I have been reading the posts on this forum lately. Beyond the general consensus that people are unhappy/disappointed with the game and its apparent lack of content and compelling game play, people have lost confidence in Bethesda as a company and and appear to no longer have consumer confidence in their product. Without reading between the lines, it appears that this has happened to Bethie by their own doing. I mean, there have been posts which outright accuse the company of lying, baiting and switching, and even misrepresenting Skyrim. I wonder has this sentiment hurt Bethesda in any way and furthermore will the result of this be seen in coming titles in the future near and far? For example, based on my last experience in FONV and Skyrim, it is doubtful that I will purchase the next installment of Fallout. Does anyone else feel this way about the games to come out next from Bethesda?
Lets clear some things up. Skyrim is going to be game of the year, and if their was an award game of the decade it would win that too. Despite the completely normal forum activities you'll find in any other game forum, such as the people voicing their concerns like they represent a huge group of people (which isn't even close to reality)
In most cases, the negative comments from people can be summed up as the vocal minority (for almost all successful games) however in this case they happen to be the smallest minority you can possibly find.
The game has made $650 MILLION so far, and it's barely one month old. It will break the billion dollar mark before the year is out, a spot on a very short list. Here is an article from PC gamer today. http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/12/16/skyrim-officially-becomes-fastest-selling-title-in-steams-history/
And just to be clear, I consider myself part of the vocal minority. I see flaws such as the cumbersome UI as well as a skill system that could have done better. But I'm not as diluted to think that I some how represent a large group of people lol...When you make a post like the OP did, you have to wonder how old he is and how much experience he has in this field or hobby or what ever you want to call it.