User blog comment:G0LD3NF1RE/The Elder Scrolls Online QuakeCon Gameplay/@comment-3124449-20130806032812/@comment-3152761-20130815072339

It adds more freedom, it doesn't take away from the game at all. You don't wanna use it? Don't. But doesn't mean you can force others not to. Like "Dragon Riding" in Skyrim, I never used it and thought it was gimmicky but didn't care it was in because people wanted it and it was optional.