I've never really understood the objection so many people have to Morrowind combat. You swing your sword, and have a chance to hit/miss depending on skill, armor of target, etc. Pretty standard stuff. It's not a first-person-shooter. Having hit/miss determined by the graphics would make combat skills irrelevant.
'miss, miss, miss, miss, miss, miss, miss, miss, miss, miss, hit, miss, miss, miss, miss, miss, miss, miss, miss, miss, miss, miss, miss, miss, miss, miss, miss, miss, miss, hit, miss, miss, miss, miss, miss, miss, miss, miss, miss, miss, miss, miss, hit.'
woo, I killed a crab.