Re: ...I think you radically underestimate the time it takes to do those things. - Edit 1
Before modification by Zalis at 27/08/2010 02:25:03 PM
For one, you don't know where the indices are. 
It was less convenient, but felt much more authentic. More like you were part of this living world and discovering it, rather than having everything revolve around the player.
Morrowind was much more about discovering what was around you, where Oblivion felt like a series of in-and-outs across the map.