Quote Originally Posted by Travesty View Post
The problem is that it's meaningless content. The gameplay is largely defined by skills. They should be what provide you the means to get OTHER things, not the things you have to work to get.

It's just chucking more obstacles in the way of real content. I mean hell, if we're gonna have to work to get skills, let's also work to unlock Disciples. Then once those are unlocked, let's have to quest to unlock each class. Blah blah blah. No thanks. More actual content, less filler, please.
Not disagreeing with you Travesty as content is needed and this isn't filler it's for those who wish they felt more connected to the story and the characters with in it.

I'll ask you this, are you one of those folks who just plays for the social interaction, which lacks as well, or do you enjoy a game with a good story? If it's the first then debating this point with you is pointless for us both. I know many who played XI not for story and could have cared less wth happened or how it happened and just wanted to hang out and kill stuff. Others and myself like the story aspect and this for us IS part of that. If I just wanted to hang out and kill stuff I would play a FPS. In FFXIV, I wanna BE my character and be more then just a button masher.