There's a bit of discussion about whether it would be good if the next ES game was online, with more people preferring 4-player co-op over an MMO game. The problem with co-op in RPGs like Skyrim is: who gets to be the Dovahkiin? Who gets to experience the story? Well, why not design the game with 4-player co-op in mind? Don't make it essential to have 4 players, but when the game is played with others, the additional players should have roles to pick that are unique to the overall story! The Dragonborn is a prisoner and he or she has dragonborn-specific missions, but player 2 should have player 2-specific missions, player 3 shoul have his or her own missions, etc., which the other players can opt-in to tag along for the ride. Basically imagine your typical anime, like Cowboy Bebop. Sometimes episodes focus on the support characters. It's fun! This would greatly expand the experience. I know the franchise is already quite expansive the way it's going, and adding 3 extra, yet optional, quest lines would complicate things even more on a technical level (more bugs!), but why go the same route everybody is taking? Why not expand something that's never been fully fleshed out: co-op? In RPGs, fellowship stories have an important place…

Nah man, Pure 1st player RPG games should remain just that - ONE person games! There are enough MMOs on the market, there's really no need to add TES into the mix.

Just letting you know, the mods will probably move this into the multiplayer discussion thread as it isn't supposed to be talked about in general.

I wouldn't mind ES having multiplayer...
In a spin off. Something like redguard or battlespire. The main ES series needs to stay Singleplayer.

http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1366657-official-tes-multiplayerco-op-thread/