Compass is now in every game

>compass is now in every game
>completely negates quest writing, landmarks, hidden locations, any ounce of player thought
>if you try to mod it out, game becomes impossible, because NO DIRECTIONS GIVEN

Sup Forums will defend this.

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That's why I like Underrail so much, Navigating only using intuition and asking NPCs is so satisfying

>I want to waste time running around instead of actually playing the game

>exploration is a waste of time

Sup Forums always complains about it though

Just because you don't like exploration doesn't mean it isn't gameplay.

They could have just made in-depth text that describes that wheres and whats for quests but nah, that's too much work. Better make a character say some stupid names instead.

>use brain to connect the dots, like a tiny blood trail or treaded grass
>accidentally find some side activity while looking for something completely different
>it sprawls out into a massive conspiracy or some shit

vs

>don't let your eyes wander from the compass, just keep walking forward like the brainless ghoul you are! that's what the devs intended for you
>scripted sequence happens on the way to your objective
>no variance can happen any time you replay this

People don't play RPGs to roleplay or immerse themselves in a virtual world, they play purely for the dopamine rush of picking up loot. Anything that gets in the way of getting loot is just a nuisance and should be removed so that the game can be further optimized for loot hoarding. This is why people complain so much about things like carry limits, equipment durability, having to read dialogue/books/descriptions, needing to explore or follow directions, needing to spend time/resource to traverse the world, or if they can't clear some quest/dungeon because their character build isn't suited for it, and so gradually all those elements have been removed or marginalized.

>people
That's not how you spell normies

I have shit to do, I don't have time to ve getting lost

never heard none of such shit

these are the people fallout 4 was made for
and they outnumber us today, so they're not even in the wrong, it's just the smart business decision

Neither heard I.

nor me

>open world game stops leading you with quest beacons at a point in the story
>clues, directions, and increased mobility options lead you to the story's conclusion
>casual gamers assume there is no more story and spend all their time in the starting areas
>complain that the game's too shallow

>follow the dot quests
>any POIs in the map have question marks so cant get lost
>trash loots everywhere
>sword heirloom/mastercrafted sword as quest reward is shittier than your equipped sword
>have the most GOTY awards in the history of video games
you know the future of RPGs is bleak when a mediocre game is considered the "best" ""RPG"" game

Spicy opinion coming through
Arkane studios is one of the only companies I trust to make solid rpg experiences anymore, I understand most of the criticism they get but to me the biggest one is their games are too short at times.

> game is considered the "best" ""RPG"" game
None of your descriptions fits.

The directions in morrowind are vague bullshit and without the dlc your journal is a big clusterfuck you have to go through.

What game?

There were no dlc in the morrowind times, you faggot.

what game

Sup Forums always complains about everything. It is what Sup Forums does.

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Expansions, dlc call it whatever you like

>he doesn't know
en.uesp.net/wiki/Morrowind:Official_Plug-ins

Sup Forums defends it by simultaneously having prostate orgasms for "MUH OPEN WORLD EXPLORATION GAEMS" every fucking time another meme developer shits out one of these cookie-cutter games.

Addons those were called or expansions. DLCs appeared a generation later, infamous horse armor was the first, long after the last expansion to morrowind appeared.

>free content thats available only for download
>not downloadable content
I'm not talking about Bloodmoon and Tribunal you weenie.

And they're no different than dragonborn and dawnguard for skyrim. Only difference is you had to buy a box with an install disc.

Shame that they probably gone under after 3 flops

But the publisher is to blame for the lack of promotion, not the developer!

>Modify UI and break game
>Complain to everyone game is broken

>we might never get another arx fatalis

>trying to run from both lanky and peanut at the same time
W-wew

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or me (pro hud is only hud)

Hey buddy, I think you’ve got the wrong thread, the SCP club’s two blocks down.

>small as shit world
>doesnt even resemble any real enviroment properly
>you immediately know where you have to look anyway
>somehow this is better than a game telling you the area in a great designed world that you can literally lose yourself in, if not for the map
lol. you literally cant miss shit in gothic

A simple NSWE compass is fine, if it shows quest directions and such it's garbage though. But not AS garbage as fucking minimaps. Those fucking things have completely ruined open world games at this point because all your information is right there in that little bubble in the corner of the screen. All that fucking time spent on developing a pretty, unique looking open world is completely fucking wasted because I'm sure as fuck not looking at that when everything I need is in one little corner of the screen. Fuck you man I'm triggered now.

>doesnt even resemble any real enviroment properly

Looks real enough to me.