Shan, thanks for taking an interest in my gaming <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />.
One thing i will say about the exploration is that i found that in some areas you have both easy/tough monsters and therefore if you want to fight regularly you will have to travel. The first village syed something...nearby i found a cave where this guy was standing and at level 4 i still couldnt beat him
Yes morrowind is depreessing,dare i mention diablo 2.......
The battles are somewhat clumsy i feel,or maybe i just hate it when an enemy keeps moving around..behind me and i cant control my mouse button properly.
Althougth the variations of fighting style is welcome(slash,chop,thrust)....i find it a bit difficult to execute. There doesnt seem many monsters but then the mosnters are imo a bit tougher and therefore it evens out slightly. Look at the skeleton archer he has a few powerful arrows and they hurt,so you need to lure him out and hide behind a corner and then attack rather then attack outright.
But its true that the monster count isnt the best( well so far)