HELP: are there quest pointers/waypoints on map?

[zGeneral]

Just like any other RPG.
I read the Journals but do not know where to go.
why does not tell me where to go on the map to complete the quest
or am I missing something?

[Dukie]

No quest markers, brain usage requiered.

[Irish_Wristwatch]

Nope, this is old school. The journal entries and communications will tell you everything you need to know to find it all.

[zGeneral]

Sh*t, I am totally lost in game and I do not have the time to look around.
May be I should have not bought the game.
This game is not for me :-(

Thank you guys for replying back

[Scavenger]

Patience, young padawan. But really, you need to be patient and really search around and talk to everyone you come across.

[TheKing]

Yeah, the game requires quite a bit of time investment (which might of course not be fast paced enough for everyone), it took me 9-10 hours just to crawl through Cyseal (the town, not the whole map) and talk to everyone, crack every door, read every book, get every quest etc. It really takes time man, but that's how it's supposed to be.

[RiskyTimePanda]

right click on map to set custom waypoints / right click flags to delete.

:/

/post

[Tides]

the quests arent that hard to solve. they are often linked together also
therse a walkthrough here http://guides.gamepressure.com/divinityoriginalsin/guide.asp?ID=25137
but it only covers the first part of the game

[Aria of Valor]

If you don't enjoy figuring out the quests and similar then you probably won't like the game that much overall since a lot of the game is of the style of figuring things out yourself (though they often give big hints, such as the crafting books so that you don't have to figure out all crafting stuff yourself).

[Metsakurat]

Originally posted by DukeMcFishy:

No quest markers, brain usage requiered.

Not really. No brain usage but just random exploring.
The journals are useless. They give you no information. Would be nice if they would at least tell you if you need to go to west/south/east/north...but no. Nothing.

Example: "Please go find my dog" Ok, gotta find the dog. My journals just updated so maybe there's some info. Open journal and it says: "I have to find a dog" - Wow, no ♥♥♥♥ journal. Thanx captain obvious!

I don't want questmarkers. But it would be nice to know where you're supposed to look. Should i go east of the town or west ? Where did you last see your dog ? Anything ?
Information is barely given.
Oh, lighthouse ? Mind telling me in which direction the lighthouse is ??? Nope.
NPCs live in the city but they can't tell you in which direction anything is...really ?

I mean it's a great game and i barely have any problem with it (have found everything so far) but some information is required. Atm the journal is totally pointless.

EDIT: It's just blind exploring. It has nothing to do with "figuring out the quests" or "brain usage". No, you just walk around the maps and every once in a while you just stumble upon something you needed.

[Aria of Valor]

Originally posted by Metsakurat:

Originally posted by DukeMcFishy:

No quest markers, brain usage requiered.

Not really. No brain usage but just random exploring.
The journals are useless. They give you no information. Would be nice if they would at least tell you if you need to go to west/south/east/north...but no. Nothing.

Example: "Please go find my dog" Ok, gotta find the dog. My journals just updated so maybe there's some info. Open journal and it says: "I have to find a dog" - Wow, no ♥♥♥♥ journal. Thanx captain obvious!

I don't want questmarkers. But it would be nice to know where you're supposed to look. Should i go east of the town or west ? Where did you last see your dog ? Anything ?
Information is barely given.
Oh, lighthouse ? Mind telling me in which direction the lighthouse is ??? Nope.
NPCs live in the city but they can't tell you in which direction anything is...really ?

I mean it's a great game and i barely have any problem with it (have found everything so far) but some information is required. Atm the journal is totally pointless.

I disagree, you're generally given enough information to be able to figure things out. Need to find a body? The morgue or cemetary are probably good places to check. If a quest is still unclear then often it's because you missed something.

[Metsakurat]

Not really because you missed something. It is the case sometimes but not most of the time. I always read everything there is to read....even the journal...tho each time i find nothing i alrdy know in there.

But to be fair then the areas are quite small. Areas around Cyseal...there isn't really many places to go. The map isn't that big.
Would be bigger problem in Baldur's Gate one. Your quest target might be in the 5 maps away from you in a tiny cave. If you don't get any directions about that then you would be really screwed...here, the map is relativly small so i guess it isn't that big of a deal.

+ in D: OS you can't access areas untill you're at a certain level. You can access them but you just get slaughtered.

[Salamndar]

Originally posted by Metsakurat:

Originally posted by DukeMcFishy:

No quest markers, brain usage requiered.

Not really. No brain usage but just random exploring.
The journals are useless. They give you no information. Would be nice if they would at least tell you if you need to go to west/south/east/north...but no. Nothing.

Example: "Please go find my dog" Ok, gotta find the dog. My journals just updated so maybe there's some info. Open journal and it says: "I have to find a dog" - Wow, no ♥♥♥♥ journal. Thanx captain obvious!

I don't want questmarkers. But it would be nice to know where you're supposed to look. Should i go east of the town or west ? Where did you last see your dog ? Anything ?
Information is barely given.
Oh, lighthouse ? Mind telling me in which direction the lighthouse is ??? Nope.
NPCs live in the city but they can't tell you in which direction anything is...really ?

I mean it's a great game and i barely have any problem with it (have found everything so far) but some information is required. Atm the journal is totally pointless.

EDIT: It's just blind exploring. It has nothing to do with "figuring out the quests" or "brain usage". No, you just walk around the maps and every once in a while you just stumble upon something you needed.

I totallyagree there, I am an RPG fan, played massive ammount of RPG, some oldies some new and this game lacks in that department, it should at least give you minor direction rather than let you waste time exploring only, look at Baulders gate, neverwinter nights, first dragon age and The elder scrolls you can explore as much as you want but at least you know where to go when you want to do main story quests!

[iFrame]

Thats what i do honestly, just explore the wilderness and the town, if my level matchs the area level then i'll clear it, i usually end up completing the quests that way. I keep getting lots of quests but am too underleveled for them. Some puzzles on other hand need a bit of thinking but then again those are puzzles. The murder case and stuff as long as you talk to the peeps(very important, re-talk to them if you must don't fly off after 1 chat) they will auto update journal with relevant progression and one has to just follow through.

[Fishook]

I can understand peoples concern reguarding quest pointers, especially if you only play the game once in a while (I have in rotation with other games), but its not too confusing IMO, I am still not ventured out of the first town.

I do prefer quest markers, as I have limited time playing games and I am getting on a bit, but so far I am not finding this a problem, especially these days with the internet there is help if you need it. The problem with me I tend be very focused when playing games I tend stick to set objectives, rather than just mess about or exploring. I like to clear side quests before main quests but this game is more variety, but I am enjoying this game as I am old school gamer.

But if you are modern gamer I can see why this my put you off.

[Metsakurat]

Originally posted by Fishook:

but I am enjoying this game as I am old school gamer.

But if you are modern gamer I can see why this my put you off.

Old school RPGs gave you directions. Baldur's Gate being a very good example.