User blog comment:Draevan13/Thoughts on TES IV: Oblivion./@comment-4113369-20130305164712/@comment-1600847-20130306170625

If it weren't for Morrowind's combat system, it would be my favorite in the series. I know that sounds like a "casual gamer" argument, but when you're in combat for half the game or more, you really notice how bad it is, especially when you're low or mid-level and you miss constantly. Morrowind's faction system was by far the best, you had to actually skilled in magic to join the Mage's Guild or House Telvanni, be skilled in combat to join the Fighters Guild or House Redoran, and so on. In Oblivion and Skyrim, you can join any Guild regardless of skill, which makes no sense.

Plus it had the Mudcrab Merchant, and he was awesome.