Unlike Oblivion, however, these factors were not a part of the customization of the spellmaking process itself.

Morrowind used similar factors like magnitude and duration to determine the price of creating the spell. In The Elder Scrolls 3, players could create custom spells which combined up to eight different magical effects from across all the schools of magic, and unlike Oblivion, this did not require enrollment in the Mages Guild. Spellmaking also appeared in a slightly different form in Morrowind. Oblivion would then use a formula to determine the necessary skill level to cast the spell, how much Magicka it would cost, and how much gold would be needed to create the spell in the first place. The third was the spell's magnitude, and its duration. The second was the spell's area of effect. The first was its range - whether or not it would be cast on Self, on Touch, or on Target. Spellcasters in the Mages Guild could define four main parts of each spell. The Alter of Spellmaking allowed Oblivion players huge amounts of control over the specifics of their custom spells. In Oblivion, players who joined the Mages Guild could learn how to make their own spells using the Altar of Spellmaking. The simplification of spells in Skyrim has been criticized in the past, with some fans of older Elder Scrolls games claiming it removed a lot of the fun of playing a spellcaster by omitting the player's ability to make their own spells.

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