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

[Voltyblast]

I have to say that this thread really cheers me up: I was starting to begin that only few people actually thought differently about the MSQ and how it can halt a new player's progression. Sure this doesn't affect me, as I beated the content long ago, but it does affect new players such as my sister who hoped to return to FFXIV in the expansion only to find that she had to do ALL of the old content before even entering HW (and she's level 49).

Alas, she never will.

But yes I do wish that the story would be shortened in someways: I know that the game focuses a lot on story (be careful with that though: let's not forget what 1.0 taught us) but I can't lie that I barely cared about it because it was barely about story and more about "do this and that". I didn't even see the ending of the story because my excitement died long ago but I know people do like the story and everyone is free to have their opinion.

The best idea would be to make the 2.00 story optional to follow but if that's not possible, I'd love that they'd remove the dungeon parts and similar (or make them soloable?). If it wasn't for those parts the MSQ wouldn't be such a big issue and it would just be a matter of "go here and go there", without being worried about gear. It would take a lot of time, but it wouldn't make a new player actually halt and gear up before proceeding.

I don't know how much the MSQ has changed right now because I'm not currently playing the expansion, but I'm pretty sure there are dozens of ways to improve the MSQ to new players.

I mean, I had Chrysalis as a trial once and even with people full 130 we wiped at least 5 times. I can't imagine those new players with half the gear, and half the knowledge in tactics...

[micropanther7]

I don't know how much the MSQ has changed right now because I'm not currently playing the expansion, but I'm pretty sure there are dozens of ways to improve the MSQ to new players.

I mean, I had Chrysalis as a trial once and even with people full 130 we wiped at least 5 times. I can't imagine those new players with half the gear, and half the knowledge in tactics...

I'm stuck at this trial as well, I don't mind having to run dungeons for the MSQ, I'm having to use the DF (no FC, long story, else I'd have gone with them), but it's really frustrating when people struggle with certain aspects. Like not stacking for heals, not using defensive cooldowns etc, I fluffed up as well a fair few times myself on not soaking meteors (is the healer supposed to do that? just wondering.... ) just have to keep trying I guess! *sighs*

[CosmicOwl]

I'm stuck at this trial as well, I don't mind having to run dungeons for the MSQ, I'm having to use the DF (no FC, long story, else I'd have gone with them), but it's really frustrating when people struggle with certain aspects. Like not stacking for heals, not using defensive cooldowns etc, I fluffed up as well a fair few times myself on not soaking meteors (is the healer supposed to do that? just wondering.... ) just have to keep trying I guess! *sighs*

I knocked out The Chrysalis this past weekend on my marathon to unlocking HW content. It wasn't too bad, and I ran it as a DRG at like i70 or i80...

To answer your question, from the video I watched and my run both tanks should soak up the meteors, while DPS prepare to burn down The Rift. I didn't read, see, or hear about healers taking that on- best of luck on your impending clear!