Quote Originally Posted by Reynhart View Post
Yes, you could. Even at low levels, some bosses still do AoE better healed my one medica than several Cure. The fact that you know is not proving anything. Maybe you're a quick learner, and could have been thrown in the game with a lvl 50 character right from the start. I personally didn't have any issue with PLD or WAR, despite having them max level before ARR. Yet, SE deemed important to create something like the Novic Hall, which had probably helped lots of new players.
They do, but it's wasted MP to heal below a certain threshold. Granted, you learn that later on. Anywho, the whole point is the game isn't teaching you any of this. One of my friends even complained about how few Conjurer/White Mage quests actually required her to heal. A person who jumped to 50 wouldn't necessarily be clueless because there are outside tools they can utilize. And what about people who grind PotD or Fates? They aren't going to learn anything leveling through those methods yet its the most optimal. Hall of Novice is a good addition, but it also highlights people aren't learning their jobs through MSQ or job quests otherwise why would you need it?

I'd enjoy the game less, because it wouldn't stay true to itself. Here's an example. You play WoW as a Human Paladin. You read/played just about everyhting in the Warcraft universe, and then they release Wrath Of The Lich King, with the Nightelf Death Knight...in theory, you should be like "WTF, Nightelves can't be Death Knight, they're protected from the scourge !". After that, you have Cataclysm with the Nightelf Mage..."That's bullshit, Nightelves can't be mages ! The Elves mages are the High elves, thus the Blood Elves !"...in all that, you still play a Human Paladin, so it doesn't change the game for your character. You wouldn't be (haven't been if you played WoW) bothered by that ?

Or else, if they decide "Fuck the lore, let's bring this character back from the dead without any explanation !" wouldn't it bother you ?
Really? You would enjoy the game less because a person you don't even know skipped the story? To each their own, I suppose. As for your example, all of that only applies to people who care about the lore. If our hypothetical level skipper just likes WoW for its raids and gameplay. She's not going to have any reaction to it beyond "how does this effect my class and what new abilities do I have to get used to?" Gameplay is what she's concerned about. A skip option would literally just be skipping the story. Think of it like playing Mass Effect or Dragon Age out of order. You'll be a little lost but that's on you for choosing to skip ahead because you didn't like whichever one came before it. For those who want to know everything, they can and will play all three games.