Quote Originally Posted by WellFooled View Post
If I were just starting the game, I would be very upset to learn that the main story was condensed. I love the story and lore, so loosing out on even a little bit of it frustrates me. I get bummed out when I accidentally skip talking to an npc who's dialog changes from quest to quest, let alone if I learned that whole segments of dialog, story, or events were removed.
Like I suggested in my post above, condensation doesn't necessarily have to be removal of content, it could simply be the mixing of similar quests to save running, tp, and load screen encounters. Though you have a rather good point there.