The compass in Avowed leaves me checking the map constantly. I think it would be much more helpful if it was just a small minimal since I can open the map and see my position amongst the terrain anyway.
I think it would also, at the very least, be useful if I could disable compass rotation. It's much easier for me to navigate when the compass is static so that I can map the area in my head without having to think about the orientation in relation to north constantly.