Funny to come across this this thread, I had expressed as much ~12hrs prior to OP making this topic.
... If Spellmaking can't be put in for DLC, I'd rather that there was no DLC and that they just jump to work on TES:VI now....
I have very little desire to return to Skyrim with the current gameplay mechanics. I think I once read in these forums that every Elder Scrolls game has one huge flaw. Morrowind had Cliff Racers, Oblivion was weak on lore, and Skyrim has a magic system that's... just... ummm.... it's best expressed with memes.
http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/097/663/whywouldyoudothat.jpg?1318992465
http://i3.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/001/332/roflbot-ZfY6_2_.jpg
http://dropline.net/cats/images/omg-do-not-want!.jpg
I'm already looking past Skyrim to TES:VI and hoping Bethesda backtracks on the magic system, though there's no way in hell I'd preorder it.