Small suggestion, Temporary Camping Kits for Travelers

Rohamad_Ali · January 23

Greetings, friends.

This one has a small suggestion after many long roads across Tamriel. There are many beautiful places to explore, but few moments to simply stop, sit, and take them in.

This one understands ESO must remain orderly and shared, so this is not a request for permanent camps or clutter. Instead, perhaps a very limited camping kit could exist:

A temporary tent and campfire

Short duration, or a small instanced camp

Mostly cosmetic and immersive

Visible only to the player or group

No blocking

Such a system could add quiet moments for explorers and roleplayers without impacting gameplay or performance.

If this is not possible, this one still thanks ZOS for their time and care with Tamriel. If it is possible, many travelers would surely appreciate it.

Warm sands,
— This one

AcadianPaladin · January 23

I love the idea but only if allows my elf to sleep under the stars with her precious mare. Being able to dismount and not have the mount disappear would be awesome. I imagine that could be a challenge but I would be happy to have limits like toggle on/off for those who like/don't like the idea, a proximity check so that you have to stay within perhaps 10m of the mount or it will unsummon and that your dismounted mount can only be seen by you (and any group that you're in).

Malyore · January 23

I agree there should be more moments to slow down and explore. However my problem is that there feels like there is not much to take in. Even if some of the designs for this game can be very pretty, it doesn't feel alive. Everything is rigid, unresponsive to players, and lacking depth.

Even looking out into the mountains feels choking and blurry with the draw distance fog. It makes the world feel small and unexploreable. The lack of variation and rewards enhances this issue, which may simply be an inevitability to this kind of game.
I remember being in apocrypha and seeing these grand towers with giant watchers above them. A normal player instinct would be wanting to check them out, see what wild, difficult, and rewarding things must constitute such a unique structure. But that instinct is not there, as I know it will likely just be overland sets, unengaging mobs that drop gold and trash, and urns that have an occasional recipe in them. AKA, the same as every other place in the game.

This deflates my desire to slow down and explore, and for me personally, adding a campfire feature isn't going to change the fundamental nature of content. Also, seeing other players drive by at mach 10 with their discoball skin and sparklefart mount would be disruptive to my trying to enjoy a slower paced setting.
I wish there were more attempts in several departments to allow a more enjoyable, slow, and roleplayable experience.

coop500 · January 23

I would love more RP friendly stuff like this, as it stands we're decently lacking.

tomofhyrule · January 23

There is the Campfire memento in the Akaviri Potentate crates that you can place and you and your group can interact with it for about a minute or two before it despawns

Rohamad_Ali · January 24

tomofhyrule wrote: »

There is the Campfire memento in the Akaviri Potentate crates that you can place and you and your group can interact with it for about a minute or two before it despawns

I did not know, thank you so much.