I would sure like to experience another Warp in the West

If I was working over at ZOS and I saw all the commotion over here, I'd immediately call in my team and revamp the story. They can't reasonably expect good revenue streams with this many angry fans fuming just from the teaser info. There are already plans for an in-game insurgency to occupy the game to actively protest and alter the direction of the story...

If this doesn't profoundly register with the team that is directing and designing this MMO, they do not deserve their paid positions to begin with. They've already messed up, but they have time to fix it. And they will fix it, if they know what's good for their company's reputation and profit margin. And if they don't, well then this MMO and it's creators jobs will not last long. It's as simple as that.

*Interestingly, In the 90's and early 2000's I played an online game called Dragon's Gate. That game was deeply vested in lore and was very inexpensive to maintain. However it's owning company dumped the game in favor of working on the combat heavy DAoC. Now one of the same people from that initial DAoC team has come to lead the charge on the ES MMO, an MMO that is not being well received based upon all the negative changes to the lore forseen. A not-so-funny coincidence. Please stop killing my favorite games.

Actually, it seems the PvP itself is the unseating event. Once a guild loses dominance, it looks like a new Emperor is crowned.

Being that they haven't, how have they? To be more clear: much like Skyrim nothing that we know yet actively conflicts with anything but our assumptions. When the potential prize is rulership of a continent, a number of hostile cultures will unite, which is what we're seeing here.

I think you're overestimating the severity and purpose of forum rage quits. Most of the people complaining will likely buy and play the game anyway, and changing the vague half-details we know because a loud subset of the forumgoers demanded it is really taking a cheap way out.

Aside from which, even if the people shouting wouldn't buy it, many others would. The fact that some folks here don't like what they think Zeni is doing is not a financially justifiable reason to undo what is already years of work.

just to be clear the dwemer were already foobared then right !!!!

Yes

the Dwemer had already been absorbed into Numidium

Yes. Gone since 1E 700. Game takes place in ca 2E 500. About 2000 years of difference give or take 1008 years depending on where you were 1E1200.

-brainfart-

They've been gone for a LOOOONG time! It's amazing some of their machinery still works 3000 years later.