Originally Posted by Myrkrel
Thanks for the tip - I would have totally run into that problem because I'm an avid explorer type, especially in open-world games. That's a disappointing design choice they made.

I'm totally the opposite. I try to 'finish' the area I'm in before moving to the next area. Guess that's why I don't see the awesomeness of open games like Gothic, Skyrim, Fallout, etc.