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

[Atrayl]

If you make things accessible without the story, a part of the reward is removed from the story and it will be less fun for me.

You do realize what you're saying here is that part of the joy you get from the main story quest is the exclusion of a large group of players from the content that it gates, correct? I just wanted to make that clear. Because if the quest requirements are removed from, say, being able to fly, or being able to do the dungeons, that's the only thing that changes: the fact that other people are unable to do it and you are. You're literally taking pleasure in their misfortune.

So, okay. There's one answer to how it negatively affects you, I guess: less sadism.

Nice strawman, implying that anyone has admitted to playing just for the story and not also for the MMO gameplay. Of course it's an invalid argument because you made it up lol. People have, however, admitted to playing a story focused game only for the gameplay, so the question made by the person you responded to is perfectly valid and reasonable. I think it's rather ridiculous to ask for this game to be changed, when what you are looking for (no attunements, optional story, good pve) already exists in other games. A good story told via a game is what we have right here, so there's no need read books. "Why bother playing this game if you want a story? Go play a story focused gam... oh wait."

It's not a strawman. It's literally the reverse of the argument used against me.

I'm actually not against attunements. I enjoyed The Burning Crusade's gateing system. The difference there is that it gated PvE group content behind PvE group content. To do the thing you wanted to do, you had to do other things you wanted to do. That makes sense. This is gating group content behind solo story content. It's a completely different situation.

No. Anyone asking for this is being an entitled brat who wants everything handed to them without working for it.

"Please don't take anything further I have to say on this topic into consideration because I am resorting to childish attacks."

Will do!