What type of quests do you prefer?

Do you like more straight forward quests or FFXI style quests. Since FFXIV has been down I logged into play some FFXI, was doing the pre SoA expansion quests only to find out yes even in 2013 quests are still cryptic I didn't know what I am suppose to do.

See below (right click view image) - After you accept the quest the NPC gives you info on 4 locations he wants you to go.

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I hope for FFXIV quests are more too the point then this having to look up on a wiki where I need to go is something I don't like doing. This hope quests don't give you very little info on what to do.

FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn - Quests and Combat (Alpha)

Check this video. Especially the part at 2:20 to 2:40. I would assume that these things on the map are the quest markers of the current active quests. Given this video it seems like it is pretty easy to find the locations this time :)

In the alpha first look videos, the quests on the right hand side of the screen will actually tell you what your objectives are. In 1.0, the journal even highlighted your destinations... wonder if this will apply to ARR too.

This game needs more depth to job quests. They felt very generic in 1.0 and I really hope they're going to make some changes. While the boss fights were fun, the journey there felt all the same for each job. I liked how in ffxi you had to do different things for every jobs unlocking quest like blue mage did that crap with Waoud, or how Samurai had to forge a sword.

I like quest chains that have a story.
Kill quests can be ok, if it's something beyond: Oh some undead raided my barn, and stole my chocobo saddle, so now i can't ride; can you go kill 15 undead, and get my chocobo saddle back? I mean...really? It can be ok to do such lame errands for people at low lv, but not over lv 10 :)

Well the example in your pics....are annoying :) it's more for exploraholics, that don't mind spending a day or weekend, running around the whole world looking for stuff; forcing everyone else to visit wiki. But on the other hand, that's not much different than asking some other NPC, or referring to a book in some in-game library. You're just using another form of communication, to find out your destination; Someone found a fount, and decided to write it down somewhere, in case someone else would find the information useful.

I like quests that have their own mechanics - WoW has tried to do this a lot recently, some of them are really fun (others are fun but too damn silly/lazy for FFXIV imo), GW2 through my test had some as well. OF course I'm not saying copy paste but the same kill x gather y quests are already in plenty for FFXIV so... thats what I want. Quests with their own mechanics.

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Originally Posted by Radacci

I like quest chains that have a story.
Kill quests can be ok, if it's something beyond: .... kill 15 undead

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Agree, the problem with loads of trash mob kill quests is usually often the action is already over and you have to report back to an npc for completion. I think SWTOR for example while using kill quests at least mixed it up in their daily "heroic" kill quests some of which did take 20min if done at the recommended level, and would require a party.

Story quests? Cryptic and long winded is what I prefer; adds tension, build up, pacing, and a sense of reward (Assuming the plot is worth paying attention to, which XIV has done a find job with so far)

Questhub shit? I hate, hate, hate 'kill x of y' stuff, particularly when no effort is put into the quest back story and writing (See: every MMO since 2004). This is what I liked about XIV, you weren't forced into miserable questhub grinding that plagues every other modern MMO. Sadly, I'm afraid ARR seems to be going that route

I like Quests that are not as hard to find out as in FFXI but not as easy as in other MMOs where you get it shown on the map instantly.
Maybe something like the NPC gives you a approximately location with some extra infos like "near the big tree" and when you get pretty close to it the maps will give you an indication like "!" or "?".
But the most important is that the Quest has a story to tell or gives you information about the world/lore. Not something like "Pleas kill the wolves. They are eating my sheeps." And when done so thy give you your exp and money....

I like lore and story driven quests.

The best quests are the ones already completed and forgotten about in the journal, the ones we got XP for and no longer have to do because it's bland and boring.

Joking aside (or was I) we'll have some quests that have Lore tidbits in them and we'll have those boring quests which are nothing but kill a certain amount of mobs then return an item to the NPC. Then of course after the exclamation point is gone, we'll forget all about that NPC. Nothing wrong with free xp every now and again, but I'd hope for those to be the minority and not the majority, just a little dash of salt can sometimes help the bland flavoring, just a little challenge sometimes is all I ask for.

What I would like to see are Investigation quests and sneaking quests similar to what is in "The Secret World".

Investigation quest = Quests where the object is to follow obscure clues and puzzles that require you to actually think.
Sneaking quest = Investigate an area with high lvl mobs and be able to sneak around using a variety of tactics or tools, (such as a cardboard box.)