Disappointed!, levitation appear to be out - confirmed Options

[Neela]

I don't want this to become a rant thread, but I must admit I am extremely disappointed that levitation has been removed from this installment of the elder scrolls. It has apparently been confirmed by Pete that this is the case, however I couldnt find the exact quote that stated it. I was hoping that it was just further speculation about a misprint in some article. I didn't mind them removing a few weapons or streamlining the skills further. To me that just made this game just a tad different than its predecessors. However, finding that levitation is not going to available... was the first really negative thing to hit me about the game. Most of my characters used levitate from time to time. I never really used it to exploit the game... since alot of combat took place indoors anyway. I am a big explorer at heart and I like to get into places that were hard to find or access. Levitation was necessary for alot of this or just to get out of a rock or tree that I accidently got stuck inside. Anyway.... I am just bummed a bit about it right now. I know I will still get the game and hopefully... *crosses fingers* hopefully.. it is something that can be modded. I still trust Bethesda to make a great game, but for me this was a big shock.

[Chobeo]

In a weird way I'm relieved.

Yes, I used levitation in Morrowind but I always found it odd that I never saw a NPC floating by.

Levitation was pretty easy to come by, so it wasn't easy for me to grasp (from a character perspective) why nobody around me was ever walking like a netch.

Also...

I was well over 100 hours into the game before I drank my first rising force potion.

The impact <heh> of suddenly being able to rise above the ground was memorable. I don't think I'd still remember the moment had I flown from the beginning.

To my thinking, Oblivion will just be that much better (with regards to realism) if you remain on the ground.

Plus... having my feather potion wear off before my levitation left me in the oddest condition, too heavy to move, while floating?