Location Icons which make no sense

Enodoc · October 2014

To me, the idea of a location having an icon is to represent what sort of place the location is. To that end, here's a list of places which are, in my opinion, inconsistent between what they are, and what the icon suggests they are.

Firebrand Keep (Stormhaven): This is a Fort which currently uses the City icon , but it's not a city, and it would make much more sense if it used the Fort/Keep icon .
Wayrest and Dreughside (Stormhaven): The issue here is twofold. Firstly, the icon for Dreughside is used interchangeably with the location of Wayrest, and secondly, Dreughside is not a city. Dreughside should have its icon moved slightly away from Wayrest, and should use the Town icon . Wayrest should become an actual discoverable location [it's the capital city of the Covenant, for Shor's sake, and you can't even discover it], and should use the city icon .
- As an extension of this, Wayrest does not currently have a POI Objective, presumably partly due it not having its own icon. The two storyline quests associated with Wayrest, namely "Azura's Aid" and "Vaermina's Gambit", should become part of a new Wayrest Objective, which itself should be a required Objective in Cadwell's Almanac (as it is the conclusion to the Stormhaven storyline).
Pelin Graveyard (Bangkorai) is more of a Cemetery than a Crypt, so should really be using the Cemetery icon .
Tears of the Dishonored (Alik'r Desert) is labelled as a Camp , but is primarily a Ruin, so should use the Ruin icon .
Reman's Bluff (Grahtwood) is labelled as a Gate , but there are no gates involved. Using the Keep/Tower icon instead would better represent the fortified Barkbite Stronghold, as well as the nearby Imperial Tower.
Driladan Pass (Greenshade) also uses the Gate icon where there is no gate. A more logical icon here would be the Grove , to represent the wooded valley.
Velyn Harbor (Malabal Tor) is bugged. Before completion, it uses the Fort/Keep icon , whereas afterwards, it uses the Town icon . It should use the Town icon throughout.
Tormented Spire (Stonefalls) uses the Cave icon , but is no more a Cave than Ash Mountain, which uses the Daedric Ruin icon . For consistency, Tormented Spire should use the Daedric Ruin icon as well.
Tal'Deic Fortress (Deshaan) indicates it's a town , but its structure and name suggest it should really be a Fort .
Elinhir (Craglorn) is not a Fort , it should be a City .
The Seeker's Archive (Craglorn) is in ruins, so it should be a Ruin .
Shada's Tear (Craglorn) is also not a Fort, but a Ruin .
Anka-Ra Burial Sites (Craglorn) would be better off using the Cemetery icon to be more representative.
Skywatch Catacombs (Craglorn) is primarily underground, so should be a Crypt .

That's all the inconsistent ones I can think of for now. I'll add more if I find more!

Siliconhobbit_ESO · October 2014

I would normally call this endeavor quite nit-picky.

However, I admire your dedication to the small details. Well done.

Have a:
+insightful

I would also give you a +agree and a +awesome, but it only allows me to choose one.

Side Note: I like all the icons you added to the post. Quite helpful.

Enodoc · October 2014

Siliconhobbit_ESO wrote: »

I would normally call this endeavor quite nit-picky.

However, I admire your dedication to the small details. Well done.

Have a:
+insightful

I would also give you a +agree and a +awesome, but it only allows me to choose one.

Side Note: I like all the icons you added to the post. Quite helpful.

Oh yes, definitely nit-picky, but as an editor of UESP I think that's necessary

We're documenting all the places, and each of them have a type; there's been debate over these whether to give them the Type that the icon suggests they are, or the Type that they actually seem to be. Listing them brings that inconsistency into the light in the hopes of getting it addressed.

Enodoc · October 2014

Here's a couple more I just noticed:

The Court of Contempt (Coldharbour) is very similar in layout to Breton ruins, so would be better off using the Ruin icon to reflect this. Without this, Coldharbour is missing a Ruin replica, even though it has most other place types.
Not a location, but a service provider. Scout Linimondil (Skywatch Docks, Auridon) offers passage to Grahtwood, but uses the Stablemaster icon instead of the Travel Service icon .

There's likely a few other service providers that are inconsistent (either by type or icon), so I'll add in any others that I remember later on.

Tyrion87 · February 2016

Enodoc wrote: »

[*] Wayrest and Dreughside (Stormhaven): The issue here is twofold. Firstly, the icon for Dreughside is used interchangeably with the location of Wayrest, and secondly, Dreughside is not a city. Dreughside should have its icon moved slightly away from Wayrest, and should use the Town icon . Wayrest should become an actual discoverable location [it's the capital city of the Covenant, for Shor's sake, and you can't even discover it], and should use the city icon .
As an extension of this, Wayrest does not currently have a POI Objective, presumably partly due it not having its own icon. The two storyline quests associated with Wayrest, namely "Azura's Aid" and "Vaermina's Gambit", should become part of a new Wayrest Objective, which itself should be a required Objective in Cadwell's Almanac (as it is the conclusion to the Stormhaven storyline).

Unbelievable! So many months have passed and the Wayrest icon has not been added yet? It's the capital city! It should have not only its own icon but also an objective to be completed just as the other two capital cities.
@ZOS_GinaBruno Are you aware of this? Is this intended since you haven't fixed it yet?
Of course it's not gamebreaking but it's weird and incomprehensible.
Oh and another suggestion: on the Tamriel map the icons for Wayrest Wayshrine and Wayrest Sewers should be spaced apart a little bit more. Whenever I want to teleport to Wayrest I need to zoom the map (get into the Stormhaven zone) to be able to click on the wayshrine icon. Atm those two icons overlap when the map is zoomed out.