The only problem I may have is it might be too hard to make your own stuff in the TES Editor. I'm sure you might be able to apply some of the texture shaders from the game, but if your going to make your own items you might have to have Rhedd-like graphical creation skill to make something that doesn't look like crap compared to everything else.

But they just might work something out for us unskilled graphic artists.

Not really, you'll always be able to re-use meshes like most modders do. And, on the other hand, the actual poly-count from the looks of things is actually almost exactly the same (Besides, complex modelling isn't that hard, especially if you stick to inanimate objects).

I am a bit more worried about the shaders though... well, not worried per se - I'm curious about just how comprehensive the shader tools will be These things I think have a greater tendency of being a bit awkward.

There was actually a article on gamespy about modding. How there won't be modding on Xbox360 for fear of virus creation and how their shaders can be used by modders.

bah, I'm not going to bother, I'll just sit out of the modding community in Oblivion, nobody needs the crap I make.

Mybe Studio Max will put out a new version to keep up with Oblivion's graphics. (I hope) I would hate to have to deal with MW level graphics in a world that looks so good.

Wow, this was way back when I was a forum newbie. Lookit' all the double posts....