I hate the gigantic obstacles in areas...

SBR_QuorTek

Is it just me... or does it at times feel like you have to at times to make huge walk arounds to get through terrain or areas.

Like there is a gigantic mountain blocking 20% of the map and only way to get past it is around, some more terrain negotiation would be nice to be able to get over terrain easier.

In cyrodiil it is not so much of a problem really... but an area like stonefalls or whichever else that has one gigantic obstacle it is really annoying from time to time.

How about adding some climbing archievements or something for climbing mountains, accidential falling into the volcano and the likes as well as being able to travel through that terrain for a 'shortcut' and maybe be able to have great view at the top of some of those places...

Mercurio

it's their clever way of funneling you through a certain path in an ostensibly "open' zone. like how the oblivion gates in that game had you circle around and around (which is also one of the reasons they got rid of levitate and jump) to get to the end.

SirAndy

You can lava surf most of the steep lava flows!
Interestingly enough, the lava doesn't hurt you until you get to the bottom of the flow.

There are several epic slides in Stonefalls from the very top all the way down into the water ...

Curragraigue

I climbed up one hill in Cyrodiil for a short cut and jumped over a cliff without looking and landed in an Imperial Camp that was set up in the middle of no where, lol.

Skyrim was similar with the terrain lots of impassible mountain terrain to funnel you although I found I could jump up impassible mountain terrain in some spots in Skyrim, can't seem to do it in ESO in the few places where I have tried.

Still think it is funny that a small rock on the ground is insurmountable for my mighty hero and must be jumped or walked around.

Lunerdog

Terrain negotiation ?

I'd be happier if my char or my horse could step over a small rock !

Sprinting along, full stop, rock !

Galloping along, full stop, rock ! Hit jump, horse just rears up, stupid horse !

Backing away while piling arrows into a boss, full stop, rock ! Receive uppercut to the chops and learn to fly backwards, rock death !

CheesyDaedra

Horses should be allowed to climb mountains, nuff' said.

ebondeath

This is especially terrible in AD zones, with the worst offenders being Grahtwood and Reaper's March.

I miss my horse's ability to defy physics.

SBR_QuorTek

Lesser bottlenecks and more freedom would be nice though as it is... well was the point of setting fire to this thread or something hehe.

Nestor

I live in the mountains of Colorado. Driving 80 miles to get to a place that is 10 miles away as the crow flies is something I am used to.

Troponin

The responsiveness of the horses get me too. Horses can't swim? Horse got scared of a little pebble in the way and throws you forward in to a dead stop? I don't know how well a horse jumps standing still in real life, but I assume they can hop a little. This happens in other games as well, but it's more tolerable because they don't bring you to a complete stop over every obstacle so you're still moving to pull off a jump over it