Quote Originally Posted by Luvbunny View Post
You just need to see it differently, it's nothing but "free xp for minutes of works"
This argument could be used to excuse any amount of shittiness in anything. "Don't think of those as bugs in your cereal. Think of them as extra protein!"

But trying to please everyone and giving (some) options also has its downfall, someone somewhere will be unhappy because there are some aspects of the game they do not like.
And as near as I can tell, making the story optional will please everyone, with 0 relevant exceptions.

The fact is, a suggestion to change something can be considered on its merit regardless of how many cries of "BUT CHANGING THINGS IZ BAD!!!!11!" arise.

In this case, there's no reason to not make the MSQ optional. No one gets hurt by it, and some people who don't want to do it don't have to.

It's win/win, especially for SE who will rake in more money.