The Elder Scrolls Online had two spectacular new dungeons in the last DLC update Wrathstone. However, the star of the update was something different for many players: a kind of Navi helps players find game content that suits them.
What was the highlight of the update? The big DLC Wrathstone was released at the end of February and brought paying customers the start of the new dragon season along with two hefty dungeons for The Elder Scrolls Online.
Additionally, there was Update 21, which is available to all players. And that brought a feature that delighted a multitude of ESO fans.
Finally, an End to ESO’s Main Problem
What was the problem with ESO so far? The Elder Scrolls Online is a game with a huge world full of content. You can find new tasks and quests at every corner of Tamriel.
Unfortunately (but also to the delight of many), the game is structured differently than many MMORPGs.
You always see only one active quest on your compass, there’s not even a mini-map, and the big map only shows the selected task.
This is already quite confusing. But it gets worse, as every time you take on a new quest, it automatically becomes active. You easily lose track of the old task.
Often, you only remember late that you had another quest and might already be somewhere else.
So where was that strange quest again? This becomes especially annoying when you’ve taken a longer break and wanted to finish something before the break.
What is different now? Since Update 21, there is a feature called “Zone Guide”. This is an inconspicuous comfort feature that can be easily overlooked.
However, it would be a mistake to overlook it. With it, you can specifically target quests, achievements, and activities in the respective area.
Whether it concerns the current main quest, open dungeons, world events, or set crafting stations – the zone guide shows you how many of them you have already visited and where you can find the next ones in your vicinity.
This makes the flood of content more manageable, and you can finally focus on exploration and completing content without having to keep external lists.
Community Cheers
This is how the new feature is received by fans: Recently, there was a question on Reddit about how the new feature was received. The reactions were almost universally positive:
- “I’m excited that there’s a different icon for the main story! This way, I can farm it optimally for skill points on my alts!”
- “I’ve wanted this for years!”
- “I didn’t know I needed it until I had it!”
- “I love it! Especially for us console players, since we can’t use mods that would have done the same thing.”
- “It helped me so much to find all the books in Stormhaven”
- “Finally, I’ve reached level 10 in the Mage Guild because of it!”
The majority of players love the new feature and do not want to miss it anymore. Only occasionally do you hear voices criticizing it, saying it doesn’t allow for enough time to explore.
What do you think of the new Zone Guide feature?
