Sure, there are drawbacks, but I think what people might be whining about when they say Morrowind was better is that Oblivion might perhaps be too familiar. Three, the physics system ensures quite a lot of mischievous fun. Two, the fact that everyone actually talks to you makes the game more of a game, rather than a book with controls. For one, the combat system is incredible (I found myself playing Morrowind for the story, not the action here I'm playing it almost more for the action). While Morrowind was indeed an incredible game, Oblivion clearly cleans up much of the crap from the previous title.
