Aye, but it's nice to talk to others playing the same game as you, kinda like a live forum. I would get too distracted talking to others while I play, I can barely handle the GF whining at me while I play.
I talked one of my work colleagues into buying it. The first place he went looting after the 'tutorial' spell in riverwood was frostflow lighthouse poor guy, I had to reassure him that he had been immensely unlucky.