Which job quests are MSQ-relevant?

[Iscah]

DRK is but only in the sense that it addresses an aspect of the WoL that isn't really addressed otherwise and that being how the WoL emotionally responds to everything the have been through.

Only DRK (30-50, then 60-70) truly ties into the MSQ really, with the former leaning on the closing events of ARR and the latter dealing with the aftermath of HW and how they impacted you emotionally.

I will third/fourth the DRK quests, as you don't really see a sense of how the WoL is dealing with everything that's happening during MSQ.

My understanding (from a discussion on a different forum) is that although the quests deal with "the" Warrior of Light's emotional response to events, it's based on a specific characterisation that is completely at odds with "my" Warrior of Light.

As it's been described to me, the Dark Knight storyline portrays your character as feeling that "they are being used/just tools of the Scions and the role of WoL is just some awful burden placed upon them stopping them from following their true goals" and also "enjoys the brutality of combat" and all of those points are so far away from the good-natured, eager-to-help-people healer/summoner (who is willingly helping to save the world) that I've been playing all this time. I don't want to see her acting out that dark personality.

(Which is not to say she wouldn't affected by what's happened, just not like that.)

[Belhi]

My understanding (from a discussion on a different forum) is that although the quests deal with "the" Warrior of Light's emotional response to events, it's based on a specific characterisation that is completely at odds with "my" Warrior of Light.

As it's been described to me, the Dark Knight storyline portrays your character as feeling that "they are being used/just tools of the Scions and the role of WoL is just some awful burden placed upon them stopping them from following their true goals" and also "enjoys the brutality of combat" and all of those points are so far away from the good-natured, eager-to-help-people healer/summoner (who is willingly helping to save the world) that I've been playing all this time. I don't want to see her acting out that dark personality.

(Which is not to say she wouldn't affected by what's happened, just not like that.)

I can sort of see that but I would say its more like it deals with losses, betrayals and how people sometimes take the WoL for granted and are willing to throw them into insanely dangerous situations. Even if the WoL is willing, those things have an emotional burden. The third act of the DRK quest also deals with the WoL's failings as a hero. The fact that in the end there are always people they fail to save and even when trying to do the right thing they are hurting others. The WoL kills a lot of people and a lot of those people have families and often are just trying to do what they think is best.

I can see why this might not gel with your ideal of the WoL but it exists as a look at how the WoL processes this. I mean even the most willing and good natured person is going to feel pain at the loss of a friend, fear when sent into impossible situations, anger when betrayed or when your efforts are taken for granted, and powerlessness when your efforts fall short or your faced with the pain you have caused in trying to do the right thing.

That said, you don't HAVE to do the quests if you don't think they are right for you or if you don't want to explore that in your character's story. For me it just made J'taldhi's choices and reason for fighting all the more poignant.

[Gemina]

My understanding (from a discussion on a different forum) is that although the quests deal with "the" Warrior of Light's emotional response to events, it's based on a specific characterisation that is completely at odds with "my" Warrior of Light.

As it's been described to me, the Dark Knight storyline portrays your character as feeling that "they are being used/just tools of the Scions and the role of WoL is just some awful burden placed upon them stopping them from following their true goals" and also "enjoys the brutality of combat" and all of those points are so far away from the good-natured, eager-to-help-people healer/summoner (who is willingly helping to save the world) that I've been playing all this time. I don't want to see her acting out that dark personality.

(Which is not to say she wouldn't affected by what's happened, just not like that.)

Totally understandable. In my case, it fit perfectly as I already written into my character's lore that she has a dual personality she struggles with. One of which is similar to yours who is good-natured and eager to help, and pursues disciplines devoted towards that kind of support. However, what the WoL goes through would break most people, and it's the DRK questline that directly addresses this. It is pure, lean meat for anyone to add to their character's lore because it is so poignant and impactful.

I think you already know what you're in for if you ever choose to do this questline. It is for a Dark Knight so you're not going to find a whole lot of sunshine. Torrential tears is in the forecast instead.

[Grayve]

My understanding (from a discussion on a different forum) is that although the quests deal with "the" Warrior of Light's emotional response to events, it's based on a specific characterisation that is completely at odds with "my" Warrior of Light.



(Which is not to say she wouldn't affected by what's happened, just not like that.)

I had the same response. While some of the quest events and scenes fit with my DRK, most did not. Certainly, they emotional anchor points did not, as they focused to much on a certain figure I was never as fond of as the rest of the community seems to be.