Starting a new play and man do I love this game. I could talk about Morrowind for hours so lets do.
Question: There's a million little game breaking exploits so what limitations do you impose on yourself to keep the game fair? When are you cheating?
For me the uh compounding magic is cheating, like fortifying before making potions. Permanent buffs like soul trapping myself are cheating. spamming wait/rest (like for creeper) is cheating.
I really love the overworld. That's what it is. It's an entire foreign culture but like an original culture. The lore, the pantheon, the style. Game of Thrones is British derivative. Dune is the middle east. Morrowind feels unique.
Haha thank you!
Honestly I would adore it if Elder Scrolls 6 brought back this system but with terrible side effects that had to be counteracted and counter-counteracted the higher and higher you go, such that managing all the potions, charms, spells, and poultices required to have 3000 Strength without going blind and exploding is about twice as difficult as just playing normally, in addition to being extremely expensive, requiring a day of looting to afford a couple hours of this gameplay.
And you could unlock special items that make it slightly more practical to up your fortify-stat game, via a side quest arc involving a small cult of insane potion-stacking outcast wizards. One of these wizards is a Dunmer who is convinced this method was what actually created the Nerevarine, and they heatedly argue with the others on this point.