Quote Originally Posted by Dark-Saviour View Post
Considering this happened several times in SB and they even lampshaded it by saying something to the effect of, "What better way to win the hearts of the people than to... do mundane tasks for them? Well, we've done it before and we'll certainly have to do it again!", I don't think this will ever stop being a thing.
True, but that "winning the hearts of the people" stuff was relegated to sidequests. In 2.0 to like 2.3 that type of stuff was put smack dab in the main scenario. As in you HAVE to do it if you want to progress in the story. What exactly does gathering ingredients for a lazy chef in Costa Del Sol have to do with taking out titan?