Morrowind...who's with me! - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

GuttersnipeXL · 12-01-2003, 04:15 PM

No search function...but I don't remember anything posted about my new favorite game.
I've been out of the loop for awhile, I set down the controller a few years ago, and just picked it up again last weekend. I was sick for work on monday and tuesday (cough,cough)...yeah right, and "sick again on Friday! I can't believe how cool and huge this game is. It's so detailed, I really can't believe it. Does anybody else play this game? I can't be the only one! If I am, you are all missing out bigtime!

Lasereth · 12-01-2003, 04:38 PM

Morrowind is an amazing game, but almost too non-linear. I got my character to level 33 I believe. I haven't played it in a while (it's really hard to get back into it after stopping for a while because of the shitty quest journal that refuses to keep track of which quests you've completed), but I'd love to get back into it sometime. It also takes the award for "This game really needs a multiplayer version!" The graphics and gameplay are simply begging for it. I know the quests wouldn't work right with multiplayer, but a MMORPG or LAN game with that combat engine and graphics would simply kick ass.

-Lasereth

Buk · 12-01-2003, 05:17 PM

The expansions are alot more linear and story-driven than the original game. I highly reccomend them.

On that note, Morrowind Game of the Year edition just came out for xbox and included BOTH expansions for only $30, that is a great deal!

Mr. Spacemonkey · 12-01-2003, 05:20 PM

I loved Morrowind. I thought it was a really awesome game. I really haven't played it that much in a while though. I remember, I played it for a really long time beat a shitload of stuff there is to beat in the game (although I'm sure there is still more to beat) and then I ended up getting the expansion Bloodmoon (the one where you can become a werewolf.) And then I just about beat everything for it. I had two seperate main saves. One where I was a werewolf. And the other was my normal guy. I still haven't beat the storyline for my werewolf guy. Anyway, basically I thought Morrowind was fucking awesome. I'm gonna have to start playing it again sometime.

BuddyHawks · 12-01-2003, 05:39 PM

I got really far untill my hard drive got fried...I never have found the motivation to start over again.

SiphonX · 12-01-2003, 06:05 PM

damn, i'm sorry but i really have to disagree. morrowind is by far one of the worst games i've played... don't get me wrong, the graphics are nice, as well as the music and the game itself is a decent package, but the quests are ridiculous. here's an example of a typical journey in the game. 'You! Find me my special shoes on the other side of the world and i will reward you handsomely, oh... and if you bring me a golden flower i will add 2 special wooden nickels to your coffers.' from here you'll easily 2 to 3 hours finding this man's special shoes and returning them back to him... then you find out he was only kidding and you have no reward. i remember burning this game when some prostitute told me to find her ring at the bottom of a lake, after 20 min, i found the stupid thing, give it to her, and then i have to run away cayse she starts attacking me. i mean... come on, she attacked me after i helped her out, thats where the line was drawn and i crossed over to FPS from RPG. eh... /rant

Amarth · 12-01-2003, 06:47 PM

I lizove the game! I would live it if I could. My little brother plays even more than I do. He has even killed one of the gods, I forget his name, I think it starts with a V. Anyway, I'm completely with you man, and very against SiphonX and hope he one day sees the light (or quickly dies).

Mr. Spacemonkey · 12-01-2003, 06:57 PM

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Originally posted by Amarth
He has even killed one of the gods, I forget his name, I think it starts with a V.

That's Vivec you speak of. Yeah, my guy could easily kill that biatch, seeing as I worked him up pretty far. In fact, I actually did kill him once, but I didn't save. I was afraid of messing up the storyline. I could probably kill him now though and it wouldn't mess anything up seeing as how I defeated Dagoth Ur or whateverthefuck his name is.

Lasereth · 12-01-2003, 07:27 PM

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Originally posted by SiphonX
damn, i'm sorry but i really have to disagree. morrowind is by far one of the worst games i've played... don't get me wrong, the graphics are nice, as well as the music and the game itself is a decent package, but the quests are ridiculous. here's an example of a typical journey in the game. 'You! Find me my special shoes on the other side of the world and i will reward you handsomely, oh... and if you bring me a golden flower i will add 2 special wooden nickels to your coffers.' from here you'll easily 2 to 3 hours finding this man's special shoes and returning them back to him... then you find out he was only kidding and you have no reward. i remember burning this game when some prostitute told me to find her ring at the bottom of a lake, after 20 min, i found the stupid thing, give it to her, and then i have to run away cayse she starts attacking me. i mean... come on, she attacked me after i helped her out, thats where the line was drawn and i crossed over to FPS from RPG. eh... /rant

That description is the perfect example of RPG. Have you played any besides Morrowind?

Most involve quests like this. If she attacked you, it's probably because you hit the steal key accidently or attacked her accidently.

-Lasereth

SiphonX · 12-01-2003, 08:38 PM

nope, she's supposed to attack you. i like rpg's, but linear ones. i don't like having an option in what i can do ; )

omega2K4 · 12-01-2003, 10:38 PM

Man. In my opinion, Morrowind is the best game ever. You can do ANYTHING you want to do. I just had the original for the Xbox, and I just picked up The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind - Game of the Year Edition (Has the Tribunal and Bloodmoon expansions AND the original) for the Xbox last week ($29), and it is so great. You could choose to follow the main quest if you want, or just go off and do your own thing. I've heard it takes 200+ hours to finish EVERYTHING in Morrowind (WITHOUT the expansions Tribunal and Bloodmoon), but I've had to spend at least that much just fucking around (stealing/exploring/killing/etc). My main character is level 65 something, and I haven't even started working on the main quest. I really fucking hate RPGs, I fucking despise them actually, but Morrowind is the only RPG I've enjoyed (Besides Star Wars: KotOR) ever. Morrowind is so beautiful, every little thing is detailed, the weather effects, small items, armor, trees, plants, water, & etc, are all rendered beautifully. My favorite thing about Morrowind is that it is not linear. In my opinion, once you've played one Final Fantasy-type RPG, you've played them all. They are so linear, you can't do anything on your own, you have to follow the game's shitty, predetermined plot down to the last detail. Whereas in Morrowind, you can do whatever you want, become a vampire, werewolf, mage, warrior, alchemist, adventurer, crusader, just whatever you fucking feel like. Don't like a comment a villager said to you? Smash his fucking skull in with a club, take the key to his chest, take all his valubles, etc. I really love this game, I could go on for days explaining how much I love it, but talking so much about it, makes me want to go play it right now, so I'll shut up.

Laladien · 12-01-2003, 11:48 PM

Morrowind is cool, but I did find myself growing bored with it after a while. Still, I'd like to try out the Game of the Year Edition...

Kongen · 12-02-2003, 12:50 AM

I agree - Morrowind is really cool. I have it installed on my comp. but havn't played it for a while. I think my character is around level 30 and all his stats are close to 100. Havn't played it for a while now and reading this thread has got me thinking about getting back into the game again.

That reminds me. I remeber I had a little problem on one of the Quests. In Vivec city part of the Temple Quest (the one where you have to visit 8 holy places to get admission) is to visit shrine of vivec i think. I remember i was inside some sort of pyramid temple and got to a place full of water inside the pyramid. Further up there was a ledge but it was blocked by a forcefield which I never got past. I tried flying and drinking different potions but never got past.

Any suggestions on how to get past the forcefield ?

GuttersnipeXL · 12-02-2003, 07:34 AM

Yeah see! I knew I wasn'tthe only one! I have the game of the year edition for XBOX. I agree that what makes the game so great is that it is not a linear RPG. The freedom is great. Sort of like D&D for your TV. I just hadn't played in a long time...any video game....I was just blown away. I've only had the gamefor a week and I already have like 60 hours into it. I would have more,but they made me go to work!!

hu-man · 12-02-2003, 07:47 AM

I finished it, and I loved it. Truly a great game. I haven't been compelled to finish many RPG's, they just seem to bore me after a while. But this one stuck. Great game.

cradeg · 12-02-2003, 08:56 AM

imhop Gothic 2 is much better ... with the expansion it has also alot of places to visit (well not as much as Morro) but it feels more life like, people go to bed when it gets dark .. it seems more realistic than morro where all is soo static

Moskie · 12-02-2003, 11:52 AM

Great game. Seriously flawed, but still great. I never actually beat it, though.

Ya know, I always thought that Morrowind had the makings for a great MMORPG. There are so many things a character could be good at, it seemed that the game would lend it self to a "profession" system really easily, as well as so many ways a character could be good in combat. The main problem is that any particular character can get good at any and all of the skills required. So with some more character balance.... does that make any sense?

IckUber · 12-02-2003, 11:57 AM

This is an awesome game! I played it a lot last summer! But its not online, and it gets kinda old. But its really a great game.

Dibbler · 12-02-2003, 12:36 PM

The only reason I quit playing this game on Xbox was the super long load screens. I tried to kill some witch in a crypt and died. Then I wait 5 minutes for it to reload and try again.

One thing I learned today is that I don't need to worry about killing the wrong person. Sounds like I can kill everybody and just keep playing according to this post. I think I'll pick up the game-of-the-year addition now. Does anybody know if the character I already have will work on the newer version?

Battlefield · 12-02-2003, 02:09 PM

Morrowind is rich in detail but the linear part of the game is too much like a courier mission

Battlefield · 12-02-2003, 02:22 PM

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Originally posted by SiphonX
damn, i'm sorry but i really have to disagree. morrowind is by far one of the worst games i've played... don't get me wrong, the graphics are nice, as well as the music and the game itself is a decent package, but the quests are ridiculous. here's an example of a typical journey in the game. 'You! Find me my special shoes on the other side of the world and i will reward you handsomely, oh... and if you bring me a golden flower i will add 2 special wooden nickels to your coffers.' from here you'll easily 2 to 3 hours finding this man's special shoes and returning them back to him... then you find out he was only kidding and you have no reward. i remember burning this game when some prostitute told me to find her ring at the bottom of a lake, after 20 min, i found the stupid thing, give it to her, and then i have to run away cayse she starts attacking me. i mean... come on, she attacked me after i helped her out, thats where the line was drawn and i crossed over to FPS from RPG. eh... /rant

Thats the beauty of the game, if she just gave you a reward that is WAY too simplistic and has been done since RPGS started, do this get this. The fact she betrayed you adds a new level of realism and danger.

NeverBorn · 12-02-2003, 02:30 PM

I'm addicted..I had to quit because it was eating time..oh now you've mentioned the game. THE BOX HAS BEEN OPENED!! *goes off to play it*

meepa · 12-02-2003, 03:18 PM

I thought this was an all-right game... My biggest beef was that it seemed any profession I was interested it, it fell short. So, for example, when I wanted to be a thief, I soon realized all the missions were essentially the same dreary actions of walking behind somebody and waiting for nobody to look before you gank something. It was amusing, but it got dull. I guess this is the tradeoff you have to make since the game has soooo many available options, it can't make every one of them super detailed.

Lokus · 12-02-2003, 04:52 PM

I thought it was a very good game. All the little things combined with the non-linearity (sp?) of the game made it great fun. Finally a game where you can't just steal stuff in front of someone! Plus the skill based leveling system allowed for great character diversity although I'm not usually a big fan of skill based leveling.

12-01-2003, 04:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
GuttersnipeXL Giggity Giggity!! Location: N'York	Morrowind...who's with me! No search function...but I don't remember anything posted about my new favorite game. I've been out of the loop for awhile, I set down the controller a few years ago, and just picked it up again last weekend. I was sick for work on monday and tuesday (cough,cough)...yeah right, and "sick again on Friday! I can't believe how cool and huge this game is. It's so detailed, I really can't believe it. Does anybody else play this game? I can't be the only one! If I am, you are all missing out bigtime! __________________ When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. HST

12-01-2003, 04:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	Morrowind is an amazing game, but almost too non-linear. I got my character to level 33 I believe. I haven't played it in a while (it's really hard to get back into it after stopping for a while because of the shitty quest journal that refuses to keep track of which quests you've completed), but I'd love to get back into it sometime. It also takes the award for "This game really needs a multiplayer version!" The graphics and gameplay are simply begging for it. I know the quests wouldn't work right with multiplayer, but a MMORPG or LAN game with that combat engine and graphics would simply kick ass. -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert

12-01-2003, 05:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
Mr. Spacemonkey Wake up Location: Nowhere special	I loved Morrowind. I thought it was a really awesome game. I really haven't played it that much in a while though. I remember, I played it for a really long time beat a shitload of stuff there is to beat in the game (although I'm sure there is still more to beat) and then I ended up getting the expansion Bloodmoon (the one where you can become a werewolf.) And then I just about beat everything for it. I had two seperate main saves. One where I was a werewolf. And the other was my normal guy. I still haven't beat the storyline for my werewolf guy. Anyway, basically I thought Morrowind was fucking awesome. I'm gonna have to start playing it again sometime. __________________ "I hope that when the world comes to an end, I can breathe a sigh of relief, because there will be so much to look forward to." -- Donnie Darko

12-01-2003, 05:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
BuddyHawks Swashbuckling Location: Iowa...sometimes	I got really far untill my hard drive got fried...I never have found the motivation to start over again. __________________ Watch More TV

12-01-2003, 06:05 PM	#6 (permalink)
SiphonX Crazy Location: Miami Beach, Fl	damn, i'm sorry but i really have to disagree. morrowind is by far one of the worst games i've played... don't get me wrong, the graphics are nice, as well as the music and the game itself is a decent package, but the quests are ridiculous. here's an example of a typical journey in the game. 'You! Find me my special shoes on the other side of the world and i will reward you handsomely, oh... and if you bring me a golden flower i will add 2 special wooden nickels to your coffers.' from here you'll easily 2 to 3 hours finding this man's special shoes and returning them back to him... then you find out he was only kidding and you have no reward. i remember burning this game when some prostitute told me to find her ring at the bottom of a lake, after 20 min, i found the stupid thing, give it to her, and then i have to run away cayse she starts attacking me. i mean... come on, she attacked me after i helped her out, thats where the line was drawn and i crossed over to FPS from RPG. eh... /rant __________________ /Knowledge is Power/ Last edited by SiphonX; 12-01-2003 at 07:05 PM..

12-01-2003, 05:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
Buk Addict Location: Seattle, WA	The expansions are alot more linear and story-driven than the original game. I highly reccomend them. On that note, Morrowind Game of the Year edition just came out for xbox and included BOTH expansions for only $30, that is a great deal!

12-01-2003, 06:47 PM	#7 (permalink)
Amarth Loser Location: About 50,000 feet in the air... oh shit.	I lizove the game! I would live it if I could. My little brother plays even more than I do. He has even killed one of the gods, I forget his name, I think it starts with a V. Anyway, I'm completely with you man, and very against SiphonX and hope he one day sees the light (or quickly dies).

12-01-2003, 08:38 PM	#10 (permalink)
SiphonX Crazy Location: Miami Beach, Fl	nope, she's supposed to attack you. i like rpg's, but linear ones. i don't like having an option in what i can do ; ) __________________ /Knowledge is Power/

12-01-2003, 10:38 PM	#11 (permalink)
omega2K4 Natalie Portman is sexy. Location: The Outer Rim	Man. In my opinion, Morrowind is the best game ever. You can do ANYTHING you want to do. I just had the original for the Xbox, and I just picked up The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind - Game of the Year Edition (Has the Tribunal and Bloodmoon expansions AND the original) for the Xbox last week ($29), and it is so great. You could choose to follow the main quest if you want, or just go off and do your own thing. I've heard it takes 200+ hours to finish EVERYTHING in Morrowind (WITHOUT the expansions Tribunal and Bloodmoon), but I've had to spend at least that much just fucking around (stealing/exploring/killing/etc). My main character is level 65 something, and I haven't even started working on the main quest. I really fucking hate RPGs, I fucking despise them actually, but Morrowind is the only RPG I've enjoyed (Besides Star Wars: KotOR) ever. Morrowind is so beautiful, every little thing is detailed, the weather effects, small items, armor, trees, plants, water, & etc, are all rendered beautifully. My favorite thing about Morrowind is that it is not linear. In my opinion, once you've played one Final Fantasy-type RPG, you've played them all. They are so linear, you can't do anything on your own, you have to follow the game's shitty, predetermined plot down to the last detail. Whereas in Morrowind, you can do whatever you want, become a vampire, werewolf, mage, warrior, alchemist, adventurer, crusader, just whatever you fucking feel like. Don't like a comment a villager said to you? Smash his fucking skull in with a club, take the key to his chest, take all his valubles, etc. I really love this game, I could go on for days explaining how much I love it, but talking so much about it, makes me want to go play it right now, so I'll shut up. __________________ "While the State exists there can be no freedom. When there is freedom there will be no State." - Vladimir Ilyich Lenin "Reason has always existed, but not always in a reasonable form."- Karl Marx

12-01-2003, 11:48 PM	#12 (permalink)
Laladien Tilted Location: WI	Morrowind is cool, but I did find myself growing bored with it after a while. Still, I'd like to try out the Game of the Year Edition... __________________ http://www.deeko.com/images/articles/LOTRBANNER.jpg

12-02-2003, 12:50 AM	#13 (permalink)
Kongen Upright	I agree - Morrowind is really cool. I have it installed on my comp. but havn't played it for a while. I think my character is around level 30 and all his stats are close to 100. Havn't played it for a while now and reading this thread has got me thinking about getting back into the game again. That reminds me. I remeber I had a little problem on one of the Quests. In Vivec city part of the Temple Quest (the one where you have to visit 8 holy places to get admission) is to visit shrine of vivec i think. I remember i was inside some sort of pyramid temple and got to a place full of water inside the pyramid. Further up there was a ledge but it was blocked by a forcefield which I never got past. I tried flying and drinking different potions but never got past. Any suggestions on how to get past the forcefield ?

12-02-2003, 07:34 AM	#14 (permalink)
GuttersnipeXL Giggity Giggity!! Location: N'York	Yeah see! I knew I wasn'tthe only one! I have the game of the year edition for XBOX. I agree that what makes the game so great is that it is not a linear RPG. The freedom is great. Sort of like D&D for your TV. I just hadn't played in a long time...any video game....I was just blown away. I've only had the gamefor a week and I already have like 60 hours into it. I would have more,but they made me go to work!! __________________ When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. HST

12-02-2003, 07:47 AM	#15 (permalink)
hu-man The one that got away Location: Over the hill and far away	I finished it, and I loved it. Truly a great game. I haven't been compelled to finish many RPG's, they just seem to bore me after a while. But this one stuck. Great game.

12-02-2003, 08:56 AM	#16 (permalink)
cradeg Insane Location: Austria	Gothic 2 imhop Gothic 2 is much better ... with the expansion it has also alot of places to visit (well not as much as Morro) but it feels more life like, people go to bed when it gets dark .. it seems more realistic than morro where all is soo static __________________ *************************** For every human problem, there is a neat, simple solution; and it is always wrong. ****************************

12-02-2003, 11:52 AM	#17 (permalink)
Moskie Pure Chewing Satisfaction Location: can i use bbcode [i]here[/i]?	Great game. Seriously flawed, but still great. I never actually beat it, though. Ya know, I always thought that Morrowind had the makings for a great MMORPG. There are so many things a character could be good at, it seemed that the game would lend it self to a "profession" system really easily, as well as so many ways a character could be good in combat. The main problem is that any particular character can get good at any and all of the skills required. So with some more character balance.... does that make any sense? __________________ Greetings and salutations.

12-02-2003, 11:57 AM	#18 (permalink)
IckUber Funran Location: Norman, OK	This is an awesome game! I played it a lot last summer! But its not online, and it gets kinda old. But its really a great game. __________________ How much is y'all Piolkles?

12-02-2003, 12:36 PM	#19 (permalink)
Dibbler Psycho Location: Initech, Iowa	The only reason I quit playing this game on Xbox was the super long load screens. I tried to kill some witch in a crypt and died. Then I wait 5 minutes for it to reload and try again. One thing I learned today is that I don't need to worry about killing the wrong person. Sounds like I can kill everybody and just keep playing according to this post. I think I'll pick up the game-of-the-year addition now. Does anybody know if the character I already have will work on the newer version?

12-02-2003, 02:09 PM	#20 (permalink)
Battlefield Crazy	Morrowind is rich in detail but the linear part of the game is too much like a courier mission

12-02-2003, 02:30 PM	#22 (permalink)
NeverBorn I'm a pepper bitch..	I'm addicted..I had to quit because it was eating time..oh now you've mentioned the game. THE BOX HAS BEEN OPENED!! goes off to play it

12-02-2003, 03:18 PM	#23 (permalink)
meepa Insane	I thought this was an all-right game... My biggest beef was that it seemed any profession I was interested it, it fell short. So, for example, when I wanted to be a thief, I soon realized all the missions were essentially the same dreary actions of walking behind somebody and waiting for nobody to look before you gank something. It was amusing, but it got dull. I guess this is the tradeoff you have to make since the game has soooo many available options, it can't make every one of them super detailed. Last edited by meepa; 12-02-2003 at 07:57 PM..

12-02-2003, 04:52 PM	#24 (permalink)
Lokus I can't think of a good title Location: East Bay Area, CA	I thought it was a very good game. All the little things combined with the non-linearity (sp?) of the game made it great fun. Finally a game where you can't just steal stuff in front of someone! Plus the skill based leveling system allowed for great character diversity although I'm not usually a big fan of skill based leveling. __________________ The black wind howls...