It looks like ZeniMax does indeed care about the lore:
13:50 beardo Here is the most accurate map of Tamriel
http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130730213646/elderscrolls/images/3/3c/EmpireOfTamrielMap_Daggerfall.png13:51 Saddam Imperial Province
13:51 Blanko Is that desert in the south?
13:52 Blanko Oh
13:52 Saddam No, that's just the parchment being faded or something
13:52 Blanko I guess it's just shitty background
13:52 Saddam It captures the lore element well, at least
13:52 Saddam Better than Skyrim's fucking GPS-style map
13:53 Saddam Way to spoil the mood, Bethesda
13:53 beardo
http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140304125449/elderscrolls/images/8/8e/Stros_M%27Kai_Map.png13:53 Blanko b-but muh user convenience
13:53 Blanko BAAAAWWWWWWW
13:53 Saddam At least with the earlier games it felt like you were looking at a map
13:54 Saddam Rather than taking out your smartphone and looking up Google Earth
13:54 Saddam beardo: That map is accurate
13:54 beardo Does this exist in Redguard?
http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130621142813/elderscrolls/images/6/6d/Stros_M%27Kai_%28Online%29.jpg13:55 Saddam Oh, yes, it does
13:55 Saddam That's the statue of Hunding, it looks like
13:55 beardo Okay
13:55 Blanko w0w
13:55 Blanko The developers of TESO actually played Redguard?
13:55 Saddam Only in Redguard, it looks a lot shittier
13:55 beardo I bet it looks just as goot too, eh?
13:55 Blanko shit tier
13:55 beardo and good
13:55 beardo okok
13:56 Saddam I think TESO depicted Stros M'Kai quite faithfully to Redguard
13:56 Blanko Can we ever talk about anything else
13:57 beardo Yes. They're depicting the world from one of the least well known TES games fatefully.
13:57 Saddam Power armor and energy weapons
13:57 beardo Instead what do they do to Windhelm
13:57 Saddam Hey, maybe they were fans