hussar said:
The dialogue system - fully not snippets.
Once again, DIALOGUE TOPICS. 'nuff said. Really, hussar, you've been around long enough to know what that means. I don't care about little features like can I type my own topic, can I sort topics, can I remove topics, etc. What really matters is DIALOGUE TOPICS. Besides, haven't you seen the screen? You can say a lot by the way it's designed.
No such thing. They either suck or they don't. Only one way to find out.
whether characters will recognize your status in various guilds and in the environment in general
Yes. They would say: WHY HALLO THAR, [insert guild rank]!!! If you are looking for more depth, you are wasting your time.
what happens if you join more that one guild
What part of "you can join all the guilds and become a leader of all them" did you fail to understand? Or why such a feature was added? The answer to the latter also answers your question.
whether your actions will have more than just superficial consequences?
You've gotta be kidding me. It's not what Bethesda does or cares to do.
See my reply.
Don't go all slippery slope on me here. By that logic we don't need as much stats.
Same logic. If you can eliminate some skills because you can decide what your character should be able to do, you can eliminate all of them.
lol. I see that this has already been addressed, but I'll throw in another example. Daggerfall: I'm fighting some monsters in a dungeon that has water canals. I fell in the water, my Swimming skill was low and I was wearing a heavy armor so I went straight down (that's how Swimming skill used to work). I had to remove and throw away the armor and the loot before I run out of air, swim up, and finish the fight armorless, barely surviving the encounter. That was a very memorable experience brought to you by detailed skills. You can't role-play it just by pretending that you can't swim very well.
I mean an obese, uncoordinated, no endurance/stamina, two left feet type of person who is a superb climber. Your detailed skill system would allow for that.
Now you are reaching.