https://thenocturnalrambler.blogspot.com/2015/02/morrowind-sucks-aka-morrowind-is.html

Gothic 1 is so much better than Morrowind despite the fact that it was released 2 years before it. Npcs had actual schedules, they moved around, fought with wildlife they encountered, etc. Morrowind npcs are literal cardboard cutouts, they stay in the same place 24/7, the world is stale and lifeless, nothing ever changes, nothing moves from point A to point B in that world, the combat is passive, determined by a dice roll rather than player's ability, except for the cool world-building and lore Morrowind is pretty much a masterclass in how NOT to design a rpg