I concede your point that Interplay probably shouldn't be making this game. Bethesda, however, has proven themselves as clumsy inheritors of the IP.

I thought Fallout 3 was fun, but I would agree with you that it certainly wasn't an inspired game. It was Elder Scrolls with a different skin, there's little point denying that. If Bethesda made some bold design choices and went out of the box a little (perhaps taking a cue from some of the strong modders of Bethesda games) then maybe we'd end up with something worth paying continually for. I guess for me Interplay has become something of an unknown quantity the past few years, we really don't know what they're capable of anymore.