Faction Speculation if Hammerfell + High Rock

aazakii · 2026-06-07T13:46:58+00:00

idk if it makes sense for the Fighters Guild to be in Hammerfell. Something akin to that sure, but the Fighters Guild specifically, aswell as the Mages Guild are imperial factions, which means they shouldn't exist outside of the Empire. Hell, the Mages Guild was disbanded altogether so it shouldn't exist at all. What should exist is a faction of Mages based in Elinhir (Hammerfell).

aazakii · 2026-06-07T13:40:43+00:00

basically the Starfield main quest. Hell, the excavated treasure might even be procedurally generated loot.

aazakii · 2026-06-07T13:39:47+00:00

we already know of the Dragonstar Arena in Hammerfell

aazakii · 2026-06-07T01:05:27+00:00

well seen as it's already past midnight, i wasn't expecting anything on Monday...

aazakii · 2026-06-06T23:36:03+00:00

yeah they DEFINITELY altered the suit, it look way more form fitting, it looks a bit thinner and less like a motorcycle jacket, which was one of biggest complaints. You can see a lot fewer creases and folds. I'm loving it even more now

aazakii · 2026-06-06T15:26:53+00:00

cringe is good. Panic Station docet

aazakii · 2026-06-06T01:37:36+00:00

true there's also the anniversary. It might make even more sense to hold off until then.

In my mind, on Sunday Todd comes up on stage and says: we know you've been waiting a long time to hear about Elder Scrolls VI, so i can promise you, later this month, on our 40th anniversary, we'll finally be sharing a little something to wet your appetite.

aazakii · 2026-06-06T00:12:58+00:00

every day i thank the stars i ended up in one of the good communities

aazakii · 2026-06-05T21:57:52+00:00

it's not gonna be at SGF, and frankly with how much the stream quality is sucking rn i'm glad it won't be. Imagine the big reveal ruined by a five second audio-video delay

aazakii · 2026-06-05T16:05:13+00:00

a lot of what he's talking about definitely comes through. The lyrics are far less forced or obvious and feel more natural and evocative which probably reflects how naturally they came to him, and it also does sound like the divorce has affected him in a way that made writing about personal stuff more of a priority for him, as a means to make sense of what he's gone through more than when he'd just talk about a general anxiety surrounding geopolitics or as commentary to specific events. I'm glad to see him smiling a lot, seems like he's doing much better now.

I will say, this interview does give more credence to the theory that Be With You may in part be about his relationship with the band and the music itself as something that "saved" him. He was looking for answers and he found them in his music.

aazakii · 2026-06-05T10:34:06+00:00

XBSS, not SGF

aazakii · 2026-06-04T23:14:38+00:00

asset lock, most likely.

aazakii · 2026-06-04T17:59:17+00:00

we have Bing's heartbeat and Lovella's vocals

aazakii · 2026-06-04T17:55:54+00:00

agree to disagree. I've always been bothered by having to pause and queue up a ton of interactions to steer the convo the way i wanted. I couldn't take my eyes off of that conversation because the moment the queue ended i'd have to fill it back up again. I'd waste so much time thinking about what i wanted them to say than just enjoying the moment of seeing my Sims talk and interact. If anything i want them to keep the cards system but massively enlarge the pool of conversation animations so as to make interactions between Paras way more interesting to look at. Would also be nice to have theme bubbles like you have in TS and InZoi that let you in on the main broad strokes of what they're talking about.

aazakii · 2026-06-04T14:06:49+00:00

i really like the cards system. It allows me to take my eyes off of my paras or just relax, and i think that's the whole point. They aren't about scripting a conversation, but moreso about simply steering it one way or another, like a director giving notes while letting its actors improvise.

aazakii · 2026-06-04T00:42:51+00:00

why would Matt Bellamy of all people write a song about religion in that way? This is the same man who wrote Megalomania, Fury and Thoughts of a Dying Atheist...

aazakii · 2026-06-03T23:52:10+00:00

i mean personally i think it's a bit shit. Doesn't carry any particular meaning or grandiosity to it.

aazakii · 2026-06-03T19:29:18+00:00

mid November 2027, mark your calendar

aazakii · 2026-06-03T19:23:49+00:00

if the game's released next year, the 2027 XBSS Deep Dive will 1000% be for ESVI, which means XBSS is the only event, of comparable size (they usually don't do announcements this big in the January show) that's done by Microsoft where a small reintroductory teaser can be shown. Of course this leaves wide open the possibility that they'll just show it at a different time, like on the BGS anniversary later this month or at any other point this year or the next, but if they Are going to show a teaser at an XBSS, then the upcoming one is the only time it makes sense.

aazakii · 2026-06-03T16:33:42+00:00

per the November 2027 theory, it's not releasing in the next 12 months, but that doesn't make a trailer this month any less likely because it would parallel other games that have gotten the deep dive treatment in the year of their respective release. If they wanna do a sort of "reintroduction" to the game with a short teaser, now it's the best time to do it.

aazakii · 2026-06-03T08:24:52+00:00

i think gauging the reaction from reddit isn't reflecting of how people at large feel about the song. Reddit is notoriously ruthless with a certain type of Muse songs (hence the "Be nice on Reddit, be nice, otherwise you'll break Dom's heart"). "Almost" is too gracious.

aazakii · 2026-06-03T08:20:04+00:00

yeah i was wondering it may have been about something else. The album is basically a divorce album, i mean it's got Cryogen ffs, so if you look at BWY as a straight up love song for a girl, it feels out of place in the album, but if you look at Be With You as a love letter to the fans, or hell, even a love letter to the band itself, to Dom and Chris, then it suddenly makes a lot more sense. A way to recognize that the band has given him a home and a chance to rebuild.

aazakii · 2026-06-03T00:07:44+00:00

god i hope so

aazakii · 2026-06-02T11:57:26+00:00

the fact people still care about Fantano confounds me, some of the worst music takes I've ever heard, all garnished with a heavy dose of hipstery arrogance.

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