I think that the biggest issue the game will have is empty worlds.
The IGN live show just shat all over Avowed... I mean, the trailer didn't grab my interest, but I don't like these type of games. Saying that I still would not feel comfortable ****ting on the game that I haven't played. Really rubbed me the wrong way how they commentated on it and not only that, but the comment was braindead. It was something along the line "I heard they wanted to make it on the scale of Skyrim, but dialed it down. Why would I want to play it then, when I can just go and play Skyrim."