I am going to use runescape as reference to my questions. Yes, I used to play it. I enjoyed it.

I have been following TES:O a fair bit but I am wondering what kind of non PVP stuff there will be?

Back when I played Runescape I used to spend a lot of time doing non PVP, usually solo. What I liked about it was the variety of things you could do (farming, mining, herblore, monster killing, smithing, crafting). I liked being able to make stuff myself from scratch. Harvest, process and then profit. Will TES Online allow us to do stuff like things, we have seen most of it on other TES games, however I am concerned about the PvP direction I hear it is taking.

I hope there is good non PVP stuff and a thriving economy (like RS pre 07)

The game will be tailored to both the PvP and PvE playestyles. There shall be lots of quests and general stuff to do, aside from any PvP activity. Both shall be readily available for a miltiplayer small party or larger group to a solo campaign.

EDIT : The MQ for the character is a PvE environment, where you set out to retrieve your soul, that has been taken from you.

Then the details of the all the sidequests and random encounters you may indulge along the way have yet to be flesh pout in any detail at all.

Paul Sage was stating that, "We want the player to be in the mindset of 'It is not what I want to do next but which one do I do next'."