OH, i'm sorry storytelling? What? Skyrim, no, the entire Elder Scrolls series cannot tell a story to fucking save itself. I played twenty hours into Oblivion, I still had no clue as to what the story in the game was. I asked friends what they thought of the story and they stared at me with the same blank expressions I got when I asked what the story in skyrim was like when I was thinking of buying it. It's because of the excessive exploration value that 90% of the people that play the series haven't got a clue what the story is, Bethesda know this so they write as minimal a story as possible, as they know they can get away with it. The Exploration would be so much better if you could do it with friends, no one is saying you have to of course, you can still have your game to yourself. But why not have some Co-oP where all of your party where chosen by the gods to bring peace to all of Tamriel. Think of it like the Avengers, each one in the party Is a hero in their own right as they always have been, but together they can become an unstoppable force. Remember, the option would be entirely optional, it would just be nice if they included it for those who wanted it.