Quote Originally Posted by LadyKairi View Post
If people are so concerned about it taking so long to do the story to get to other content, even though it pains me to say it.... Somehow make it so people can skip the story it it's not something they are interested in? I love the story so much, but my mother is one of those people who's not interested in the story and thinks it's an annoyance... So I totally understand where people are coming from.
Unfortunately, this is why (I think) they're wanting to implement this potion thing: a lot of potential subscribers will avoid the game due to how boring and long the story is (for them: I know some people like it) and simply quit the game and go play something else. The same happened with my sister who, as soon as I heard about this, I went to tell her the news and she literally said the "eff word" to the game and didn't even bother to play again. And she actually followed it, but just found it overly boring.

But yes a lot of people, as soon as I tell them about how the expansion is locked, they simply laugh and say "forget it", but let's face it: FFXIV needs subscribers, needs more players and being niche doesn't give you enough (one of the reasons why Wildstar failed and why the 1.0 archaic system was botched), and this is why there's a lot of controversy right now: fans want the story to be kept, while non-fans simply want it to be optional so that them and their friends can play together without being bothered.

But what's worse is, considering they're planning this potion already, I have a feeling that this means that subs are either not growing, or going down...but I'm only speculating so don't take me seriously.