Lachdonin

Morrowind was, in my mind, vastly superior to either Oblivion or, so far, Skyrim. The simple fact was it was more creative. Oblivion was forests and castles, Skyrim is mountains, mammoths and snow. Morowind was a completely alien world, almost better suited to have taken place on another plane than in Tamriel. The uniqueness of it made it better, and the solid gameplay just reinforced that. I also much prefered the range of options in Morrowind. Spears, short blade, long blade, axe, blunt, marksman, and thats without getting into grades of armour and spell schools. There was a much wider range of development options, right down to specialisation with particular weapons. I feel that we've lost a lot of that with Oblivion and Skyrim...

Crippled, you can still side with the Stormcloaks. You only lose the option once you actually join the Legion in Solitude. Of note, however... The Alduin Prophesy says that it's the act of the Sons of Skyrim turning on eachother which awakens Alduin. This mean the Stormcloaks are the ones responsible for the return of the Dragons, since they are the ones who started the civil war.

Generally i find that certian 'hard' enemies in TES games are too easy for my tastes... I remember back with Morrowind, bumping Dagoth Ur up to 3000 hp just so he put up a fight... Anyway, it'll be a simple fix when the Construction Kit is released.

I'd like to point out that this is a terrible idea. My brother did it right from the start. Sure, he got the ability to make awesome gear, but his combat skills were so low, and scaled enemies so tough by the end, he had to restart or get roflpwnd every time he entered a dungeon.

Essentially, its the polar opposite of a Spriggan. Sprigs are defenders of nature, Hag's corrupt it.

From what i've been reading here and hearing from friends, i think people are giving the Empire a much worse rap-sheet than they deserve. They efectivly lost The Great War, and managed to pull out of it intact because of the White Gold compact. By and large, despite the influance of the Thalmar, the Empire is still the Empire. The issue of the rebellion, as i see it, comes almost entirely from the banning of the worship of Talos. Let's make something pretty clear here, this was the key note of the White Gold Compact, and is all thats stopping the Aldmeri Domminion from wiping the Empire off the map. From several statements i've gotten from High Elves in and around Skyrim, the Domminion doesn't seem the least bit concerned about commiting genocide against the other peoples of Tamriel. At the very least, they have a definate "Enslave the humans" vibe going on. As it stands, the only thing keeping them out is the Compact. As arogant and stuck up as they seem to be, they also seem to honor their treaties. The Empire has had to crack down on Talos worship because of the Aldmeri pressure in order to avert a war. If the Stormcloaks get their way, Skyrim will seperate from the Empire, losing its protection, and will most likely be promptly squashed by the Elves. The way i view it, its a shades-of-grey issue. The Stormcloaks want to maintain the Nordic identity, even if it means their end at the hands of the Domminion (For craps sake, this is starting to sound like a Star Trek DS9 arguement). The Empire, on the other hand, is trying to keep the peace and save lives in the long run. Its a matter of freedom versus survival. There is no right answer. Personally, i'm more likely to side with the Empire. Elves have a terrible tendancy to fall to infighting in TES. The Domminion will doom its self eventually, particularly with the Altmer predilection for 'purity', which will create tension with the Bosmer. That said, there is one quote which sealed the deal. The smith in Riverwood says "The Nords are not fair-weather allies'. The Empire has technicly fallen twice, and risen each time. It will do so again.