this game is NOT friendly for those who return after long absence

[Delorean]

the expansion is tied to the main story, so it makes sense that a person cannot access it until they are caught up with the story. Take your time and enjoy all the content you missed, than you can enjoy the new content in Heavensward..

"take your time and enjoy watching all 48 hours of the collecting bear asses and cutscenes you missed"

i dont mean to knock the team because i really like the game a lot, but watching these scenes with these voice actors that are so terribly constructed most of the time is so painfully tedious to watch.

They told people this ages ago you had a long time to start playing and get to the end of the story quests.

and that is irrelevant; you play a game to be entertained, not to be frustrated and disappointed.

it is a huge turn off. it's enough to turn people away who haven't been playing FFXIV for the past couple of years.

[Madjames]

"take your time and enjoy watching all 48 hours of the collecting bear asses and cutscenes you missed"

i dont mean to knock the team because i really like the game a lot, but watching these scenes with these voice actors that are so terribly constructed most of the time is so painfully tedious to watch.



and that is irrelevant; you play a game to be entertained, not to be frustrated and disappointed.

it is a huge turn off. it's enough to turn people away who haven't been playing FFXIV for the past couple of years.

Exactly!!

I play this game to play with friends and to fight monsters and write my own story IRL about my character. He already has a 10 page backstory to him that I wrote when I first created him.

Anyway, your point is a good one. Weather or not they "told" people is not the issue. The problem lies with them telingl us "This is how you MUST play, this is how you MUST level, this is what you HAVE to do. If you have not done your MSQ up to the expansion, FORGET about your friends until you complete all 50+ HOURS of story BY YOURSELF with a few dungeons and primal battles thrown it. We are throwing out the MMO part of the game until you complete a SOLO story quest that is lackluster and boring at BEST. If you cant do that and you are coming into this game from the start, your screwed, we don't want your money for future development to keep the game afloat, we will just let you leave end of story" This is a BAD business model as every other mmorpg (Including the most story driven MMORPG on the market which is more so then this game SWTOR) does NOT lock our entire expansion behind a story.

It may not SEEM like a problem right now but over 15 people from my IRL friends, family, and Facebook downright REFUSE to play this game because of this requirement. Why would they play a game that forces a certain story hugger play-style on them when they would rather grind fates to level 50 and then go into ishgard because they have the required level cap like many other mmorpgs on the market do? Why would they play an MMORPG when the MMO part is completely left out and your on your own until you complete the MSQ?

I have mine completed. It took 20 HOURS total to complete Fireworks and Fish do not mix, to the start of the coming to ishgard quest. The time is horrible, FORCING us to do it 90% SOLO is beyond stupid. This is an MMORPG and should be played at ALL levels to have fun with friends as that is what an MMORPG is all about, Online gaming with friends to have fun!

SWTOR allows people to go through each others story as they are different. My wife and I saw TWO storys as we leveled together and did our storys together as that game allows it. The story's were great and fun and entertaining unlike this game. SE needs to consider making it optional is all I can say. It would be nice to give us the players the freedom to choose how we level and what we do with our $15 a month.