The duty finder main quests are getting annoying.

[Rik_Ardossia]

I have a family and a very busy life and the fact that I cannot progress the main story without having to find time to sit down for an hour with no interruptions is getting very annoying.

At the moment I can only progress past a few story quests a day before I get hit with the wall and I have to wait until I get chance to do the duty finder quest.

I actually thought I was past this at least until heavensward started but nope I am now forced to do what was an optional dungeon before.

[Belhi]

I am a bit surprised that it takes a full hour to get one of the dungeons done since most of the early ones can be done in about 20 mins or so and the roulettes should keep the queues somewhat down. I believe the only optional dungeon you have to do is Qarn though its been a while so I could be wrong. Regardless, I am afraid you will find there are quite a few dungeons and trials as part of the MSQ. Realistically with an MMO you usually need to be able to sit down for at least an hour or so to really get much out of an MMO.

[Faliandra]

So basically, you are playing an MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) and want to have the actual MMO part there cut off cos you dont have time for it
and instead wish to continue questing on your own like in a Single Player game?

No offense but, instead of asking for the game to be adjusted to you, this is maybe the time you should realize that this Genre isnt suited for your lifestyle then.

[Reinha]

If you can't get enough peaceful time to do a dungeon, what are you planning to do when you finish the story? o.O Most story locked end game content is instanced and will take at least as much time as a dungeon.

For now a good solution is to start playing a tank class. Your queues will be instant and since you set the pace you'll be out of any dungeon in under 30 minutes.

[Rik_Ardossia]

Well it does not help that I play dps, and yes Qarn is the dungeon it is telling me to do, I understand it is an mmo and will require multiplayer, but forcing it on a regular basis in order to progress the story is not nice.

At the moment what tends to happen is I will be playing happily then it throws a dungeon at me and its like well thats me till tomorrow while the youngest is at nursery now.

On another note, I cannot fully enjoy the story either as massive story points seem to happen when in a dungeon and the pressure is on to be quick because of other people, I did the last mission and I can tell you apart from killing the bosses I have no idea what was happening.

[Rik_Ardossia]

So basically, you are playing an MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) and want to have the actual MMO part there cut off cos you dont have time for it
and instead wish to continue questing on your own like in a Single Player game?

No offense but, instead of asking for the game to be adjusted to you, this is maybe the time you should realize that this Genre isnt suited for your lifestyle then.

I played every single piece of content guild wars had to offer, I have played most of the content ESO has to offer, I have played most of the content Guild wars 2 has to offer just because MMo does not mean you have to slap it in the way of basic story progression, just saying.

[Rik_Ardossia]

If you can't get enough peaceful time to do a dungeon, what are you planning to do when you finish the story? o.O Most story locked end game content is instanced and will take at least as much time as a dungeon.

For now a good solution is to start playing a tank class. Your queues will be instant and since you set the pace you'll be out of any dungeon in under 30 minutes.

I am playing for the story I have no intention of grinding dungeons for the sake of it when the story is done.

[Faliandra]

I played every single piece of content guild wars had to offer, I have played most of the content ESO has to offer, I have played most of the content Guild wars 2 has to offer just because MMo does not mean you have to slap it in the way of basic story progression, just saying.

i dont know about ESO, but aside from PvP, the Guild Wars story was like 99% soloable due to the henchmen system in place.
PvE-wise,that game had very little to offer and it was far from a typical MMORPG. Also MMO =/= MMORPG .

Just saying.


Also, maybe I like the dungeons throughout the story and do NOT want them to be removed?

[Laerune]

I understand where you are comming from, but you do not have to sit around while waiting for the queue. You could do some FATES with your chocobo while you are waiting, you try out other stuff like crafting and gathering. I saw on your profile that you are not in a Free Company (guiild), when a newcomer joined our Free Company we did the story dungeons with her so she would not have to wait so long. Being a DPS class + Duty Finder, 98% of the time means you will be waiting alot longer then the other roles.

My advice is to join a friendly Free Company and ask them to help you out. With Stormblood introducing two more DPS classes, the long Duty Finder queue will become alot worse.

[Serilda]

You could always post in Party Finder asking people to come with you unsynced/undersized for a first time clear bonus, that will be extremely quick and you only need one strong persion to blaze through the old dungeons. Or do all of the pre-HW stuff after solo grinding to 60 and run it solo unsynced. But teaming up is part of the game's core design - it's a lot looser than FFXI ever was but you are not ever expected to be able to complete current content alone, and in fact you're actively prevented from it (HW content cannot be done unsynced/undersized). I can only echo everyone else in saying that finding a Free Company to join or at least some relaxed friends to play with will make your life a lot easier.