Quote Originally Posted by Terribad View Post

When you're all said and done, making the MSQ optional does not effect you in any way. If someone wants to grind to 60, let them. If someone wants to smash their face against a chocobo's butt to level 60...let them. It's not bothering you, the story option is still there for you to enjoy. Like how the chick above enjoyed WoW's story just fine while I skipped it just fine.

This is what I have a problem with.

How exactly does smashing their face against a chocobo's butt help them become good at their job? It doesn't. And before you take me too literally, what does fategriding to 60 do for them? Nothing. You could be spamming a single skill and clear fates, especially in a group. So when they get to sixty or seventy and want to suddenly do what? Raid? LOL Their DPS is in the floor and they have no idea how to work with a team. GL finding a group.

The MSQ and the Job questlines organically increase the difficulty of content and introduce new skills to you incrementally so you have time to efficiently learn how to play. Again, it's NOT ABOUT THE STORY, it's NOT ABOUT THE CUTSCENES. It's about using the MSQ as a vector for learning so that the community isn't TOTAL CRAP.

You say you skipped every cutscene. But you still played every instance. You still did every job quest and learned every skill in order. That's what we're concerned about. Not the dialogue. Quit missing the point.