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

[Xairos]

It's funny how everyone (only now, mind you) claims that the 2.1-2.55 MSQ is boring and dull and a drag and etc, but these very same people slogged through it, talked about it with their friends / twitch channel, and laughed about the awkwardness all on or around day 1 of the patch. We all did it. We all know its boring, but now, all of a sudden, with presented with the fact that the MSQ are gating something (because this isnt a first for this game) we call B.S and are outraged.

(I should add that while some of the quests are boring, the payoff is usually really good, like a typical RPG)

I had a friend come back to the game when Syrcus Tower was released... I was so excited that I wanted to show him the new raid. But guess what? He had to slog through the Crystal Tower quest to even get close to seeing it. Ooh I was bummed, but I told him "lets get you caught up together" and we just played the game. We got it done in little to no time and we had somewhat of a fun time while we were doing it. Was it an "affront to our intelligence" by SE to have to do that content? No because playing an MMO and really any other game is just a way to waste time (if we are honest with ourselves).

Just look at this as a way to connect with your friends in-game.