When comparing Morrowind (2002) vs Thief 2: The Metal Age (2000), the Slant community recommends Morrowind (2002) for most people. In the question“What are the best PC games from 2000-2009?” Morrowind (2002) is ranked 4th while Thief 2: The Metal Age (2000) is ranked 12th. The most important reason people chose Morrowind (2002) is:
Characters level as they use their skills.
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Pros
Pro Deep immersive gameplay
Characters level as they use their skills.
Pro Lots of different character classes to play
Over 20 different classes to suit all playstyles.
Pro Lots of guilds to join
Join the Fighters Guild, Thieves Guild, Mages Guild, House Hlaalu, House Redoran, House Telvanni, Blades, Imperial Cult, Imperial Legion, Morag Tong and/or the Tribunal Temple all of which have reactions to the other factions and all of which have their own questlines for the player to follow.
Pro No hand-holding
You are dropped in a harsh, unfamiliar world and you have to figure out what to do.
Pro Over 10 years worth of mods
A great modding community that have made mods for everything.
Cons
Con Clunky combat
Enemies run themselves into walls, NPCs don't care about monsters, enemies have dumb AIs, combat mostly consists of running away and hitting things, etc.