As many have no doubt noticed with this year's Content, specifically. Questing has become increasingly geared to setting us on a direct path, telling us where to go, what to do, and how to do it. Dialogue is full of reminders. Puzzles are no longer actual Puzzles, but "Press A until something happens" mechanics. Elder Scrolls: Online, to me, is removing any and all of the challenge, surprise, and enjoyment of problem solving that The Elder Scrolls is known for. Everything is being laid out for you, and repeated to you so you couldn't possibly fail or become lost.

As an example, from my time with Elder Scrolls V from recent memory, with a Markarth side quest. A Cultist approaches you into luring a Priest out to a Daedric Shrine. As an overall "Good" player, I begrudgingly went along with it, because I wanted to see Quests through. I got the Priest to the Shrine and the awaiting Cult and discovered what this was about. They were Cannibals. The head Cultist put the Priest under a spell, got him onto the table and were about to Sacrifice him before having their feast. However it was left up to me to perform the Sacrifice. It was all lined up for me. Pull the lever to kill him. The Quest even told me, pull the lever to kill him. Instead I drew my Dagger on the Cultist. A brawl ensued and the Priest got up to aid me. What shocked me though was after every Cultist was slain, the Quest completed, the Priest actually had dialogue for me. I was stunned. I made the choice to fight thinking I was breaking the Quest, instead my choice was a part of the quest the entire time, it just wasn't made known to you until you made it yourself. I even had the dialogue option to say I knew I was luring him there but I just couldn't sacrifice him. The Quest gave me dialogue that fit exactly how I, the player felt about the situation. I was floored and IMMENSELY impressed.

In six years with ESO, I've unfortunately never had an experience like that, here. With future Chapters still to come, I still hope I can someday.