LE where are the Goblins?

[rattail]

Am I the only one missing Goblins?

[cooltrickle]

They've been usurped by another cave-dwelling enemy, called the Falmer. I'm missing the goblins too. Good little fighters. I guess they're not indigenous to Skyrim.

[elvinkun]

They disappeared into the magic plane along with calipers.

 

...

But you have to admit, Faltmer are just so creepy and ugly that they are more than just substitute :biggrin:

[rattail]

yet in Morrowind they did appear something like a small goblin in their Skyrim

[NorthernMonkey]

I seem to recall finding a journal on a dead merchant, saying they had run into goblins on the way from Whiterun to Solitude, or at least mentioning that there were goblins.

 

They're not in the game, obviously, but they might be once the CK comes out. Best I can think of now is reskinning Falmer to Goblins, but that would ruin a lot, Falmer are cool.

[Kairo29]

Sometimes I feel like there could and should be a bigger variety in monster types in Elder Scrolls games, period. :/

 

I wonder if time and resource are the only reasons behind the number of non-human mobs present in the game world.

[cooltrickle]

Has anyone seen any ogres? After playing Dragon Age, I was hoping Skyrim ogres would get a revamp, but I haven't found any yet.

 

There does need to be more monster types. Hopefully, the DLC, will add some more. If I had to take out two enemies from Skyrim, it would be spiders and mubcrabs not ogres and goblins.

[theAargh]

I think it's partially a matter of time and resources (less variety means less models/textures/animations), and partially a matter of realism. In reality you almost never see many types of large predators in one area, so when you've got bears, wolves, giant spiders, sabre cats, mudcrabs, along with the more humanoid monsters like spriggans and trolls all living in a (relatively) very small area, that's already far more than you'd ever see in a real situation (unless it's a zoo).

 

While fantasy worlds are often known for their unrealistically large biodiversity, I imagine they wanted to keep things from getting too crazy and not stuff the entire world full of weird monsters.

 

 

That said, it would be pretty cool to see like a tribe of goblins living in a large cave somewhere.

[cooltrickle]

I think it's partially a matter of time and resources (less variety means less models/textures/animations), and partially a matter of realism.

...

While fantasy worlds are often known for their unrealistically large biodiversity, I imagine they wanted to keep things from getting too crazy and not stuff the entire world full of weird monsters.

 

Agreed. Goblins, do have some intelligence though, so I could definitely accept a few roaming tribes in Skyrim wearing furs, and building fires to survive the cold. And after playing Dragon Age, I see ogres now as a fairly rare mini-boss enemy. So, I think there's space to squeeze a few ogre encounters into Skyrim.

[bben46]

It's probably too cold for Goblins in Skyrim. eventually they are warm weather creatures. :tongue:

 

My guess is that in order to squeeze everything onto one DVD for the console players, Beth left out some things. :rolleyes: