Actually... you probably don't even need to do that.

Why not simply replicate something akin to what has actually happened in TES history; a large scale battle to defend a particular city, say for instance like the Empire had to do in the Imperial City?

It doesn't need to be a "one man army" thing in the least. Help NPCs, lots of NPCs, defend the castle, if too many NPCs die it switches to a once again "open world" where you can stay and fight or flee and allow the castle to be taken.

Awwwww. Why do I need to echo what has already been stated as to why it'd be a bad idea?

And no, you don't want to play Skyrim because you clearly want something Skyrim isn't. You're not happy with just Skyrim you want a co-op, multi-player, horde game that Skyrim can't give you so you want it added. Well skippy, it won't work in a mod, it won't work in a DLC. TES and FO are NOT the games you are looking for. You want an RPG that more resembles World of Warcraft and maybe Lord of the Rings Online; though I can't vouch for that one.

You don't like my opinion? I don't care. I'll keep coning into these threads voicing it.

So again, you want all those things? Go play WoW or LfD or CoD or something else. Because again, TES is not for you.

That makes little sense, especially if Bethesda released it free of charge.

Awwwww, and I'm sicxk of the "Oh my gawdz! We needz da multiplayaz and co-opz and hordz modez!" threads and people . Why do I need to echo what has already been stated as to why it'd be a bad idea?

And no, you don't want to play Skyrim because you clearly want something Skyrim isn't. You're not happy with just Skyrim you want a co-op, multi-player, horde game that Skyrim can't give you so you want it added. Well skippy, it won't work in a mod, it won't work in a DLC. TES and FO are NOT the games you are looking for. You want an RPG that more resembles World of Warcraft and maybe Lord of the Rings Online; though I can't vouch for that one.

You don't like my opinion? I don't care. I'll keep coning into these threads voicing it.

So again, you want all those things? Go play WoW or LfD or CoD or something else. Because again, TES is not for you.

Now, an arena mode could work. Arenas have been in every TES except Skyrim. In fact, the first TES was originally going to be a game about travelling from area to area and proving yourself in the arenas. I support the idea of an arena in DLC; I was actually rather disappointed when it was confirmed there wasn't going to be one in Skyrim.

A Horde mode is a completely different thing, though. Horde modes are when you have a completely separate game world (usually a much smaller, confined area) with never-ending waves of enemies that get progressively stronger. A Horde mode in Skyrim would mean loading a completely separate area where the only thing you do is fight enemy after enemy, and that belongs more in an FPS.
Have you even played Skyrim? Check out the Civil War questline. There are sections that basically do exactly what you described.

Of course, there's also the problem of consoles and their inability to handle many NPCs at once. If you want Mount and Blade-scale combat, it isn't going to happen.

Only on the PC you can give away DLC for free. M$ and $ony don't know what free is.

I'm afraid of the unknown?

No, I just don't want one of my two favorite series ruined but co-op, multi-player or a horde mode. If you want any of those things there are thousands of games that will give you that type of game.

To name a few, WoW, CoD, Army of Two, Left for Dead, Team Fortress 1 & 2... I can go on.. and on... and on.

Leave TES and FO alone.

Now, an arena mode could work. Arenas have been in every TES except Skyrim. In fact, the first TES was originally going to be a game about travelling from area to area and proving yourself in the arenas. I support the idea of an arena in DLC; I was actually rather disappointed when it was confirmed there wasn't going to be one in Skyrim.

A Horde mode is a completely different thing, though. Horde modes are when you have a completely separate game world (usually a much smaller, confined area) with never-ending waves of enemies that get progressively stronger. A Horde mode in Skyrim would mean loading a completely separate area where the only thing you do is fight enemy after enemy, and that belongs more in an FPS.
Have you even played Skyrim? Check out the Civil War questline. There are sections that basically do exactly what you described.

Of course, there's also the problem of consoles and their inability to handle many NPCs at once. If you want Mount and Blade-scale combat, it isn't going to happen.

see you proved your a moron

Granted, but if the battle lasts long enough it would feel like a horde mode. When I originally said horde mode, I really just meant a massive, long battle. Sorry for not clarifying , but the idea has promise. If they created a DLC centered around a single battle, you could fight on both sides, choose your role, etc. Would be interesting to say the least

see you proved your a moron because horde, co-op or multiplayer wouldn't ruin the game.
it's physically impossible to give the game an optional feature and it make it bad.. thats like saying hardcoe mode in fallout new vegas ruined it
don't like it, don't play it.
personally i wouldn't mind co-op, a horde mode would get old. multiplayer vs. would be stupid though because of builds/OP weapons, i think it would be a waste of time to develope.

I can't imagine if Apple controled the Game market....anyway.I would like to these kind of Thread get locked.There's a multiplayer thread just here: http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1320106-official-tes-multiplayerco-op-thread/

You're assuming, unless I missed the part where OP strictly said this must be so, that a Horde Mode has to be multiplayer.

Classy.
I do think the enemies in the Civil War questline should've been scaled instead of capped at level 6. I just did sideways power attacks with a greatsword and killed off half their troops with one swing.

I could definitely see a small wave-based arena being implemented as part of a much larger DLC. Borderlands did it with their General Knoxx expansion.

Awwwww, and I'm sicxk of the "Oh my gawdz! We needz da multiplayaz and co-opz and hordz modez!" threads and people . Why do I need to echo what has already been stated as to why it'd be a bad idea?

And no, you don't want to play Skyrim because you clearly want something Skyrim isn't. You're not happy with just Skyrim you want a co-op, multi-player, horde game that Skyrim can't give you so you want it added. Well skippy, it won't work in a mod, it won't work in a DLC. TES and FO are NOT the games you are looking for. You want an RPG that more resembles World of Warcraft and maybe Lord of the Rings Online; though I can't vouch for that one.

You don't like my opinion? I don't care. I'll keep coning into these threads voicing it.

So again, you want all those things? Go play WoW or LfD or CoD or something else. Because again, TES is not for you.

An Arena would be nice.

Exactly how big are the battles in Civil War? Helms Deep in scale or much smaller?

You can tell so easily when people are trying to insert their dumbed down FPS games into TES Chest high walls and cover based shooting don't belong in TES. There's mods for it if you really must have it, but it doesn't really belong in the game.

It's physically impossible to give the game an optional feature and it make it bad..

The same as spawning 100 imperials to fight 100 stormcloacks.Nothing of Horde/FPS in it.You must kill all the soldiers to complete the atack mission.

So the Civil War big battles are boiled down to simply "kill all the things before they kill all your things," then mission over?

/sigh

Is there anything like the battle for the Imperial City at all?

So the Civil War big battles are boiled down to simply "kill all the things before they kill all your things," then mission over?

/sigh

Is there anything like the battle for the Imperial City at all?

see you proved your a moron because horde, co-op or multiplayer wouldn't ruin the game.

Clearly, I've struck a chord. Since you've just resorted to name calling to prove your point. Which actually proves nothing. It would ruin the game. People like you are already complaining about purple textures and the lack of co-op, multi-player, and horde mode. Could you just imagine the Creation Engine (Gamebryo) with those features? We'd have, "What da heallz Befsta!1 My game wunt wurkz no more! Ma puterz or cunsolz Izzy all bruken up an wunt turn on! Dis be wack yoz! Way ta makz a bruken gaem!" threads.

Yeah then the leader of the battle makes a cool speech

I watched a friend play the Solitude mission. It was a pretty big fight, lasted him a good 20 minutes, but he didn't take a single point of damage throughout the entire thing. Literally just stood there one hit KOing (Not even critical hits) enemies.

I'm meaning more of something like the example I gave; giant fight, if too many of your NPCs die off you can escape with the important people or stay and fight. If this is not the case, I'm kind of sad that it's simply a "fight until everything is dead" scenario.

I'm meaning more of something like the example I gave; giant fight, if too many of your NPCs die off you can escape with the important people or stay and fight. If this is not the case, I'm kind of sad that it's simply a "fight until everything is dead" scenario.



That svcks -.-