I bought Morrowind because a mate of mine loved it, it looks excellent, sounds beautiful but I found it all too confusing and way to big. too much to remember but kept it anyway, also never quite knew where or what I was supossed to be doing. the open end of the game was fun but got boring quickly for me. Does anyone remember " Lands of Lore " (now there was a game) never finished it but got to the White Castle (too hard even back then).
Might give Morrowind another go, if someone could give me a helping hand on the whole apsect of the game, can one do whatever one wants etc?
Cheers
p.s. too much reading <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/sleepey.gif" alt="" />
Morrowind and the whole Elder Scrolls series is my absolute favorite and reason I'm a huge fan of CRPGs. In fact, I enjoy the PC version of Morrowind much more than XBox.
But to give you a vague answer to your question (lol), Morrowind is not designed for the casual RP gamer. It's open-ended which means the player doesn't have to follow the main quest line. And if you do, the way you solve the major quest will not match the same experience of another player. Unless you both select one of the preformatted characters and join the same houses/factions.
If you like your RPGs spoonfed to you, Morrowind or the whole TES series is not for you. BD is an RPG that (when compared to Morrowind) is "spoonfed". You have no other choice than to follow the main plot and your character development is very limited. Morrowind has many different races, classes, professions, factions, etc. that a player can choose from. BD has 3 professions, two races (that really don't differ all that much except in their description), no factions and character development, while not limited, is quite stilted. It's the difference between making brownies by scratch or from a pre-packaged brand. (You can tell I don't cook that much. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" /> )
And in all fairness, fable is correct. Without knowing what type of player you are or what you expect out of RPGs, it's hard to give a character recommendation to play Morrowind. It has 2 expansion sets plus a construction set. The game is positively massive. And unless you actually play the game several times (at least begin it and try to get into the main storyline), and read the manuals that come with the game (and, with Morrowind, I suggest purchasing the walkthrough manual), you're going to find the gameplay daunting. If you can't afford to purchase a walk-through manual, there are several online that, while not 100% all inclusive, are quite good. (I found one that is approx. 281 printed pages and I still have it tucked away in the bottom of one of my RPG chests. That's how avid a gamer *I* am. LOL).
So, Morrowind is not a game you pop into your computer and 3 hours later you're pillaging villages. Probably 3 hours later in Morrowind, you've finished creating your character and have just made it off the boat. (LOL)
I will give you this much of a recommendation: if you're not sure what type of character to start out with, use one of the preconfigured characters. Simply answer the questions in the beginning when it's time to generate your character, and go from there. I like to start out with basic skills of a fighter with the ability to learn magic later on. That's the simplest advice I can offer someone just starting out with (or who is having troubles learning) Morrowind.
