No shit, right? It's not even worth discussing, really.
The hype must from a lot of pissed off reactions from us old fans. They must be desperate to sell Tor to newcomers because of how many people are walking away.

TES is a certain style that appeals to certain people. But the TES team listens to their fans.
Everything that was wrong with Oblivion they fixed in Skyrim. It's more like an earlier tes, Morrowind. It's grittier, more realistic than Oblivion. It's so awesome that it's keeping my attention off this Tor shit.