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Doing house hlaalu guests <3 getting my stronghold on <3 getting undressed for crassius curio... D:
On August 03 2011 12:50 GigaFlop wrote:
It is in no way worse. I find that if you don't enable 'always use best attack', that it takes more effort to put that hit on someone, however, I don't think anyone leaves that box unchecked :D.
I think I knew of the existence of this option... as in being vaguely aware that someone once mentioned it, but I don't think I've ever touched this D: .... and I've been playing this off and on for years... oh wow xD I feel so bad xD
On August 03 2011 12:09 h3r1n6 wrote:
I've only ever joined House Telvanni, since I pretty much always play either pure mages, or a hybrid mage of some sort. You get a mushroom tower guarded by dwemer centurions. Who could say no to that?
That DOES sound pretty awesome... but I dislike Telvanni buildings ><
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On August 06 2011 04:44 Mahina wrote:Doing house hlaalu guests <3 getting my stronghold on <3 getting undressed for crassius curio... D: Show nested quote +On August 03 2011 12:50 GigaFlop wrote:
It is in no way worse. I find that if you don't enable 'always use best attack', that it takes more effort to put that hit on someone, however, I don't think anyone leaves that box unchecked :D. I think I knew of the existence of this option... as in being vaguely aware that someone once mentioned it, but I don't think I've ever touched this D: .... and I've been playing this off and on for years... oh wow xD I feel so bad xD Show nested quote +On August 03 2011 12:09 h3r1n6 wrote:
I've only ever joined House Telvanni, since I pretty much always play either pure mages, or a hybrid mage of some sort. You get a mushroom tower guarded by dwemer centurions. Who could say no to that? That DOES sound pretty awesome... but I dislike Telvanni buildings ><
Tevlanni house was in the nicest location imo. And the 3 most important things in real estate are location, location, location. Plus, there's that ebony mine nearby, so if you didn't sell the location for a daedric weapon, you can go in there regularly. Actually, even if you did, you can still plunder it iirc. Heavy stuff, but worth a pretty penny.
Does anyone remember raiding all the house vaults in Vivec? Man, I had some fond memories cleaning those out. I think it was Tevlanni that you could find the key to it on a desk in the upper part of the Vivec section in someone's house. This game was so awesome.
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Me to Morrowind: "I think you're a thief! Because you have stolen my heart." Oh Fargoth.
I love that game, I've easily put 300+ hours into it, and yet I still turn on my xbox and find new things to do. Obliv was ok, but I feel like they took out a lot of game for every bit they added in. Sure the quests were more coherent but where did levitate go? etc etc. Also I feel like the difficultly doesn't scale very well. Blocking was very cool but I found myself always back peddling to never get hit, and hacking away for minutes to kill bad guys. (That's not to say morrowind was much better). I had both games on xbox so I never got to experience the mods =(
I'm tempted to go back and buy it for PC, but Skyrim is really close which I'm totally stoked for and definitely getting for PC this time around. Are there any mods that make picking up Oblivion on PC worth it?
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On August 06 2011 05:13 Shnagenburg wrote:
Me to Morrowind: "I think you're a thief! Because you have stolen my heart." Oh Fargoth.
I love that game, I've easily put 300+ hours into it, and yet I still turn on my xbox and find new things to do. Obliv was ok, but I feel like they took out a lot of game for every bit they added in. Sure the quests were more coherent but where did levitate go? etc etc. Also I feel like the difficultly doesn't scale very well. Blocking was very cool but I found myself always back peddling to never get hit, and hacking away for minutes to kill bad guys. (That's not to say morrowind was much better). I had both games on xbox so I never got to experience the mods =(
I'm tempted to go back and buy it for PC, but Skyrim is really close which I'm totally stoked for and definitely getting for PC this time around. Are there any mods that make picking up Oblivion on PC worth it?
tbh there are more perv mods than actual usefull ones lol. Though ther are maaaaaaanyyyyyyyy good ones too. and I mean MAAAANYYYY I think I've spent more time modding it that actually playing it rofl. But I played it for too long on the Ps3, so it never really did it for me. Even with all the mods, there were still so few things to do compared to morrowind. I never tried the huge quest line mods, and the mods that added huge new areas though... Never had the patience to download them  Modded Oblivion would get a 9/10 from me. I still regret buying it for the Ps3 first >.<
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On August 06 2011 04:44 Mahina wrote:Doing house hlaalu guests <3 getting my stronghold on <3 getting undressed for crassius curio... D: Show nested quote +On August 03 2011 12:50 GigaFlop wrote:
It is in no way worse. I find that if you don't enable 'always use best attack', that it takes more effort to put that hit on someone, however, I don't think anyone leaves that box unchecked :D. I think I knew of the existence of this option... as in being vaguely aware that someone once mentioned it, but I don't think I've ever touched this D: .... and I've been playing this off and on for years... oh wow xD I feel so bad xD Show nested quote +On August 03 2011 12:09 h3r1n6 wrote:
I've only ever joined House Telvanni, since I pretty much always play either pure mages, or a hybrid mage of some sort. You get a mushroom tower guarded by dwemer centurions. Who could say no to that? That DOES sound pretty awesome... but I dislike Telvanni buildings ><
Do you still need to undress if you're a female character?
On August 06 2011 05:13 Shnagenburg wrote:
Me to Morrowind: "I think you're a thief! Because you have stolen my heart." Oh Fargoth.
I love that game, I've easily put 300+ hours into it, and yet I still turn on my xbox and find new things to do. Obliv was ok, but I feel like they took out a lot of game for every bit they added in. Sure the quests were more coherent but where did levitate go? etc etc. Also I feel like the difficultly doesn't scale very well. Blocking was very cool but I found myself always back peddling to never get hit, and hacking away for minutes to kill bad guys. (That's not to say morrowind was much better). I had both games on xbox so I never got to experience the mods =(
I'm tempted to go back and buy it for PC, but Skyrim is really close which I'm totally stoked for and definitely getting for PC this time around. Are there any mods that make picking up Oblivion on PC worth it?
Just get Morrowind for the PC, you can get to GOTY edition online for $20 to $30 on Steam or Amazon. It's also better :D
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Morrowind and Oblivion GOTY editions are available on steam as a pack for $14.99 USD at the moment, with an additional discount if you pre-order Skyrim.
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On August 06 2011 06:10 nortorius wrote:
Morrowind and Oblivion GOTY editions are available on steam as a pack for $14.99 USD at the moment, with an additional discount if you pre-order Skyrim.
That sounds amazing.. If only I didn't already have TES3 :D
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This is fun to read, respect for still going through with it and what not, it's cool to see people actually participating in it
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On August 06 2011 07:39 CosmicHippo wrote:
This is fun to read, respect for still going through with it and what not, it's cool to see people actually participating in it
I actually should be able to get back on track with this sooon. As of writing, the dog's family should be back tomorrow night.
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On August 06 2011 06:10 nortorius wrote:
Morrowind and Oblivion GOTY editions are available on steam as a pack for $14.99 USD at the moment, with an additional discount if you pre-order Skyrim.
I saw this last night and I picked it up. Great price. Just finished oblivion a while ago and now getting into morrowind. This game is much harder!!! But am still enjoying the old schoolness of it
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Seeing the recent Steam deal, I stumbled upon this thread with means to ask:
Should I get the $14.99 Oblivion + MW GOTY?! It sounds too good to pass up. I have only ever played Oblivion, and couldn't get into it for reasons I can't recall, though I don't think it was specific to the gameplay as it was a cracked version a friend had loaned me and I think there were other issues. I have never played Morrowind, but my roommate has it (GOTY) and offered to let me borrow it as well to try. However, this deal just sounds sweet, might be too good to pass up.
Which is the better of the two games, and why? Or just compare/contrast. And how hard are they to get into as a new player? I'm itching to play something like this (fumbled around with Diablo 2 again recently) and these fit the bill perfectly but something about my past experience is holding me back, and I can't remember why!!
Going to read through more of the OP and see if I don't just get too excited to play right away xD
Edit: Just reading through most of the thread gives me my answers. Probably going to snipe my roomies Morrowind and see if I like it enough to get the pack before it's off sale.
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On August 04 2011 02:24 h3r1n6 wrote:Show nested quote +On August 04 2011 02:00 icclown wrote:
Why pick Morrowind over Oblivion....
I never really played Morrowind, never got the hold of me. However once I wanted to beat goblins & bandits with a claymore and I installed Oblivion... And I loved it!
But there must be something to Morrowind which Oblivion lacks?? Is it the story line? (Never really played the story line in Oblivion, I found it boring and repetitive!)
regards, The story, the world and most of the game mechanics. It's just better.
That. And the dynamic leveling in oblivion is retarded.
Oblivion does have better graphics, but so does SC2 over BW.
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On August 06 2011 07:57 Duka08 wrote:
Seeing the recent Steam deal, I stumbled upon this thread with means to ask:
Should I get the $14.99 Oblivion + MW GOTY?! It sounds too good to pass up. I have only ever played Oblivion, and couldn't get into it for reasons I can't recall, though I don't think it was specific to the gameplay as it was a cracked version a friend had loaned me and I think there were other issues. I have never played Morrowind, but my roommate has it (GOTY) and offered to let me borrow it as well to try. However, this deal just sounds sweet, might be too good to pass up.
Which is the better of the two games, and why? Or just compare/contrast. And how hard are they to get into as a new player? I'm itching to play something like this (fumbled around with Diablo 2 again recently) and these fit the bill perfectly but something about my past experience is holding me back, and I can't remember why!!
Going to read through more of the OP and see if I don't just get too excited to play right away xD
Edit: Just reading through most of the thread gives me my answers. Probably going to snipe my roomies Morrowind and see if I like it enough to get the pack before it's off sale.
argh! just get the package! :D they're a great game(TES4) and an awesome game(TES3) for a nice price. Just do it.
I think TES3(Morrowind + expos) is better. I don't really know how to compare/contrast with Oblivion, though. They're completely different games.
Just get the pack! You'll have your own copy of the game and won't need any CD's.
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On August 06 2011 08:10 GigaFlop wrote:Show nested quote +On August 06 2011 07:57 Duka08 wrote:
Seeing the recent Steam deal, I stumbled upon this thread with means to ask:
Should I get the $14.99 Oblivion + MW GOTY?! It sounds too good to pass up. I have only ever played Oblivion, and couldn't get into it for reasons I can't recall, though I don't think it was specific to the gameplay as it was a cracked version a friend had loaned me and I think there were other issues. I have never played Morrowind, but my roommate has it (GOTY) and offered to let me borrow it as well to try. However, this deal just sounds sweet, might be too good to pass up.
Which is the better of the two games, and why? Or just compare/contrast. And how hard are they to get into as a new player? I'm itching to play something like this (fumbled around with Diablo 2 again recently) and these fit the bill perfectly but something about my past experience is holding me back, and I can't remember why!!
Going to read through more of the OP and see if I don't just get too excited to play right away xD
Edit: Just reading through most of the thread gives me my answers. Probably going to snipe my roomies Morrowind and see if I like it enough to get the pack before it's off sale. argh! just get the package! :D they're a great game(TES4) and an awesome game(TES3) for a nice price. Just do it. I think TES3(Morrowind + expos) is better. I don't really know how to compare/contrast with Oblivion, though. They're completely different games. Just get the pack! You'll have your own copy of the game and won't need any CD's.
Planning on it now! Which do you recommend to play first, assuming one was going to play through both? Also are there any definitive mods for Morrowind (or either) that simply enhance the game but don't add any new content? Saw some links in the first few pages but wasn't sure if those were recent/updated/recommended.
I'm getting too hyped! Hope its worth it xD
Edit: Holy shit just realized that this mod that was linked in the thread was just updated this week! That recently! O_O
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On August 06 2011 08:02 h3r1n6 wrote:Show nested quote +On August 04 2011 02:24 h3r1n6 wrote:On August 04 2011 02:00 icclown wrote:
Why pick Morrowind over Oblivion....
I never really played Morrowind, never got the hold of me. However once I wanted to beat goblins & bandits with a claymore and I installed Oblivion... And I loved it!
But there must be something to Morrowind which Oblivion lacks?? Is it the story line? (Never really played the story line in Oblivion, I found it boring and repetitive!)
regards, The story, the world and most of the game mechanics. It's just better. That. And the dynamic leveling in oblivion is retarded. Oblivion does have better graphics, but so does SC2 over BW.
Oblivion:
Oh hey, I see you're doing well now! You just leveled up? Cool! Let's give you monsters that are just as annoying as the previous ones, except they've gotten better along with you, so they'll be giving you just as much of a hard time. Also, we'll make sure that all vendors get upgraded inventories with better weapons and armor. Just to make things easier for you. Also, if you want to sell your old stuff, don't worry. Most merchants can buy items up to 1k in value, and they have an infinite reserve of money to buy yout stuff with. But only in 1k increments, though!
Morrowind:
Oh hey, I see you've leveled up! Congrats, but that I don't really care. You're gonna deal with whatever monsters were already on the map, and their respawn rate isn't gonna change. You'll be able to kill everything more effectively, if at all. Because there are still monsters that can kill your face off with merely a single attack. But if it's any consolation, they might need some extra effort to kill you now. However, you're still free to try and get some of the highest-tier armor in the game from people who have it. Because some people do. But the people who don't have it right now won't have it later, unless you sell it to them. But fat chance of that happening, because most merchants are poor as fuck, and you need to find one of two special merchants who have either 5k or 10k gold to be able to sell high tier items for any real value. And if they run out of that money, you'll have to wait 48 hours for them to get it all back, because they don't have an infinite pool of money al lat once.
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On August 06 2011 08:18 Duka08 wrote:Show nested quote +On August 06 2011 08:10 GigaFlop wrote:On August 06 2011 07:57 Duka08 wrote:
Seeing the recent Steam deal, I stumbled upon this thread with means to ask:
Should I get the $14.99 Oblivion + MW GOTY?! It sounds too good to pass up. I have only ever played Oblivion, and couldn't get into it for reasons I can't recall, though I don't think it was specific to the gameplay as it was a cracked version a friend had loaned me and I think there were other issues. I have never played Morrowind, but my roommate has it (GOTY) and offered to let me borrow it as well to try. However, this deal just sounds sweet, might be too good to pass up.
Which is the better of the two games, and why? Or just compare/contrast. And how hard are they to get into as a new player? I'm itching to play something like this (fumbled around with Diablo 2 again recently) and these fit the bill perfectly but something about my past experience is holding me back, and I can't remember why!!
Going to read through more of the OP and see if I don't just get too excited to play right away xD
Edit: Just reading through most of the thread gives me my answers. Probably going to snipe my roomies Morrowind and see if I like it enough to get the pack before it's off sale. argh! just get the package! :D they're a great game(TES4) and an awesome game(TES3) for a nice price. Just do it. I think TES3(Morrowind + expos) is better. I don't really know how to compare/contrast with Oblivion, though. They're completely different games. Just get the pack! You'll have your own copy of the game and won't need any CD's. Planning on it now! Which do you recommend to play first, assuming one was going to play through both? Also are there any definitive mods for Morrowind (or either) that simply enhance the game but don't add any new content? Saw some links in the first few pages but wasn't sure if those were recent/updated/recommended. I'm getting too hyped! Hope its worth it xD Edit: Holy shit just realized that this mod that was linked in the thread was just updated this week! That recently! O_O
Considering the thread title, you should know which I recommend more :D
But to really get the most of Morrowind, you're gonna have to put a lot of time into it, unlike Oblivion, which is a LOT shorter and smaller.
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On August 06 2011 08:31 GigaFlop wrote:Show nested quote +On August 06 2011 08:18 Duka08 wrote:On August 06 2011 08:10 GigaFlop wrote:On August 06 2011 07:57 Duka08 wrote:
Seeing the recent Steam deal, I stumbled upon this thread with means to ask:
Should I get the $14.99 Oblivion + MW GOTY?! It sounds too good to pass up. I have only ever played Oblivion, and couldn't get into it for reasons I can't recall, though I don't think it was specific to the gameplay as it was a cracked version a friend had loaned me and I think there were other issues. I have never played Morrowind, but my roommate has it (GOTY) and offered to let me borrow it as well to try. However, this deal just sounds sweet, might be too good to pass up.
Which is the better of the two games, and why? Or just compare/contrast. And how hard are they to get into as a new player? I'm itching to play something like this (fumbled around with Diablo 2 again recently) and these fit the bill perfectly but something about my past experience is holding me back, and I can't remember why!!
Going to read through more of the OP and see if I don't just get too excited to play right away xD
Edit: Just reading through most of the thread gives me my answers. Probably going to snipe my roomies Morrowind and see if I like it enough to get the pack before it's off sale. argh! just get the package! :D they're a great game(TES4) and an awesome game(TES3) for a nice price. Just do it. I think TES3(Morrowind + expos) is better. I don't really know how to compare/contrast with Oblivion, though. They're completely different games. Just get the pack! You'll have your own copy of the game and won't need any CD's. Planning on it now! Which do you recommend to play first, assuming one was going to play through both? Also are there any definitive mods for Morrowind (or either) that simply enhance the game but don't add any new content? Saw some links in the first few pages but wasn't sure if those were recent/updated/recommended. I'm getting too hyped! Hope its worth it xD Edit: Holy shit just realized that this mod that was linked in the thread was just updated this week! That recently! O_O Considering the thread title, you should know which I recommend more :D But to really get the most of Morrowind, you're gonna have to put a lot of time into it, unlike Oblivion, which is a LOT shorter and smaller.
So I guess my real question would be, should I pre-game my TES experience with Oblivion before I hit Morrowind, even though it's the elder (hah.) game =P
I've gathered that they're really different and difficult to compare, but would it be wise to play the "easier" one first lol
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Well, there was one thing I kind of liked in Oblivion. You could easily see which of the items you were hauling around were stolen. But since you could only sell them to a few special merchants, most stuff was not really worth stealing anyway.
But the dynamic leveling thing was hugely annoying. Kind of a deal breaker imo.
Yeah, there are mods for that kind of stuff, but even with them Morrowind was just better.
Another thing that Morrowind has going for it: the world is kind of alien, or at least different enough from most fantasy settings to keep it more compelling and interesting.
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On August 06 2011 08:34 Duka08 wrote:Show nested quote +On August 06 2011 08:31 GigaFlop wrote:On August 06 2011 08:18 Duka08 wrote:On August 06 2011 08:10 GigaFlop wrote:On August 06 2011 07:57 Duka08 wrote:
Seeing the recent Steam deal, I stumbled upon this thread with means to ask:
Should I get the $14.99 Oblivion + MW GOTY?! It sounds too good to pass up. I have only ever played Oblivion, and couldn't get into it for reasons I can't recall, though I don't think it was specific to the gameplay as it was a cracked version a friend had loaned me and I think there were other issues. I have never played Morrowind, but my roommate has it (GOTY) and offered to let me borrow it as well to try. However, this deal just sounds sweet, might be too good to pass up.
Which is the better of the two games, and why? Or just compare/contrast. And how hard are they to get into as a new player? I'm itching to play something like this (fumbled around with Diablo 2 again recently) and these fit the bill perfectly but something about my past experience is holding me back, and I can't remember why!!
Going to read through more of the OP and see if I don't just get too excited to play right away xD
Edit: Just reading through most of the thread gives me my answers. Probably going to snipe my roomies Morrowind and see if I like it enough to get the pack before it's off sale. argh! just get the package! :D they're a great game(TES4) and an awesome game(TES3) for a nice price. Just do it. I think TES3(Morrowind + expos) is better. I don't really know how to compare/contrast with Oblivion, though. They're completely different games. Just get the pack! You'll have your own copy of the game and won't need any CD's. Planning on it now! Which do you recommend to play first, assuming one was going to play through both? Also are there any definitive mods for Morrowind (or either) that simply enhance the game but don't add any new content? Saw some links in the first few pages but wasn't sure if those were recent/updated/recommended. I'm getting too hyped! Hope its worth it xD Edit: Holy shit just realized that this mod that was linked in the thread was just updated this week! That recently! O_O Considering the thread title, you should know which I recommend more :D But to really get the most of Morrowind, you're gonna have to put a lot of time into it, unlike Oblivion, which is a LOT shorter and smaller. So I guess my real question would be, should I pre-game my TES experience with Oblivion before I hit Morrowind, even though it's the elder (hah.) game =P I've gathered that they're really different and difficult to compare, but would it be wise to play the "easier" one first lol
Morrowind if you want to really get into something, and Oblivion if you want something to load up every now and then in some spare time.
You make time for Morrowind, whereas Oblivion fills already spare time.
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On August 06 2011 08:36 disformation wrote:
Well, there was one thing I kind of liked in Oblivion. You could easily see which of the items you were hauling around were stolen. But since you could only sell them to a few special merchants, most stuff was not really worth stealing anyway.
But the dynamic leveling thing was hugely annoying. Kind of a deal breaker imo.
Yeah, there are mods for that kind of stuff, but even with them Morrowind was just better.
Another thing that Morrowind has going for it: the world is kind of alien, or at least different enough from most fantasy settings to keep it more compelling and interesting.
Thievery in Morrowind is so much easier, mainly because of all of the low-value, low-weight items that you can grab and sell to the local General Store, provided you didn't steal from the store itself. You can also steal entire armor sets from some places, which can be really nice :D
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