My condolences.

I've had several friends quit in the past because they just couldn't make it through the pre-Ishgard slog of fetchquests and bullshit.

The story in HW is much, MUCH better and well worth pushing onward, so just keep mashing that ESC key and have Netflix or something running in the background while you're hammering through it.

Sadly, the devs seem to have decided that jump potions are the solution (though they absolutely aren't) instead of paring down some of the post 50 MSQ grind.