These stalker quests in Endwalker are ruining the game for me

[kiagenwa]

I wouldn't mind them so much if they weren't so finnicky. The ones that come to mind are the one in the 4th zone and the optional one in Garlemald. You basically need to already know when to hide before the target gets to that point because if you are trying to follow them, you won't have enough time to get behind cover before they turn around when they give the tell they are about to turn. So it basically becomes trial and error. It's not very fun.

Sneaking behind someone means you must always be in the shadows.
What you did was just following, not stalk/sneaking.

Recall the one with Urianger; we ultimately failed because the way going up was clear of covers and he knew to look back.

Basically it was a puzzle for us to find a cover before getting caught, while still keeping the target in sight.
I can imagine those dislike puzzles would have no fun with it, but with only few instances I think it should be OK.