Tactikul
Hardcore Button Masher
Many people find it to be one of their goals in an RPG to really care about your character. You want to be able to immerse yourself in the small details and make your beloved adventurer look and act as you see fit. I think that Bethesda does a fair job with this but I believe that most would agree it could be improved. I got to thinking about what could be changed to help me feel more attuned to my character in future Elder Scrolls games. One idea that I had was implementing a traits system during character creation. For those who have ever played one of the Sims games, you are allowed to choose personality traits for your Sim. Ranging from being a neat freak to critically insane. This could be a really nice take in any RPG game. In addition to customizing looks, be able to customize personality. Maybe Bethesda could add something like this in the future, choosing 3-4 traits that define your characters mentality towards those around him and possibly add an extra dialogue choice or two depending on the trait. I know that your dialogue choices already give you some control on how your character is perceived but i feel these are severely limited and have little actual consequences most of the time. I wanted to see other's thoughts on this and hear what any of you would do to improve your bond with your adventurer.