with that new graphics engine i just hope that they give us PC gamers more bang for our buck and less console port.  i am still looking for the reason i bought a new video card...

How about: stability, better animations, better writing, a more fleshed out magic system, post-release support consisting of more than 2 patches, AI that doesn't just stand around while you shoot them full of arrows, physics that allow you to run around without getting stuck in objects or go through the floor.

Oh yes please, I had totally forgotten about that. Scaling enemies makes for no fun. I loved morrowind because I could explore and sometimes run into incredibly dangerous enemies while at a low level.

I just hope they don't radically change the way things worked from Oblivion and simplify all the stuff. SOME COMPLEXITY IS GOOD. Quite frankly, I don't think stupid people should be able to or know how to cast magic spells and study runes.

Anyways, I like how they're drawing on the Fallout (aka Oblivion) engine for this game, they have a fantastic engine and might as well not let it go to waste. I can't wait to see what they do with it.

Also, I do hope they improve the animations a bit from Fallout 3. The previous games on this engine leaves a bit to be desired from the animations. Luckily, modders usually have decent enough replacement packs.

On that note, Oblivion V MUST have good modding support and easy editors (like Fallout and Oblivion). Don't change what isn't broke and respect that it made these games as good as they are.

What do you all think the plot will be about? No more imperial kings? Who or what is the next big threat? The Blades are back? Is a Dragon attacking? How big will it be? OOooo... can't wait to hear more.

Gotta give them some credit for trying it though. Too often you hear gamers complain about getting the same things over and over again and when a new system is tried, kind of nail them for it. I am glad someone gave this a go whether it worked fully or not. It's sort of the opposite problem Borderlands faced, that game could have used some massive scaling.

was the system in oblivion better than the system in morrowind? I spent a good few days exploring the potion making system which looked really cool before I managed to break the economy and get all the stuff I wanted by making really good potions of ugliness.

Are they going to fix the godawful scaling nonsense? I played Oblivion once, and never picked it up again due to that BS.

No scaling I agree: nothing like fighting 3 bums in the city...with them wearing Dwarven Plate and wielding Magical warhammer, because you're level 4 now, can't have them with thier normal knives and rags, where's the challenge?

I got one for 'ya; where's the realism?

I'm thinking they'll have some big shot hollywood actor for voice over, but he will surely dissapear/get killed 10 minutes in the game..sure was like that in Oblivion/FO3...then back to the half dozen similar voices all across the kingdom.

I re-installed Morrowind to see what was diffrent: TES3 is a pure PC game, while TES4 was a console port.  I hope (but ain,t holding my breath) that  they'll do a pure PC game.

Worse case, Witcher 2 is coming out in 6 months.  I know I'm putting 50$ on the side for that puppy

Oblivion and Fallout 3 were terrible games in almost every respect (gameplay, technical, writing, repetitive enemies and dungeons, big-empty-world-with-nothing-to-do, etc.); unplayable without extensive modding and cheat codes to teleport around to avoid all the pointless walking around.  If they're going to copy-paste the same game yet again because the 360 can't handle a better engine I'll pass.

Thank goodness for The Witcher 2, as this and Dragon Age 2 look like busts.

First thing I'll say is that a few of the complaints about Oblivion in this thread (like level scaling, "console" UI and so forth were very easily fixed with mods of which there are thousands).

I love the ES series.  Played about 300 hours worth of Morrowind in the day and played at least that much with 3 full playthru's of Oblivion.  I very much look forward to ES V.

But for the love of Pete..... PLEASE NO STEAMWORKS!!!

Don't make me miss my favorite game series of all time due to requiring Steam. Please. 

Seriously though, I am concerned primarily about modding.  They don't make any money off it.  The money comparison between PC and consoles is likely wide as well.  Why bother with DCL when mods keep the game fresh?

I didn't like the scaling either, but worst ideas in gaming history might be hyperbole.  E.T probably holds many more truly worst ideas in gaming history than a game that sold as well and was as well received as Oblivion.