While I think Fabs been listening to too many angry game reviewers, I think they could have done better by keeping a lot of the side quests as diverse as the ones in Oblivion. However, I kind of don't blame them that they didn't because while it has a massive open world with a lot of opportunities, the game is meant to be played like you're an epic Nordic hero. You don't see Beowulf running around and collecting chickens that escaped from a pen or else the Khajiit maid will get fired from her job. You slay shit, which is why there are many dungeon diving, draugr slaying quests.