as many players of TW3 have discovered, it is possible indeed to disable all hand-holding features. however, should the player do that, he'd find himself unable to carry out the quests properly, as the quest description is relatively thin. Thus, my idea, is to find add further description in the quest log, giving clear indications to follow, with the help of the map, if necessary (without the damn quest markers and the mini-map), while staying somewhat beleiveable and well written. even if the NPCs doesn't give you clear indications, a new dialog option appearsafter accepting the quest, which is to ask him for more indications, and then the player get a quest log update. an other way, would be to get a guide of the local area, helping the player find the essential places there, which may be used to find the required place.