We've been over this argument many times.
Just accept that no Oblivion fan sees it's flaws.
Oblivion is a perfect god-send.
End of argument.
And Sir Stabs Alot, nice Avatar ^_^
I don't want to play psychologist here, but people see us criticize Oblivion, get offended because they like Oblivion, and take it personally and argue, not for Oblivion, but for their own pride. So, they'll often exaggerate or deny things.
What people have to understand stand is:
If someone genuinely was disappointed by Oblivion and paid for it, thinking it was going to be a sequel to Morrowind, since that's how it was advertised, that person has a right to feel that way.
If you disagree, it's not because you're stupid and it's not because they're elitist. It's because DIFFERENT PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT TASTES.
That's the problem with Bethesda trying to appeal to different demographics of fans at once. People were attracted to Oblivion for its fast-paced, accessible action. Other people, who are used to what TES was, were turned off from Oblivion because of those same things. It's not about "compromise" or "trade-off," it's the fact that the two games really do appeal to drastically different types of gamers, which is a fatally bad thing when they're part of the same franchise, imo.
If you were introduced to the series by Oblivion, and don't like what the older fans have to say, then voice your opinion. But to totally disrespect and call us elitist and to act like we're blind or we've committed some sort of crime just because we don't like your stupid game-- well, that's just immature. The point is that Oblivion was very different from its predecessors in many unpleasant ways. And, if you happen to be one of the people who loves Oblivion, but can't stand Morrowind or anything earlier because you were turned off by the fighting or graphics or whatever, you need to understand one important thing:
These games were here way before Oblivion. These fans were playing TES games before you ever heard of TES or probably were even born yet. Show some respect. Just because you like Oblivion and it sold the most copies doesn't mean it's a good game. It doesn't mean it's a bad game either, but certainly it's not set in stone anywhere that everyone
has to like Oblivion just because it's the newest and most popular.
The attitude, "I love Oblivion, therefore everyone who doesn't love Oblivion is either blinded by nostalgia or hasn't played it," is just silly and rather annoying when you have to see it expressed every day by some kid who claims he couldn't get into Morrowind because the "graffixx sux!!1!"
To those who started with Oblivion, but gave Daggerfall and Morrowind, or at least Morrowind a fair play through- I know who you are and I'm not talking about you here. I'm talking about those who completely disrespect the older games and their fans and, for some reason, feel they still have the right to voice their opinion about what should be done for the future of the series.