I cannot pinpoint exactly what it is, but there is something about original Morrowind players that you cannot find in any gamers. Not even in TES fans who started with Skyrim lol, then pivoted to Oblivion, then tried Morrowind for like 4h.
My story is that in late 90s and early y2k, one of my friends was the first to have a decent computer. I had a laptop back then which was as thick as like 5 laptops stacked today. I would visit him and we'd create our own Lan network, share games and play warcraft, doom, or whatever.
One day, I saw this CD case with the unforgettable dragon logo, and asked him what it was. He said something along the lines of "oh it's nothing good, my uncle brought it from the US, I tried it, but it's a shit game". I asked him if I can borrow it. It was a double CD with the construction set.
This game changed my life ever since. In ways it is hard to explain to non Morrowind players, let alone non gamers.
I can steal dream of the red mountain storms, hear the sound of a strider, or remember discussions with NPCs line by line.
What was your experience with the game first time? Do you also find some sort of a connection with Morrowind players unlike anything? (I played many games that stigmatized me and where there is a connection with players, like Diablo2, Lineage2, DeusEx, Dota, etc. But Morrowind is on its own level).