Starting a new play and man do I love this game. I could talk about Morrowind for hours so lets do.

Question: There's a million little game breaking exploits so what limitations do you impose on yourself to keep the game fair? When are you cheating?

For me the uh compounding magic is cheating, like fortifying before making potions. Permanent buffs like soul trapping myself are cheating. spamming wait/rest (like for creeper) is cheating.

I really love the overworld. That's what it is. It's an entire foreign culture but like an original culture. The lore, the pantheon, the style. Game of Thrones is British derivative. Dune is the middle east. Morrowind feels unique.

  • Evilsandwichman [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    I wanted to love Morrowind buuuuut......

    1. Cliff racers, I hate these creatures. Their screech is obnoxious, and you'd be walking down the road when BAM one of them hits you and your headphones ring out with a loud CLANG. I genuinely hated these things.

    2. The game doesn't want you to play it; no really:

    "Hey, circumstances are dire! The world needs you! So despite having just arrived in (Seydaneen?), get lost and go to this other city"

    "Hey, glad you're here! We're going to rescue the world don't you know! You're going to be of valuable help, but first, go join a guild"

    "Hey, it's awesome having new members in our guild, we're so happy you want to join wait wait wait wait you can't leave just yet your application isn't finalized, go do this dungeon first"

    "Oh hey it's you, I'd forgotten I sent you to go join a guild. Welp, go to this nearby town/city, I'm sure they'll think of something important for you to do or something idk just go away"

    • Good_Username [they/them,e/em/eir]
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      2 years ago

      It's hard to emphasize just how much I disagree with this take. Morrowind does something really clever with it's story in that it's deliberately ambiguous whether or not you're actually the person from the prophecy. Like yeah, you're an outsider born at the right time and your parents are unknown, so maybe you're the one, but a lot of outsiders are born at the right time to uncertain parents, so until you actually start doing the deeds of the Nerevarine, there's no reason for anyone to think it's you. And people don't! The Ashlander matriarch you ask about the prophecy tells you flat out she doesn't believe you're the Nerevarine.

      And I find this game-wide attitude of "eh, maybe you're special, probably not though" to be such a breath of fresh air compared to Skyrim and Oblivion, where you're instantly special right from the very beginning and everyone knows it.

      • Steve2 [any]
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        2 years ago

        You're also disease proof because you catch corprus lol that part was always really clever to me because it absolutely could go both ways for the prophecy.

      • UlyssesT
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        24 days ago

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    • Mardoniush [she/her]
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      2 years ago

      Caius Cosades is fucking with you deliberately.

      a) trying to make sure your weak ass isn't killed

      b) testing out the prophecy