants from the city, but I can imagine there's some occupying population, and they could have built a proper, Summerset-like school of magic. Alternatively, if we get to go to Balfiera, maybe we get to learn magic from the Direnni.

[@Geraduss]

Don't forget that Redguards don't HATE magic they just think its a weak mans tool, BUT they do respect healing arts so temples and religious factions that use magic is an option to.

[@Altrantis]

Redguards aren't any more magical than nords are, and the college of winterhold has barely any nords in it. It'd make more sense if the magic school was NOT redguard in nature, specially since if it is, the magic will be a very small part of the game.

[@Geraduss]

Well you could play on that further that refugees from other provinces coming to Hammerfel, escaping the thalmore persecution have opened a more socialy accepted view on magic, even if only amongs them selves. There are always possibilities.

[@atnam44]

great video dude, i love your ideas for this

[@privateuser3726]

maybe it's in the summerset isles and you'll have to overthrow the Thalmor

[@Valencetheshireman927]

That would make an interesting game .

[@fumarc4501]

Black Marsh would have diseases revamped mechanics. Hammerfell would have dehydration revamped mechanics.

[@mehashevra4804]

FUmarc black marsh would be very limited though

[@fumarc4501]

Meha Shevra For massive armies, but you as the new “Chosen One”... I’m not going around that swamp(mountain), I’m going through(over) it!

[@mehashevra4804]

FUmarc no black marsh is very limited for those who aren't argonian or some native born creature of black marsh due to the increasing amounts of toxins in the water and air the deeper one goes into black marsh meaning unless one gets some immunity to these toxins through magic or the like the character will be limited to the outskirts of black marsh. Theres a reason black marsh was a diplomatic addition to the Empire.

[@David-un4cs]

@@mehashevra4804 They could definitely deal with that though. Those trees that the Argonians are connected to could do something to make Black Marsh accessible to the player.

[@thinking-ape6483]

If you could, would you resurrect the Moa bird?

[@derrabbit7289]

Now this sounds fun. Seeing the deserts would be beautiful

[@peterparker8462]

I also feel that the huge variety of poisonous creatures could open up more opportunities for alchemy, based around procuring and during these poisons for your own mixtures. Particularly that former part could help to expand any assassin/perhaps Dark Brotherhood quest-line. What do you think?

[@mcsquared6783]

Still it would be really cool seeing the ocean, valleys, and mountains

[@InternetSupervillain]

HOLY SHIT. Your content is amazing! How have I not heard of you?! Am now a fan, and am now subbed. -Life long Elder Scrolls addict

[@HelloFutureMe]

Welcome to the community! My ES by far my least watched, but it's nice to know it's reaching people! ~ Tim

[@lavenderscare4995]

Hmm...blade singing would be a really cool thing to add, (if this becomes real, it's deffinitly going to be used in my first playthrough) but I don't think it should be integral or even necessary for the main story. If you were to give bladesinging to the main character no matter what, it's kinda feel like shouting from Skyrim, no matter what kind of character or class you play as, you'll always have the super powerful warrior based ability that almost no one else can use. Now, if they were to give it it's own questline or even integrate it into the warriors guild, that would be super cool!

[@Adam64]

Great video. I always play as a Redguard, so if the game is in Hammerfell that would be sweet. It would also be sweome to play a fantasy game with elves and orcs etc thats set in such an exotic location

[@kidashian4658]

It'd certainly be interesting if the Thieves guild was out in the open, yet the mage's faction, whatever it may be, would be stuck in hiding, maybe even part of the black market presence. I like exploring things that switch around things we know and are used to.

[@patroclusilliad233]

Honestly, that description of the desert fauna makes me think Hammerfell's desert is like Australia if the Warp (from 40k) took a dump there...

[@nofaith9116]

I think it would be cool to find out more about the Sinistral Elves in Hammerfell. Maybe a small DLC like Soltheim, but in the leftover islands of Yokuda

[@Amadeus8484]

I just hope that they add on bank accounts that pay interest, which you will need to fund various enterprises, armies, etc, which means you would have to make sure your holdings and funds are big enough to support your costs.

[@linkalot7415]

Great video, I'd like to make a point about why I think elder scrolls 6 will be set in hammerfell and not a combination of it and high rock. A lot of people have been saying that if the proposed camera angle in the trailer was true, we would be able to see areas of high rock beyond the sea in the distance, which is true. However, think about it; Bethesda wouldn't want to show areas that wouldn't be accessable in the trailer so as to not disappoint people If they had been looking forward to exploring those areas. Because of this, if you choose to believe that the land in the trailer is indeed hammerfell which I strongly believe, it is probably ONLY going to take place there and not high rock too.

[@samatar1989]

thanks for lore. you inspired my new cosplay

[@UZiBLASTER7]

Sounds like having both Hammerfell & High Rock in the game (possibly as warring provinces) could be awesome. High Rock could be like the last bastion of the Empire (much like the British being one of the last legions of the Roman empire), magic vs sword, and both provinces are usually not centrally governed so on either of the sides you choose you’d have to somehow unite them. Also, I’m thinking the game could start in a ship sailing between the two giving you a chance to where to start your game and have that greatly influence the rest of the game. You should do a video about how a game featuring both would be, what sort of storylines (maybe the brass God returns?) but I’m pretty sure the tower will play a central part, game style options, etc.

[@Valencetheshireman927]

Britain or Britannia was not one of the last Roman provinces .

[@Urgelt]

Your vision for Elder Scrolls VI sure does appeal to me, HFM. Except in one regard: Dodging? Really? Dodging always ends up looking cartoonish. Always. I hated dodging in Witcher 3, and I won't even play JRPGs because it's such an overblown, cartoonish combat mechanic. I like the Elder Scrolls stealth mechanics, bows and crossbows, and head-on hand-to-hand combat. I know that's just my preference, and that others may simply adore bouncing from screen left to screen right in two tenths of a second, but I'd rather train hard on smithing and enchantment, upgrade my weapons and armor, and plow straight ahead. I'm not a US Marine, but their unofficial motto, 'Hey diddle diddle, straight up the middle!' is sufficiently macho to appeal to my testosterone-fueled self. Complaining about cartoonish gameplay is silly in the context of an RPG game, of course. I know that. I just draw the line a bit more restrictively; it's an aesthetic matter. But a big draw of the Elder Scrolls games, for me, has always been that it's *less* cartoonish than JRPGs. Or Witcher. Or whatever crap Bioware has descended to lately. That's my only complaint about your vision. The rest - yeah, bring it. Sea combat, working cannons, underground mages' guild, the story lines you outlined... it all sounds fantastic! Do us a favor, and go get yourself hired by Bethesda, mkay? :-)

[@GuardianShad]

Not always. Side steps look rather natural in comparison to dodge rolls.

[@Urgelt]

@@GuardianShad I'm only complaining about cartoonist combat mechanics. A natural-looking sidestep isn't cartoonist.

[@GuardianShad]

@@Urgelt I know. That's why I'm responding to you saying "dodging always looks cartoonist" A side step is also a dodge, and isn't cartoonish. If anything, I'm agreeing with you lol, I prefer the side step for that reason.

[@Urgelt]

@@GuardianShad me,too!

[@Aewon84]

It's not Hammerfell. I'm on vacation in Sweden right now and today we drove past an area that looked EXACTLY like the area in the teaser. Some people have called the area arid, but it's just rocky ground.

[@zanseinofan01]

While I did enjoy this throughly, I do think you may have undermined the role the Forebears could play. The Crowns certainly wouldn't just upend centuries of Forebear rule and culture, so we could very well see tensions between the two take center stage, just not as a civil war as in Skyrim. More squabbling houses and city-states. Taneth potentially being still occupied in some way is also something worth mentioning. As for the threat, it could emerge in the Ansei themselves, after all it was Sword-Singing that destroyed Yokuda. With the resurgence of Sword-Singing, the threat of the Pankratosword being rediscovered and perhaps a cabal of Sword-Singers seeking to do just that could be the driving threat.

[@HelloFutureMe]

I *really* love the idea of the story being about simultaneously bringing back to ancient holy order, while it *also* acting as the main threat. They could do some really interesting thematic stuff with the Pankratosword! I would've gotten more into the Crowns vs Forebears relationship, but alas, time was of the essence. It's likely there would still be at least one or two Crown cities. ~ Tim

[@Steve-pw3pt]

the entire intro to hammerfell except replace the word hammerfell with ANY OTHER PROIVINCE OF TAMRIEL and it fits perfectly

[@enemyoftherepublic777]

The Order 66 scene was PERFECT . Lol

[@woofergranade2044]

I would love it if the skill trees of physical actions and magical actions were to level separately. By this I mean getting skill points independently of level of character or the other trees. I never understood how I could have 70 in lock picking but no actual skills in it (invested in combat instead).

[@gamedetective3120]

great vid m8. keep at it. adapt and change as the best do

[@unifieddynasty]

I wonder if the Thalmor/ Aldmeri Dominion might be beaten again by technology. Perhaps the introduction of gunpowder weaponry will play a role in negating the Aldmer's magic advantage.

[@mbosu9121]

Great video!

[@will7722]

Do a cinch tail versus Skrill

[@shadowx9784]

I feel like an expansion on the Sword-Singers (specifically stuff similar to the Ansei) abilities could be interesting to play through if the game is set in Hammerfell with the Sword-Singers order (or new adversarial orders) being resurrected in the game and playable by the character. For example, Skyrim did have the power of the shouts as a semi-rare ability that was mostly used by the character but also by other characters/creatures. What if the character in this was like a "new breed" so to speak, of Sword-Singer that started happening during this resurgence of them that allowed them to do more than just what they did. (Note: Not saying I suggest making the character be the only one like this, just one of the few present in-game) I don't know how know how well that'd work with trying to separate it from the schools of magic and from the shouts of Skyrim to be a unique thing while still maintaining that mystical, powerful, rare vibe, but being able to progress with it and shape how the powers of it work to fit the character's playstyle could be interesting if they do that.

[@jeremiahjohns5258]

Damn, now I can't stop thinking about a squadron of Red-guards being mauled to death by Fennec foxes.

[@michaelt3172]

I hope there is housebuilding in it like how it was in Skyrim in the Hearthfire DLC. I don't want something like fallout 4. I had so much fun saving and building for my house in Skyrim and would love one on the coast

[@avatarion]

Sword-singer? Ok but what if I want to play a pure destruction magic user?

[@guacre2675]

I have an idea as to how this could all go down as a storyline, I don't know what questline it would be but it's just a suggestion and obviously someone needs to polish this more because I'm not a master story teller; Most of Tamriel (I say that because maybe this all takes place during the Skyrim civil war or something like that) is at peace, and an unknown person living in Cyrodiil is prosecuted for worship of Talos by the Thalmor. They are supposed to be taken by ship to Alinor, but the ship is raided and seized by Redguard pirates. All of the Thalmor (not all high elves, specifically Thalmor) aboard are killed by the pirates because Redguards obviously hate the Thalmor. You know, attempted invasion of southern Hammerfell and all that. All of the prisoners on board are taken to mainland Hammerfell. While in prison, a group of rebellious prisoners make a plan to escape from the pirates. The player hears this and asks to join. The ringleader of these rebels asks the player who they are[insert race, gender, appearance, etc. here, preferably Redguard because why not]. After a successful escape, maybe they fight some pirates and take their gear, idk, they agree to disperse and then begins the game in its earnest. At some point, the player joins the Hammerfell military and does missions, trains for battle, etc. until suddenly the 2nd Great War begins between The Empire and the Aldmeri Dominion. The player and several other people are requested to be diplomats. This group of diplomats splits in half with one half wanting to declare war on the Thalmor, and the other on the Empire. The player decides to join either side and the group declares war on the side the player picked. Then, two nights before the group is supposed to set out to do diplomacy stuff, the player is kidnapped by a group of people trying to establish an elite group dedicated to the old ways of swordplay and stuff. The player is recruited into this group, and then they go do diplomacy stuff. Comment additional ideas if you have any, sorry that this had to be so long 😂😂😂

[@abyssstrider2547]

Tony Tallent So... Morrowind + Skyrim?

[@guacre2675]

I'd buy that 😂😂 oh, and I hope Bethesda actually goes through with what older players are suggesting about gameplay where they make it so you actually have to pay attention and not just follow objective markers. That doesn't have anything to do with the story, but if they can pull it off and not put off all the newer players that would be absolute perfection 👌

[@anthonymuller4811]

I wonder if there is gunna be an easter egg to the redguard woman you help in skyrim

[@60sspider-man29]

Theory for TES6 "The Last Yokudan" (TLY) It will take place after a war similar to the colony war of Starfield. Thet might integrate Starfield systems like traits and backgrounds as classes, choosing if you were a crown or forebear smt like that. The thalmor will be the main villains. The player will "unify" the crowns and forebears, with the player having personal beliefs and favorites. TLY will be a hortator/inciting figure who brings back old traditions to forge a new future for hammerfell with their shehai. I don't really know if I like it but I think its the most likely. I'll still love it tho cuz I love Skyrim.

[@sheogorath2657]

I’m gonna miss my shouts though

[@trevorr6794]

What if you couldn’t fast travel in the desert and would have to use maps and way points to find your place

[@EastBayJata]

I would love to see the return of the Sinistral Elves.

[@stolasish1184]

God that was 2 YEARS ago. I can’t keep waiting i swear

[@TheMagicalHero]

Now I'm kind of hyped based on speculation. Dang it.

[@jameskircher5235]

Tim, you really need to write scenarios for Bethesda. Maybe be a consultant. Fighting some massive beast from under the sand a la Mulduga in Breath of the Wild or whatever sandworm from Legend of Korra would be fun.

[@-gemberkoekje-5547]

I hope we get more character customisation in the next elder scrolls game, like, having it optional to remove a belt from one outfit to have as your belt, or a scarf, or something like that, whillst people whom don't want to do this, could just take the entire outfit from the enimies body

[@cdawg002]

I would love to see all of this in the next Elder Scrolls! The jedi order of Elder Scrolls, I like how that sounds.

[@Decumos]

Patrolling the Alikir desert makes you wish for a Dragon Break winter.

[@1Scimetar]

I can't help but wonder if the Elder Scrolls VI is set in BOTH Daggerfall and Hammerfell, and is centered on a now reformed Daggerfall Covenent, fighting for independence from a ruthless Aldmeri Dominion and the crumbling remains of the Empire in a war of independence storyline while the main quest has the player fighting off a Deadric Prince, I'm thinking Vermina, goddess of nightmares and lies. Both the Covenent and the Dominion were both in game factions introduced by the Elder Scrolls Online, set about seven hundred years before the other games, and both factions were probably absorbed by the Empire during Tiber Septem's rise to the throne. Also, this Swordsinger storyline could be this game's fighter's guild stand in the way the Companions storyline was for the Elder Scrolls V.

[@PixelsBlocksAndTNT]

I'd like to imagine this taking place right after/close to the events of Skyrim and you still play as the Dragonborn. I mean, there's still more to be done for the madman, who else would be better qualified for taking down the Thalmor? I also don't think they would scrap the shouting system so easily (then again, they scrapped an entire school of magic once). Of course, this could just be me hoping for the impossible but I think it would be cool to play as the Dragonborn again. At the very least, I want to know what happened to the Dragonborn after Skyrim as they are an extremely important figure and wild card in the series as the last dragonborn before them was Martin Septim, so it would be interesting to figure out where it takes our shouting hero.

[@teddycouch9306]

>they scrapped a whole school of magic once >once

[@jackmoran5217]

What if there was a storyline somewhat about you, the protagonist, reviving the shehai magic system in secret as a last resort against some evil force/group/faction?

[@ericcrabtree7075]

I actually have a story idea for hammerfell you are a member of the alikir and your village is attacked by the thalmor who killed your spouse and they kidnapped your infant daughter (basically similar to fallout 4 ) you later discovered the art of sword singing and stop a thalmor plot to resurrect the ancseteral enemy of the redguards the left handed elves and during the second great war you participate in an epic naval battle in the illiac bay between both the yokudan Navy with their stormcloack allies and the aldmeri Dominion lead by Lady Arannelya

[@TommieCobb]

Anyway we can get a link to that image of that badass skill tree?

[@HelloFutureMe]

Oh, it wasn't actually a skill tree related to swordsmanship. It was just some generic skill-tree image from another game I used. ~ Tim

[@peterparker8462]

Mentions anything Brandon Sanderson: Me: YES YES YES

[@selkrek]

Can't wait to play the game and the first mission is me as a prisoner

[@arbussman5003]

Will we be able to use curved swords though?

[@NotUnymous]

I have two interesting plot ideas for TES6 Hammerfell: 1) You are a shehai, first of his kind in this area. You are deeply welcomend and nearly worshipped by the crown faction of hammerfell and it's possible to build up your own shehai guild! But the crown faction is the moraly bad descission - they are narrow minded extremist. So, what will be your choice? Befriend the "foe" the forebearers and therefore stab the helpfull and you worshipping crowns in the back or take the easy way to power, go with the extremist and be "evil". 2) You are NOT the shehai but a mere adventurer. While the Shehai emerged and is worshiped in the whole land, about to unite the Crown and Forebearers, he is also evolving as a foe, an extremist, slauthering merciless the nonbelievers and plotting against the empire for his own profit. You are to stop the chosen one or help him to solve the thousand of years of war between both factions but let the population suffer deadly consecuences.

[@Nitro3399]

I really would like to see a DLC of High Rock

[@Valencetheshireman927]

Hammerfell is probably still suffering from the scars of the Great War . It wouldn’t surprise me if it is worse of than Skyrim . The forebears faction sounded interesting. Perhaps we could have quests where the Forebears and Crowns assassinate and steal from each other a bit like the Great houses in Morrowind.👍