» Thu Dec 03, 2015 1:59 pm
Basically, Morrowind is a great game whether you play the Main Quest or simply use it as a background for living the role of the character, and do whatever they'd do under the circumstances. Is your character a strong supporter of the Empire? If so, then you probably want to follow your orders and find Caius Cosades in Balmora. Is your character a Dunmer separatist who dislikes the Imperial occupation? In that case, find a swamp and drop that package where nobody will ever find it again. Somewhere in between, you'll probably want to deliver it eventually, when you happen to be in the area anyway.
Between the major and minor factions, and the numerous side quests, there's more than enough content to keep you occupied for several years and several distinct characters, if that's your thing. If you're into "beating" the game by min-maxing and exploiting the game mechanics, that's actually been done in a matter of minutes by several players, but all of them had extensive playing time in order to learn about those exploits.
Bottom line is, Morrowind is a giant sandbox, and what you do with it is purely up to you. There's enough "toys" lying about that you can follow a more structured course and follow the various quests, or simply free-form it. Your game, your character, your choice. Enjoy your stay on Vvardenfell; thanks to the quarantine, you'll probably be here for a Loooooong time.