6.1 MSQ showcases the narrative problems that continue to plague the game's story

[Jason_Ashford]

I despise those "escort a scion" quests they added simply for the same of adding a few lines of dialog that could easily be placed anywhere else. Then they brought it back with a vengeance with Yshtola in 6.1 making you run all around Sharlayan for no real reason. There was even only 1 chat option the whole time. It makes me care even less for what I am doing and whatever little dialog they have to say. I would much rather use the mini aetheryte system, but oh no, gotta run across a map because...reasons. It breaks immersion for me out of sheer annoyance. At least let us still use the aetherytes if we are one of the many players who just don't care.

Escort quests are always the ones ppl groan about in games, why on earth they tried to make it a feature is beyond me.

you CAN use the aetherytes. that is one of the things they changed in 6.1

you can now use aetherytes and mounts (if in an area that allows them) without losing your escort as long as you stay in the same zone as you picked them up.