Main Scenario Restriction Bloodstorm - Very Very Bad idea.

[Bourne_Endeavor]

Could you please solo The Chrysalis, or Steps of Faith for them? Also, could you solo every single HW dungeon, and primal fight for them? Also, while you're at it, could you solo all of Alexander so they can do Savage mode with their friends?

You're trying to make leveling from 1-60 proportionate with skipping MSQ/content. These are two separate issues. One is grinding a job to 60. The other is playing through hours of content. What the OP is asking for, and you are apparently agreeing with, is putting the two together, and just skipping everything. So "new" players can walk into Ala Mhigo and pick up the new story, alongside people who have painstakingly gone through said "old content." Who are you to determine "who cares" about that?

Unsynced, might actually be able to solo Chrysalis nowadays. At most, you'd need 2-3 people. Steps may still need 5-6 people. Early HW dungeons? Warrior would solo them. Primals have been solo'd already. At least those that don't have instant death mechanics if only one player is in the instanced. Regardless, even with a party, all of the content you listed is utterly laughable now.

No, they aren't. Leveling is irrelevant. It's gated content people take umbrage with. Who are you to determine it still does? You're essentially saying "you have to do all this content because I think you should." Why does your opinion matter more than theirs? Because you feel the spirit of the game is ruined if someone else doesn't play through it exactly as you believe it should be played. I'll ask you the same I did Bass. If someone skips literally every cutscene and has friends speed them through all the dungeons so they could be ready for Stormblood. How is that any different than if they just paid for a jump potion? They didn't experience any of it. They skipped everything. It only took them two weeks instead of two minutes. Likewise, if they leveled through fates. They didn't learn their job. They grinded it out in a couple days pressing a few buttons.

I want to skip the whole crafting/gathering part of the game, because I only enjoy end-game crafting. Could I just have my BiS crafting gear done for me when I log in tomorrow? After all, it is the content I want, and tomorrow is when I want it.

Now you're being willfully obtuse. Skipping directly to endgame content and being awarded the best gear isn't synonymous with wanting to skip over 300 quests so they can play the expansion.