UESP Forums

I have upgraded to a MacBook for my work computer but still play the original Elder Scrolls Morrowind with Tribunal and Blood Moon on my old PC/laptop. I hadn't played in years but my husband started it again and I couldn't stand it! I had to play too. SO much for all those paintings I had planned!

I am making sure I am trained up enough and have enough spells and trinkets at my command to start the final phase of the main quest but just ran into a problem with the disappearance of soul gems at Ghostgate. I have learned why more than one disappears at the shrine but that doesn't explain why all my soul gems disappeared in the Ghostgate before I went to the shrine.

I'd be interested in hearing from anyone else who is still playing the old game. I was tempted by the new version that is coming out in June but the free week of play wasn't available for Mac and my PCs are not powerful enough. I have plenty of fun with the old game and have left most of the small quests undone just "manning up" for the main quest.

I never played Morrowind at a time when it might have been thought of as technically impressive. Being a millennium baby, i couldn't have - my first TES game was Skyrim in 2013. I only tried Morrowind a couple of years ago and instantly fell in love with its design. While every game has its failures, I found that Morrowind's failures were superficial and mostly solved by the Morrowind Overhaul and a levelling mod, whereas the shortcomings of Skyrim were integral to the design. I'm now level 21 and am exploring the world with pencil and paper and a handcrafted map because it's much easier this way than using the in-game map and journal system for certain things. When I look at Morrowind in contrast to Skyrim, my 3 favourite differences in favour of Morrowind are: no quest marker, persuasion system and the truly compelling story. My 3 in the other direction would be every attack connects, less exploitable levelling system, and - oh my word - those beautiful LODs. IMO a lot of Morrowind's design isn't at all as obselete as some claim and should be reworked into new games for the benefit of a wide audience.