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

[Airget]

exactly man

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bLYc4BwmjA

That is all I can say. There has been No justification as to why people should be allowed to choose how they level and why they cant get into HW when they are level 50.

The MSQ should be optional and SE could be gaining more subs then they have now had they done it this way.

How am I any different then making it optional by ESCing the story, or anyone else? How is me or anyone else skipping the story hurting anyone else?

Giving players the option to skip the main story quest is not hurting anyone else's gameplay.

You'll be thanking SE later when you notice the lack of RMT in the new zones.

[Madjames]

You'll be thanking SE later when you notice the lack of RMT in the new zones.

I'm already seeing the RMT in the new zones?

So I guess I should thank SE for not getting rid of them. The MSQ does not keep them out. My friends saw them on day one EA in the new zones.

[Temjiu]

I'm already seeing the RMT in the new zones?

So I guess I should thank SE for not getting rid of them. The MSQ does not keep them out. My friends saw them on day one EA in the new zones.

same here. putting the new content behind a wall of leveling isn't a huge issue for an industry that is notorious for grinding via bots or groups of low-paid workers in countries with "looser" legal internet standards. And I'd honestly take a few whispers to get to the new content if I could skip the fluff....Im having to see it already as a grind out those hours of quest at lvl 50 so i can unlock the new content....

[Madjames]

same here. putting the new content behind a wall of leveling isn't a huge issue for an industry that is notorious for grinding via bots or groups of low-paid workers in countries with "looser" legal internet standards. And I'd honestly take a few whispers to get to the new content if I could skip the fluff....Im having to see it already as a grind out those hours of quest at lvl 50 so i can unlock the new content....

Yep lets take where I was for example.

I started at 11:00 AM PST on day one EA. I was on the quest Fireworks and Fish do not mix.

I was off of the game for 2 hours from when I started till when I finished, that is a rough estimate.

I did not get finished with the MSQ until 7:30 AM PST the NEXT MORNING! You want to know how much exp I got when I started that quest till I finished? I got 491k EXP.......Now you tell me that its worth it when my friends were getting 48k exp compared to my 4800 exp..

This is bullcrap and I hope this MSQ becomes optional.

[Temjiu]

Yep lets take where I was for example.

I started at 11:00 AM PST on day one EA. I was on the quest Fireworks and Fish do not mix.

I was off of the game for 2 hours from when I started till when I finished, that is a rough estimate.

I did not get finished with the MSQ until 7:30 AM PST the NEXT MORNING! You want to know how much exp I got when I started that quest till I finished? I got 491k EXP.......Now you tell me that its worth it when my friends were getting 48k exp compared to my 4800 exp..

This is bullcrap and I hope this MSQ becomes optional.

ouch. that's what, 6.5 hours? and on the note of the exp, i was actually suprised that we were getting so little exp for lvl 50 quests...

Here's how I see it. They can do a group of things to help out new players, and also help out old players who may just be excited to see the new content. if they made the only requirement to get the quest for Ishgard lvl 50, then players could get in Ishgard, unlock the new classes, get the lvl 50 quests there (that have exp that's worth it), and get started on their journey. they can make all the quest material post 50 that involves the lvl 50 dungeons and trials optional. put them as quest chains that you can unlock (similar to the quest chains in ishgard), and then they are option if you want to do them. There are probably many people that would still do them to unlock older dungeons, or just for fun. if they bumped up the exp, people may do them as optional exp for leveling. the way they eek out exp in the expansion personally feels like i rented a premium hotel room in vegas, and the dinner menu was water and bread. a little extra at the start couldn't hurt...

[Temjiu]

deleted wrong thread.

[LegendWait]

I'm already seeing the RMT in the new zones?

So I guess I should thank SE for not getting rid of them. The MSQ does not keep them out. My friends saw them on day one EA in the new zones.

Still theres like 6 times less RMT bots, just keep your contribution to the player base and report em!