[quote=MerGirl]I really hope the magic will be much more... useful. And I hope it's not too much of a hassle just to cast it.
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Steve Meister personally promised me it will be much better than in Morrowind, so yeah.
One thing that I already know has improved is the spell casting animation: doesn't take half an ice age anymore to cast something. If you've ever played Doom and remember that Hell Knight's firing animation, that's what I remember the spell casting animation in Oblivion to be like: just as if you threw something at someone.
Being good means getting better.