Ozzy Osman on 25/3/2006 at 15:47
Hi everyone, I'm haven't played Morrowind yet but I will in the near future, I read an article in PCGamer UK that Morrowind has a main quest that takes a healthy 30-40 Hours to complete. But it says someone has completed it in 15 minutes! When I do a bit of searching I find someone has completed this game (which boasts up to 200 hours of gameplay) in under 8 minutes!
I got this from (
http://speeddemosarchive.com/Morrowind.html) here
This is quite remarkable, I however will take my time and enjoy what should be my best RPG experience.
Live on 25/3/2006 at 22:20
Yeah, I was gonna say... although some people may have decided to sprint through at warp factor seven, I hope they also take time to appreciate the game properly!
I only 'finished' the game with my first character anyway... the main quest was interesting that one time, but after that...
Actually, I usually quit using a character after around level 15, as after that I find the challenge level usually drops significantly.
edit: needed to put quotes around 'finished'. Important, really, as I think it's an extra degree of immersiveness that the game does not actually fade to black after you have completed your quest.
Doc Chunder on 27/3/2006 at 20:34
I saw the video too and while it's been some time since I played, isn't the player required to have Wraithguard to equip Keening/Sunder without dying (which the player in the video never did)?
Pisces on 28/3/2006 at 06:27
It takes a couple of seconds before it starts killing you.
Mercy Dealer on 28/3/2006 at 09:48
To the OP. Those fast runs require knowledge that can be gained only by reading from the Internet, or finishing the main quest proberly (which does take several hours). Besides, the point in Morrowind is explore the world, do side quests and so on - if you do just the main quest, you are missing most of the game.
The 8 minute video is quite funny to watch BTW. :D
Ozzy Osman on 1/4/2006 at 13:59
How extensive is the dialogue speeched in this game, from what I've seen so far its mostly not speeched, I don't have a problem with that its just the new Oblivion has full-speech which lasts 50hours and takes up half the installation.
Plus I've read that Oblivion to some poeple felt smaller, but it was said that Morrowind had 9-10 sq miles and Oblivion has 16 sq miles.
PLUS I've finally realised how this friend I have feels. He can't get very far on Deus Ex and finds it way too hard and I just couldnt understand how, ITS SO EASY i said. Now I'm having trouble getting into this beast of a game, I can't enter this Halfway Tavern because of a Nels Lendo, LOL. I'm just so crap at this game, I play worse than when I was 13 years old, when I completed HL1 DX FF7-9 and many other games.
I read the "you know your a newb when you..." thread and most of those points apply to me :(
Any way I can get help against this bully.
Thanks
Zeke McKillip on 1/4/2006 at 17:44
if that last bit was supposed to be, can I get help, then here is what I did, because I went off and on this game a couple times, it is hard to get into, half the time you don't know what you can safely attack, you don't know where you are safe, where is most dangerous, etc. I honestly went through about 10 characters before the game clicked, and it was the first one that I didn't try any quests with, I created an idea with realistic expectations within the bounds of morrowind, I was going to be an explorer because while I had a map that came with the game, you really don't GET how big it is until you take the time to travel and uncover all the map (well most, there are some parts that aren't really worth uncovering). so that is what I did, my little success story. I think really you need to think up a character that easily fits in the morrowind bounds, and just stick to that character and it will be like living as the greatest (insert character class) ever.
Oh and by the way, if none of this makes sense, or ever worse confuses you, just shoot me and tell me to go to oblivion.
Aerothorn on 1/4/2006 at 23:43
I have to watch that 8 minute run someday.
Spitter on 1/4/2006 at 23:56
You do that son
baeuchlein on 3/4/2006 at 13:08
Quote Posted by Ozzy Osman
How extensive is the dialogue speeched in this game, from what I've seen so far its mostly not speeched ...
The people in Morrowind have many things to say, but most of these things only appear on-screen as text. Some standard phrases can be heard as well as read, but there are few others which are audible. Oblivion is said to occupy about 4,7 gigabytes on your hard disk - Morrowind only used less than one gigabyte. I think we know why, now.
Quote Posted by Ozzy Osman
... I can't enter this Halfway Tavern because of a Nels Lendo, LOL. I'm just so crap at this game, I play worse than when I was 13 years old, when I completed HL1 DX FF7-9 and many other games.
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Any way I can get help against this bully.
Thanks
Apparently, you didn't give Nels Lendo what he wants to have (a kiss or 50 gold pieces). Check out the Morrowind Quest section of (
http://www.uesp.net/wiki/) to see more details of this quest.
If that does not help, tell us how exactly Lendo is keeping you from entering Halfway tavern, and what you have done with/to him before. Maybe we can help you then.
Until you have accomodiated to the ways of the game, try to react to characters in the game like you would react to them in real life. Bethesda usually tries to make the Elder Scrolls games at least partially realistic, so you can't expect the people of Morrowind to like you if you've just slaughtered the entire population of one of the towns.
Try to stay around the towns first. In the beginning, even a rat can pose a danger to you, but if you're near a town, you can always run back and get some kind of healing. The town guards may even help you kill monsters if you manage to lure the monsters to a nearby town.
Once you're a bit stronger, you can start to explore the landscape and maybe even begin the main quest by visiting Caius Cosades in Balmora (as instructed by the Emperor) and doing some missions for him. Heed his advice, most of that is helpful for beginners.
I suggest talking to all people in Seyda Neen (the town where you arrive in the beginning) to get some easy quests there. A bit later, you might try to clean out the local smugglers' cave, which is located somewhere near the Silt Strider. This is the first dungeon, and it's a fairly easy one. Afterwards, you might even move in and store all the stuff you'll gather during some quests inside this cave. Apart from a rat, none of the monsters inside will reappear once you have slaughtered them.
If you decide to do something that might be dangerous, save your game first - especially if you're going to upset the law or kill some people in a town. Some people are needed to complete the game, and you'll get a message telling you this. Something about the "thread of the prophecy" being cut. Once you get such a message, it is usually wiser to reload a saved game if you wish to have a chance to complete the game's main quest.
