How big will solstheim be? : V

» Wed Nov 07, 2012 11:41 am

Not it's raw size,but locations,settlements,dungeons,et cetera.

Do you think there will be a lot of dunmer themed locations? Would be nice to see something other than the nordic themed buildings/towns for a change.

Do you think there will be a house in the Island? Skaal or Telvanni/Redoran themed?

» Wed Nov 07, 2012 9:17 am

Well, word around the campfire is that there is an achievement for "discovering 30 locations", not sure if it's legit, but that might be something to go by if it is.

» Wed Nov 07, 2012 9:01 pm

however big they want to make it. they may do what theyre doing with gta 5 and expand it from its origional size. or they may make it smaller, who knows. i'm assuming the first answer.

» Wed Nov 07, 2012 12:02 pm

Well, word around the campfire is that there is an achievement for "discovering 30 locations", not sure if it's legit, but that might be something to go by if it is.

Indeed.What about the housing? What do you think?

» Wed Nov 07, 2012 8:08 pm

Indeed.What about the housing? What do you think?

I think we'll get a house. i doubt we wouldnt.

» Wed Nov 07, 2012 8:19 am

Indeed.What about the housing? What do you think?

Your guess is as good as mine.

» Wed Nov 07, 2012 11:05 am

It's

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» Wed Nov 07, 2012 5:05 pm

I can't wait to find out.Always wanted a non-nordic themed house in Skyrim,the only one is Proudspire,but imperial style is not that cool.

I love the alien atmosphere and feel of Morrowind and dunmer lore overall.

» Wed Nov 07, 2012 1:33 pm

I think it'll be about the size of one of Skyrim's holds in terms of both landmass and content. Obviously it'll be very Dunmer-eqsue.

» Wed Nov 07, 2012 5:44 pm

Well, word around the campfire is that there is an achievement for "discovering 30 locations", not sure if it's legit, but that might be something to go by if it is.

It is. I don't spread lies

. http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1421192-18-updatedragonborn-dlc-discussion-thread-43/page__view__findpost__p__21749310

Solstheim will be approx 1/3rd the size of Skyrim if you're basing it on that metric.

» Wed Nov 07, 2012 6:37 pm

Well, word around the campfire is that there is an achievement for "discovering 30 locations", not sure if it's legit, but that might be something to go by if it is.

Going by that, it's about a third the size of Skyrim, which I think is pretty good for a $20 DLC.

» Wed Nov 07, 2012 7:14 pm

As you can see from this http://images.uesp.net/thumb/c/c3/TamrielMap.jpg/800px-TamrielMap.jpg, Solstheim is not large at all.

» Wed Nov 07, 2012 1:50 pm

they don't really need to make it exactly like the map or Bloodmoon...It's their game, it's their lore, we are only humble gamers waiting to see how awesome it will be.

» Wed Nov 07, 2012 5:58 am

Under the criteria you suggested, it'll be quite big. Maybe "hold size" and a little bit on top. We can only speculate though based on the trailer and the previous expansion (Bloodmoon) that took place there etc. There's Dunmer architecture though.

» Wed Nov 07, 2012 7:56 pm

It is. I don't spread lies :biggrin:

. http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1421192-18-updatedragonborn-dlc-discussion-thread-43/page__view__findpost__p__21749310

Solstheim will be approx 1/3rd the size of Skyrim if you're basing it on that metric.

that would be pretty good size for 1600 mp

» Wed Nov 07, 2012 6:10 pm

they don't really need to make it exactly like the map or Bloodmoon...It's their game, it's their lore, we are only humble gamers waiting to see how awesome it will be.

Yeah, and I'm hoping it's a pretty large, "meaty" sized place. I don't think it's going to be the size of a hold, but rather a fairly large area with lots of new things to do.

» Wed Nov 07, 2012 7:17 pm

Yeah, and I'm hoping it's a pretty large, "meaty" sized place. I don't think it's going to be the size of a hold, but rather a fairly large area with lots of new things to do.

Does anyone not hope that? But, I agree. With all that.

Lol SCREW BIG MAPS I WANT SMALL SOLSTHEIM TO RIDE AROUND ON WHILE I WATCH MY LITTLE PONY!!! yeah right.

» Wed Nov 07, 2012 7:37 pm

Im guessing around 1/4 the size of skyrim. I want large dungeons more then land mass personally. Thats just my thoughts tho.

» Wed Nov 07, 2012 7:51 pm

Does anyone not hope that? But, I agree. With all that.

Lol SCREW BIG MAPS I WANT SMALL SOLSTHEIM TO RIDE AROUND ON WHILE I WATCH MY LITTLE PONY!!! yeah right.

Well, we'll see what Bethesda wants with the DLC in the coming weeks. Seeing DG's areas often times referred to as slightly empty and underwhelming doesn't help. I do hope Dragonborn emphasizes more on prominent aspects such as exploration and questing; the things that make TES memorable.

» Wed Nov 07, 2012 9:38 am

I'm just hoping this is a place my Dunmer will feel at home. Windhelm was is the closes thing in Skyrim, but it was poorly done. (No Dunmer Culture, Armor, Clothing, Quests, ect) Had one quest and some banners with Windhelm being a major stopping point for the Dunmer after the Red Year you think there'd be more to it.

» Wed Nov 07, 2012 5:26 am

Bear in mind locations can include little groves or giant camps etc, but ... 30? If true, that's pretty awesome.

I expect Solstheim to be about 1/4 the size of Skyrim itself.

» Wed Nov 07, 2012 2:05 pm

It might be somewhat the size of Shivering Isles, might just be bigger than most DLC for most games are. This is content wise, not landmass. The island wasn't even that big in Morrowind. It was really tiny there. It won't be huge.

» Wed Nov 07, 2012 8:22 pm

Shivering Isles was 1/4th of Cyrodiil. I'd like to know how big Solstheim was compared to Vvardenfell.

» Wed Nov 07, 2012 7:14 am

Shivering Isles was 1/4th of Cyrodiil. I'd like to know how big Solstheim was compared to Vvardenfell.

I had a (quick) look and couldn't find an answer. Going by maps of Tamriel though, it looks to be 1/6 of Vvardenfell.

» Wed Nov 07, 2012 12:10 pm

Well, word around the campfire is that there is an achievement for "discovering 30 locations", not sure if it's legit, but that might be something to go by if it is.

That would be awesome I love exploring a finding different locations. :smile: