Is an Oblivion expansion coming soon? - bit-tech.net Forums

Da Dego · 12th Sep 2006, 14:49

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/09...n_coming_soon/

Garside · 12th Sep 2006, 15:03

Love Oblivion, but expansion? Just work on number 5!!

DougEdey · 12th Sep 2006, 15:05

I loved Oblivion untill it corrupted 3 72+hour saves I had backed up.

Hated it ever since.

JonDixon · 12th Sep 2006, 15:18

Hopefully the expansion will add a lot more in terms of gameplay. Oblivion for me was over too soon, and the extra content has not really been worth the money.

I have gone back to playing Morrowind and with the texture packs (scenery, faces, and bodies), and additional content (children of Morrowind etc). The game is much more immersive.

I still have'nt completed Morrowind which to me says how bigger the game is compared to Oblivion which feels more focussed on graphics and pandering to the console market.

specofdust · 12th Sep 2006, 15:34

I'm actually kinda with Garside on this one. TES IV was overall a dissapointment in comparison with Morrowind, they should get working on a sequal that doesn't have all sorts of stupid things hardcoded in, instead of drawing more life outta Oblivion.

kye · 12th Sep 2006, 17:39

If it stays in the same provence and does not expand, that would be a huge disapointment.

Cheap Mod Wannabe · 12th Sep 2006, 19:09

Meh... I don't know how others feel but to me this whole pay as you play concept seems like a pile of ********. I love Oblivion and I love HL2. But paying one a month or few times a year for a bit of added content seems like a ripoff. At least now when expansions are $10 or more.

yahooadam · 12th Sep 2006, 20:42

all the bug issues with oblivion seem to have put a big dampener on that

Personally i never bought any of the add on's for oblivion, and i haven't even played oblivion that much recently

Veles · 12th Sep 2006, 21:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by specofdust

I'm actually kinda with Garside on this one. TES IV was overall a dissapointment in comparison with Morrowind, they should get working on a sequal that doesn't have all sorts of stupid things hardcoded in, instead of drawing more life outta Oblivion.

I'm also in agreement, I was really disapointed with Oblivion, I tried to like it but it just wasn't as good as Morrowind. I may get the expansion pack but I'm a bit on the fence, I havn't really played Oblivion since the first weekend I got it.

They also did the additional content for Morrowind alot better, they put a few plugins up on thier web site for completely free, and then released a total of two expansion packs, both worth the money IMO.

Sure the additional content wasn't always amazing, but for the price, neither is the Oblivion content.

synapse1337 · 12th Sep 2006, 21:20

How could you possibly say Oblivion wasnt amazing? Great story and content... TES isnt as good this time around but that wont stop people from making Oblivion mods and add-ons like they did with Morrowind - which was what made that game great. Yes, some things are hardcoded but that's for stability purposes... you might want to read up about it before just complaining.

The principle problem with a game like this is its anticipation. Let me explain. See, everybody gets overly excited about what it could do and starts to compare it to older versions without thinking about it as logically as one would normally. Which in turn is only setting the game up for failure. Think about it... have you ever had high expectations for a game and have them follow through with it in every respect? Not for me atleast, it's always lacked something but that doesnt stop it from being amazing or atleast I dont think so.

Stop for a minute and consider how many amazing things the game has instead of focusing on minute problems. I can guarantee most people will end up playing the expansion regardless of current problems so I dont see what the complaining is about...

specofdust · 12th Sep 2006, 21:31

No! Making it possible for PC users to have 10 hotkeys or making it possible to allow spears in the game could have been done. I've read plenty on the official and main unofficial forum about the game engines limitations and they are quite many. The fact that you can never have the different armour on the left and right sides, or pauldrons at all, those are limiatations that should NOT have been.

The problem with TES4 was not the anticipation, it was the limitation and dumbing down that took place.

I know myself and thousands of other hardcore morrowind fans were dissapointed with TES4. There are plenty of problems with the game, and there are many, many, things that Bethesda did to make non-RPG fans buy their games, non-RPG fans who dont even care for the thing after they realise that it is in fact still an RPG.

TES5 needs to get back to being what the TES series was about untill Oblivion, hardcore RPG for people who love that sort of thing. Not RPG lite for the masses.

13en · 12th Sep 2006, 22:24

hmm... Knights of the White Stallion? Wasn't that the quest in Leyawiin with that orc? I guess It'll follow on with more missions for that, with those black bow bandits perhaps? Of course, to really be an expansion and worth $20 (or the £20 we'll probably have to pay) it'll have to add something more... perhaps a new province? Given the Leyawiin connection with the name, probably Elseweyr, or possibly, but less likely, Black Marsh
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsweyr
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Marsh

Elseweyr seems more likely, as its smaller. Still, it sounds good - home of the Kahjiit, plenty of towns, a large foreest (hopefully different from cyrodil), and a desert (something that i've thought would be interesting in oblivion...)

Well I'd pay for it, but lets hope its £10-15 instead of a direct £1=£1 conversion.

edit: and it would be nice if it seemed a bit bigger than cyrodil does, although its unlikely given that its smaller

as it is, Oblivion just feels to small to me, Morrowind had a much better sense of scale

specofdust · 12th Sep 2006, 22:41

Expansions a no go. Confirmed here: http://www.gamersreports.com/news/3817/

Quote:

Originally Posted by linked page

There’s no expansion in development called Knights of the White Stallion. That’s the name of a quest in Oblivion.

Right now we have no announced plans for any new content, add-ons, or expansions. If that changes, we’ll let folks know.

So I guess there's nothing for now, but at one point there will be.

ChromeX · 12th Sep 2006, 22:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by 13en

And it would be nice if it seemed a bit bigger than cyrodil does, although its unlikely given that its smaller

as it is, Oblivion just feels to small to me, Morrowind had a much better sense of scale

Ey true that, I think thats because of the fast travel feature they added in. Its handy but it does give the overall impression that tes4 is smaller than tes3.

c0d3_z3r0 · 13th Sep 2006, 07:17

Oblivion is a pretty good game, I beat it 3 times already, but instead of releasing an expansion they should work on TES V.
I want to see what they have in the works for TES V, I know they're probably working on it, lets just hope that they'll take the advantage of current and future hardware.
What i'd like to see is the type of technology that crytek is working on in crysis, but in future release games, if the next Elder Scrolls uses technology like that, the graphics on it would be insane.

Aankhen · 13th Sep 2006, 07:45

Meh, Oblivion was great until I played it. Open-ended my big toe. And considering how buggy the full game was, when they had 100% of their time dedicated to it rather than having to concentrate on a billion microcontentthingies... no thanks.

myth · 13th Sep 2006, 08:21

What bugs? I keep hearing about them but never experienced them.. Or are there only bugs on low end spec'd PC's?

Looks and runs fine on my end?

12th Sep 2006, 14:49	#1
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12th Sep 2006, 15:05	#3
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12th Sep 2006, 15:18	#4
JonDixon Decking is the new modding Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In The Night Garden Posts: 695	Hopefully the expansion will add a lot more in terms of gameplay. Oblivion for me was over too soon, and the extra content has not really been worth the money. I have gone back to playing Morrowind and with the texture packs (scenery, faces, and bodies), and additional content (children of Morrowind etc). The game is much more immersive. I still have'nt completed Morrowind which to me says how bigger the game is compared to Oblivion which feels more focussed on graphics and pandering to the console market. __________________ Jump in, we'll take you for a spin, and show you round the Wheelie World Rizeon S97V-GT - Awesome Gaming Laptop

12th Sep 2006, 15:34	#5
specofdust Banned Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Aberdeen, UK, EU Posts: 7,614	I'm actually kinda with Garside on this one. TES IV was overall a dissapointment in comparison with Morrowind, they should get working on a sequal that doesn't have all sorts of stupid things hardcoded in, instead of drawing more life outta Oblivion. __________________ Like marmite, only no-one hates it Mmm bop!

12th Sep 2006, 21:31	#11
specofdust Banned Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Aberdeen, UK, EU Posts: 7,614	No! Making it possible for PC users to have 10 hotkeys or making it possible to allow spears in the game could have been done. I've read plenty on the official and main unofficial forum about the game engines limitations and they are quite many. The fact that you can never have the different armour on the left and right sides, or pauldrons at all, those are limiatations that should NOT have been. The problem with TES4 was not the anticipation, it was the limitation and dumbing down that took place. I know myself and thousands of other hardcore morrowind fans were dissapointed with TES4. There are plenty of problems with the game, and there are many, many, things that Bethesda did to make non-RPG fans buy their games, non-RPG fans who dont even care for the thing after they realise that it is in fact still an RPG. TES5 needs to get back to being what the TES series was about untill Oblivion, hardcore RPG for people who love that sort of thing. Not RPG lite for the masses. __________________ Like marmite, only no-one hates it Mmm bop!

12th Sep 2006, 15:03	#2
Garside Supermodder Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: London Posts: 395	Love Oblivion, but expansion? Just work on number 5!!

12th Sep 2006, 17:39	#6
kye Supermodder Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 267	If it stays in the same provence and does not expand, that would be a huge disapointment.

12th Sep 2006, 19:09	#7
Cheap Mod Wannabe Ultramodder Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Glen Cove, NY Posts: 1,215	Meh... I don't know how others feel but to me this whole pay as you play concept seems like a pile of ********. I love Oblivion and I love HL2. But paying one a month or few times a year for a bit of added content seems like a ripoff. At least now when expansions are $10 or more.

12th Sep 2006, 20:42	#8
yahooadam Ultra csavarkulcs Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: UK Posts: 1,323	all the bug issues with oblivion seem to have put a big dampener on that Personally i never bought any of the add on's for oblivion, and i haven't even played oblivion that much recently

12th Sep 2006, 21:20	#10
synapse1337 What's a Dremel? Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 11	How could you possibly say Oblivion wasnt amazing? Great story and content... TES isnt as good this time around but that wont stop people from making Oblivion mods and add-ons like they did with Morrowind - which was what made that game great. Yes, some things are hardcoded but that's for stability purposes... you might want to read up about it before just complaining. The principle problem with a game like this is its anticipation. Let me explain. See, everybody gets overly excited about what it could do and starts to compare it to older versions without thinking about it as logically as one would normally. Which in turn is only setting the game up for failure. Think about it... have you ever had high expectations for a game and have them follow through with it in every respect? Not for me atleast, it's always lacked something but that doesnt stop it from being amazing or atleast I dont think so. Stop for a minute and consider how many amazing things the game has instead of focusing on minute problems. I can guarantee most people will end up playing the expansion regardless of current problems so I dont see what the complaining is about...

12th Sep 2006, 22:24	#12
13en Multimodder Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bournemouth / Leicester Posts: 90	hmm... Knights of the White Stallion? Wasn't that the quest in Leyawiin with that orc? I guess It'll follow on with more missions for that, with those black bow bandits perhaps? Of course, to really be an expansion and worth $20 (or the £20 we'll probably have to pay) it'll have to add something more... perhaps a new province? Given the Leyawiin connection with the name, probably Elseweyr, or possibly, but less likely, Black Marsh http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsweyr http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Marsh Elseweyr seems more likely, as its smaller. Still, it sounds good - home of the Kahjiit, plenty of towns, a large foreest (hopefully different from cyrodil), and a desert (something that i've thought would be interesting in oblivion...) Well I'd pay for it, but lets hope its £10-15 instead of a direct £1=£1 conversion. edit: and it would be nice if it seemed a bit bigger than cyrodil does, although its unlikely given that its smaller as it is, Oblivion just feels to small to me, Morrowind had a much better sense of scale __________________ CPU:athlon 64 X2 6000+ MOBO:ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe RAM:2048MB OCZ PC2-6400 GFX: gigabyte NV7800GTX Stock cooling atm Last edited by 13en; 12th Sep 2006 at 22:30.

13th Sep 2006, 07:17	#15
c0d3_z3r0 Modder Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 68	Oblivion is a pretty good game, I beat it 3 times already, but instead of releasing an expansion they should work on TES V. I want to see what they have in the works for TES V, I know they're probably working on it, lets just hope that they'll take the advantage of current and future hardware. What i'd like to see is the type of technology that crytek is working on in crysis, but in future release games, if the next Elder Scrolls uses technology like that, the graphics on it would be insane. __________________ Gaming Rig: Gigabyte GA-M57SLI-S4\|AMD 64 X2 4200+\|eVGA 8800 GTS 320MB\|2GB OCZ Reaper DDR2 800\|Antec Neo HE 550W\|Audigy 2 ZS\|Hitachi 160GB\|WD 250 GB\|Win XP Pro\|Vista Ultimate\| Laptop: Macbook Pro\|C2D 2.16 GHz\|2GB Mushkin DDR2\|Ati X1600 128MB\|120 GB HDD\|Mac OS X 10.5.4\|

13th Sep 2006, 07:45	#16
Aankhen Supermodder Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: India Posts: 406	Meh, Oblivion was great until I played it. Open-ended my big toe. And considering how buggy the full game was, when they had 100% of their time dedicated to it rather than having to concentrate on a billion microcontentthingies... no thanks. __________________ It sure took me a long time to realize I hadn't changed my forum settings since returning from Canadia-land.

13th Sep 2006, 08:21	#17
myth Supermodder Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: USA Posts: 275	What bugs? I keep hearing about them but never experienced them.. Or are there only bugs on low end spec'd PC's? Looks and runs fine on my end?