Cyrodiil a bit small? Options

[Olav]

I can't help but think that Cyrodiil seems quite small compared to Morrowind. Am I getting this impression only because it's possible to see that tall tower in the Imperial City from all over Cyrodiil, or is the game world smaller than it was in Morrowind?

In Morrowind I felt like I could travel in one direction for a long time, and my marker didn't move too much on the main map. In Oblivion however, I look on the map before doing a quest and think 'wow, it's going to take a long time to get there!'. But a few minutes or even seconds later I'm there.

Of course another thing that may give me this impression is that in Morrowind you never saw further than a short distance in any direction, while in Oblivion you can practically see 'as far as the eye can see'.

I'm not complaining or anything. After all we have the Oblivion realm to roam in too, as well as all the caves. And I truly love standing on a mountain somewhere in nice weather and see the tower and other cities and landmarks in the distance.

But I'm just wondering if anyone else have gotten the same impression as me?

[Grits]

Funnily enough it’s walking everywhere (in the relentlessly gorgeous weather) that makes Cyrodiil feel small to me. If my character takes a carriage (fast travels) I can easily pretend that it was a long and tiring but uneventful journey. However walking back to the IC from Cheydinhal past the dead bandits all right where we left them this morning makes the whole province feel like my back yard. This is far from a complaint. One thing I like about Oblivion is the cheerful sense of belonging that most of my characters feel. If I want to be lost for days in a vast, unknowable nothingness I’ll just pop into an Ayleid ruin.

[Lady Saga]

Funnily enough it’s walking everywhere (in the relentlessly gorgeous weather) that makes Cyrodiil feel small to me. If my character takes a carriage (fast travels) I can easily pretend that it was a long and tiring but uneventful journey.

Yeah, this makes sense. The fact that time does pass when we FT (it's not an instantaneous teleport) means that the sun or moons are gonna change position, and it's not immediately obvious how much time this is.

[SubRosa]

Funnily enough it’s walking everywhere (in the relentlessly gorgeous weather) that makes Cyrodiil feel small to me. If my character takes a carriage (fast travels) I can easily pretend that it was a long and tiring but uneventful journey.

Yeah, this makes sense. The fact that time does pass when we FT (it's not an instantaneous teleport) means that the sun or moons are gonna change position, and it's not immediately obvious how much time this is.

I remember the first time I fast traveled from Anvil to the Imp City. Two days passed!