I understand that but you have to believe that TES:O will color people's expectations of TES in general and thus contribute in some way to TES:6. TES:O will be a very, very big deal which means it will be many people' first introduction to TES just as Skyrim was.
Well, I cannot speak, nor care about anyone elses opinion...shocker, right?...But if TES:O Hammerfell is different from the single player game that might have Hammerfell in it, all things considered of making something viable for an MMO and the difference therein, I'm more than understanding.