Why Do I Walk So Slow

[Nuke Peru]

Is it lag but in game I walk so awefully slow. Why? I just started.

[Zone]

It all comes down to Athletics, speed, and how much you are carrying. Obviously heavy armor is going to slow you down a lot it's something you need to get used to at first, later on though you will get faster and faster.

[Rockhead Gaz]

Lack of a quest marker encourages exploration. Granted, there are one or two instances where finding a location can be a pain, but most of the time, the game points you in the right direction and encourages you to explore a bit to find it. For me, that's one of the reasons why this excels over later entries. You actually have to do something other than just follow a symbol on the HUD.

[stabbykitteh]

Originally posted by BasedAiden:

Its just too confusing.

Couple of tips:

Don't take a ton of quests at once. Skyrim makes this (too) easy, but Morrowind will get confusing if you load up the journal. There's also a Quests tab in the journal that's a bit easier to follow. Each quest will show all of the info you have for that quest, including directions.

Related to above: ask every question you can regarding the quest from the quest giver. That will add more info to your journal and allow you to find things a bit easier.

Hopefully you won't give up on it, it's worth getting used to. If it's not working for you though, hope you enjoy Oblivion.

[Nuke Peru]

Originally posted by stabbykitteh:

Originally posted by BasedAiden:

Its just too confusing.

Couple of tips:

Don't take a ton of quests at once. Skyrim makes this (too) easy, but Morrowind will get confusing if you load up the journal. There's also a Quests tab in the journal that's a bit easier to follow. Each quest will show all of the info you have for that quest, including directions.

Related to above: ask every question you can regarding the quest from the quest giver. That will add more info to your journal and allow you to find things a bit easier.

Hopefully you won't give up on it, it's worth getting used to. If it's not working for you though, hope you enjoy Oblivion.

Thanks, I forgot how spoiled I am with Skyrim and Oblivion. Thanks

[Rydychyn]

Originally posted by stabbykitteh:

ask every question you can regarding the quest from the quest giver. That will add more info to your journal and allow you to find things a bit easier.

Can't stress this enough.

[Lechuck's Beard]

Originally posted by Rockhead Gaz:

Lack of a quest marker encourages exploration. Granted, there are one or two instances where finding a location can be a pain, but most of the time, the game points you in the right direction and encourages you to explore a bit to find it. For me, that's one of the reasons why this excels over later entries. You actually have to do something other than just follow a symbol on the HUD.

This^^^^ 1000 times over. It gives the same feeling MMO's such as Dark Age of Camelot gave where you wander around killing things, finding cool things and getting lost in the world with immersion. Nothing can beat that.

[Nuke Peru]

Well thanks for everything guys :)

[Clocky]

It helps to get a few spells and scrolls for quick transport. Mark and Recall being the most useful - cast Mark at the questgiver, cast recall once you complete it so you can instantly get back for the reward, and not get sidetracked. There's even some enchanted eqiuipment for sale with those spells in Caldera and Pelagiad, which aren't very far from the beginning town. Also get a mages guild membership in Balmora so you can use their mage teleport guides to move between towns.

Another thing, find someone that can train you in Athletics. Training is cheap at low levels and much better than grinding for hours. A spell that recovers Stamina should be cheap and easy to cast as well, you can't do anything right with low stamina.

[Sir Trousers McPants]

Yeah... this is why my Athletics is so crazy high, Sprint sprint JUMP sprin sprint sprint sprint, walk a bit.... repeat