Main Scenario Restriction Bloodstorm - Very Very Bad idea.

[Bourne_Endeavor]

In context, he did say "people would be able to access the content they want WHEN they want." Not everyone wants the same things. It's just a matter of where you're willing to draw the line with this "jumping potion."

Also, you have a strange concept of "solo." :P

Leveling might very well be irrelevant. But it is not the same as content. You can level to 60 without doing any quests or story. What you're asking for is a skip button on 90% of the game. Just try to picture the abuse that could cause on the game. RMT, day 1, farming Stormblood areas. Trolls, day 1, monopolizing content. You'll have an entirely new breed of people that will not care about the integrity or balance of the game, let alone the "spirit of the game," which I never mentioned. And why should they? It's not like they played the game to get there.

Doesn't matter. That isn't what is being discussed. You are attempting to equate the two when they aren't the same thing nor have I supported that aspect.

I was being facetious. You didn't answer my question though. Even if I do occasionally bring someone else. If we duo/trio a friend or two through all the content, how does that differ from them just buying a jump potion? They haven't experienced anything. They're clicking through the story and having level 60-70s murder everything for them.

RMTs will always spam regardless of what barriers faced. Have you ever looked up their sites? A jump potion is more likely to hurt them. Some charge upwards of nearly $200 just to level you from 1 to 60. If Square sells a jump potion for $35. Who's going to pay RMTs to do all that leveling and/or content for them, especially since going through Square doesn't risk their account? Trolls like cheap laughs. Having to buy a full expansion plus the base game and previous expansion, then a likely expensive level skip potion just to potentially harass someone isn't exactly cheap. This doom and gloom scenario you keep insisting just wouldn't happen.

Might as well be. People have different tastes. Some want to skip the game and do raids. Some want to ignore the story and roleplay. I want to be a super crafter, but why should any of us have to work for it? :P

Except a jump potion doesn't make you a "super" raider either. You get crappy gear and less gil than you likely would have gotten playing through the game normally. It just skips you ahead to current content. So a more apt comparison with crafting would be jumping you to level 50 and gifting you the ilvl 55 set.