Friends of mine, new to the game, becoming discouraged by STORY QUESTS

[ohmRICE]

And, you do realize this is an MMO right, not a single player game? God forbid some people came for the multiplayer part and don't look forward to hours and hours of single player grind in order to unlock it. You'd think mothers were being insulted with the knee-jerk reactions this thread has provoked.

The multiplayer aspect isn't locked until you complete the story though. You can actually play along side your friends while going through the story together, you can still chat with other players (though you'll not be able to join in when they start talking about the most recent story addition), and partake in your normal multiplayer activities.

In fact, you can't progress through the story without playing with other people! There's no soloing Sastasha!