Having to slog through lvl 50 quests is tedious

[Lium]

So after I defeated the Ultima Weapon and saw the various (and well done) cutscenes, and felt all the feels and was ready to jump headfirst into HW content, I discovered that I have to endure 100+ ARR quests first.

And all of them are boring.

I understand these quests went in while 50 was still the max level, but after all this time, I'm a bit confused as to why this requirement is still a thing. Doesn't SE want players to get to SB content sooner rather than later? Apparently not.

I actually don't mind doing these quests because I enjoy the game and am having fun as a red mage. But I really want to get to HW content as soon as possible. Do you think they'll change this soon?

What if I want to level another class? Don't they start at level 1? I don't want have to go through all this stuff again. RDM was cool because they start at 50.

[Vstarstruck]

So after I defeated the Ultima Weapon and saw the various (and well done) cutscenes, and felt all the feels and was ready to jump headfirst into HW content, I discovered that I have to endure 100+ ARR quests first.

And all of them are boring.

I understand these quests went in while 50 was still the max level, but after all this time, I'm a bit confused as to why this requirement is still a thing. Doesn't SE want players to get to SB content sooner rather than later? Apparently not.

I actually don't mind doing these quests because I enjoy the game and am having fun as a red mage. But I really want to get to HW content as soon as possible. Do you think they'll change this soon?

What if I want to level another class? Don't they start at level 1? I don't want have to go through all this stuff again. RDM was cool because they start at 50.

The MSQ line only needs to be done once, for example you can get to 60 in PoTD before being able to access HW.

I agree though, all those level 50 quests are boring and drove me insane.

[Mahrze]

To answer your first question, and they did provide a solution: pay for the jump potion and that puts you in the gate of SB.

To answer your second question: unlikely.

Jobs released in 2.0 start off at lvl 1 and have their own job/class lore, HW jobs start off at lvl 30 with their own job lore. SB followed the same trend, just having them start at lvl 50.

[Enla]

They didn't change it when people complained about them back at the tail end of HW and I doubt they'll change them going forward. Especially with the jump potions being available. That said I do agree with you that the 2.1-2.55 portion of the storyline is a damn slog that bored me to tears.

[Vstarstruck]

They didn't change it when people complained about them back at the tail end of HW and I doubt they'll change them going forward. Especially with the jump potions being available. That said I do agree with you that the 2.1-2.55 portion of the storyline is a damn slog that bored me to tears.

*points to MSQ roulette*
they changed that after all this time, so they can change this issue too.

[Mahrze]

(for stupid Minfilia non the less!!)

:0! you don't talk about Minfilia and her minfilias like that! Fite me! D:<

*points to MSQ roulette*
they changed that after all this time, so they can change this issue too.

Um, MSQ roulette hasn't changed outside of mandatory cut-scenes and increased bonus iirc. Even when the community has asked constantly to change those to be much more convenient for new players.

Or am I missing something?

[Vidu]

:0! you don't talk about Minfilia and her minfilias like that! Fite me! D:<

...dont challenge me on how Minfilia is simply the worst and most useless character in this game. I get that she has two convincing arguments to bring to the table (sadly, those have little effect on a straight woman) and that there might be 1.0 nostalgia involved for some people but outside of that shes a really, really poorly designed character. She does nothing but stands around while other people are actually doing the job. Even worse, she turns into the damsel in distress stereotype (I dont wanna go into details, spoiler and such) and all of that while wearing an outfit thats clearly supposed to appeal to the male customerbase - nothing wrong with that, it just doesnt make her a good character. If you - or someone - can like her for that: Fair enough. But the story wouldnt suffer if Minifila would be replaced by a potted plant (seeing how certain flowers sell for a lot of gil on the market, I should pitch this idea to Tataru...!)

[For anyone who want to discuss this: Please try to keep it spoilerfree OP seems to only have reached the end of the 2.0 story - or take it to another thread, I'll gladly tell you why blue eyes, blonde hair and some cleveage dont make a good character!]

[Mahrze]

...dont challenge me on how Minfilia is simply the worst and most useless character in this game. I get that she has two convincing arguments to bring to the table (sadly, those have little effect on a straight woman) and that there might be 1.0 nostalgia involved for some people but outside of that shes a really, really poorly designed character. She does nothing but stands around while other people are actually doing the job. Even worse, she turns into the damsel in distress stereotype (I dont wanna go into details, spoiler and such) and all of that while wearing an outfit thats clearly supposed to appeal to the male customerbase - nothing wrong with that, it just doesnt make her a good character. If you - or someone - can like her for that: Fair enough. But the story wouldnt suffer if Minifila would be replaced by a potted plant (seeing how certain flowers sell for a lot of gil on the market, I should pitch this idea to Tataru...!)

She protecc. She attacc. And most importantly she fought bacc!

/playsdead

[Lium]

[For anyone who want to discuss this: Please try to keep it spoilerfree OP seems to only have reached the end of the 2.0 story - or take it to another thread, I'll gladly tell you why blue eyes, blonde hair and some cleveage dont make a good character!]

Thanks for that. I appreciate it. :-)

[Avatre]

I get that she has two convincing arguments to bring to the table (sadly, those have little effect on a straight woman)

I know quite a few straight women who agree with us men that those...arguments as you put it...are enjoyed by everyone.

Though, I do agree that she was rather useless during that part of the story...kind of wish they had her do more during the ending of the 2.0 series.