I would do one of the major story lines and pursue some sidequests that you get along the way

Thanks, because your right as your doing the major questlines you do come across quite a few sidequests which can be pretty good.

Fire-Spread wrote Thanks, because your right as your doing the major questlines you do come across quite a few sidequests which can be pretty good.

Oblivion is avtually my favourite TES game, although it is perhaps not as long as SKyrim or have as many different guilds etc, i still much prefered the Cyrodil setting to that of Skyrim.

My advice would be to focus on 1 play style and only stick to quests that suit that style, so if you choose to use a bow and sneak a lot as well as maybe some poisons, only do thieves guild/Dark brotherhood quest lines and other side quests. then once thats done maybe switch to a Mage play style and go through the Magic side of the game and finish out with a warrior play style. will make the game quite a bit more enjoyable and add longevity to it

GV

Another option is to simply ignore the main questline and instead explore the region of Cyrodiil, there are many many quests not linked to even doing the main quest or any of the faction quests, so just sticking to those can make you miss out. Like did you know there is a township close to where you start plagued by a wizard who cursed them to be invisible? Or that again, close to where you start, there is an inn complaining about a necromancer and her lair? Explore, talk to numerous people about rumors or such and see what you find to make things more interesting.

Thanks yet again to both if you. Espescially LycosDevanos for you have made a great point. There are a great many number of random yet intriguing and well paying quests that many people miss.
Thanks again

F-S

I have always enjoyed doing the daedric quests because they give great rewards like the Mask of Clavicus Vile and they can be quite exhilarating.

LycosDevanos wrote Another option is to simply ignore the main questline and instead explore the region of Cyrodiil, there are many many quests not linked to even doing the main quest or any of the faction quests, so just sticking to those can make you miss out. Like did you know there is a township close to where you start plagued by a wizard who cursed them to be invisible? Or that again, close to where you start, there is an inn complaining about a necromancer and her lair? Explore, talk to numerous people about rumors or such and see what you find to make things more interesting.

This is what i did when i first played.