Bethesda, in speaking with Wired revealed that some downloadable content is already in the planning stages for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Todd Howard, the game's producer and director let it be known that there will be less frequent DLC releases for Skyrim when compared to Oblivion, but notes that what they do release will be far more substantial in the long run.
He continues on to say that gamers shouldn't expect to see the DLC arrive any time soon. The team will be taking a vacation post launch and will evaluate where they want to go with DLC based on customer feedback.
“Very quick DLC might sell well, but that’s not our priority,” he said Monday in a phone interview with Wired.com.
“We’re not going to be doing a lot of it. Our high-level thinking is that there’ll be not as many [pieces of DLC], but they’ll be bigger and more substantial,” he said. “The goal overall is not necessarily to put out more content, but to make the game better.”(...)
But how substantial is “substantial”?
Howard says he doesn’t know if the downloadable content will be limited to new levels, or if the developer might use it to overhaul the game’s core features and mechanics, too.
“We could,” he says. “We don’t want to leave anything off the table.”
“We’re not going to be doing a lot of it. Our high-level thinking is that there’ll be not as many [pieces of DLC], but they’ll be bigger and more substantial,” he said. “The goal overall is not necessarily to put out more content, but to make the game better.”(...)
But how substantial is “substantial”?
Howard says he doesn’t know if the downloadable content will be limited to new levels, or if the developer might use it to overhaul the game’s core features and mechanics, too.
“We could,” he says. “We don’t want to leave anything off the table.”
He continues on to say that gamers shouldn't expect to see the DLC arrive any time soon. The team will be taking a vacation post launch and will evaluate where they want to go with DLC based on customer feedback.
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