A serious discussion about abridging the story quest 1-50 (discouraging new players)

[Luvbunny]

I just thing they should abolish the filler MSQ that have no real purpose at this point. There're times when you have to kill mobs or talk to NPCs for no real reason in terms of the story. The EXP is nice, but with the boost now, I don't think it's needed and it may seem overwhelming to a new player.

You do realize that 3.0 main story and quests are largely the same inane fetch quest, go to point A to B, talk to npc? The grind is obnoxious obvious when all you want to do is "let me fly" and they put a big HUGE wall of main story and bazillion quests (and you gotta to attune to all the aether crap for each areas). If new players + returning players + your friends and a friend of a friend + everyone else, HATE and DESPISE 2.0-2.55 main story, just wait till they get to 3.0. Might as well quit now, you won't like it and you will absolutely hate the "gated access" to 3.0 content, even when you are in 3.0 as of now.

3.0 Areas are HUGE HUMONGOUS and just tedious to navigate, everything is so spread out, wide open. It makes 2.0-2.55 MSQ such a cakewalk in comparison.... The amount of fetch quest, talk to npc "I am so lazy, I can't do anything right, not even lift my fingers" are insane, backtracking, kill x amount of mobs.... On top of that most dungeons is "gated", its a good 50-60 hours worth of "hitting skip CS buttons" over and over.