Quality of Life Improvements and MSQ Gating for New Players

[Stoutale]

Sure some people don't and the still play the game but the meat of this game is in the story, not the innovative gameplay , job dynamics or graphics.

As a basically new player (played for a short time years ago) unless you are a FF fanatic I can’t imagine watching/reading this storyline. I first logged in saying I was going to do that, then I realized I could sooner read War and Peace and watch every Star Wars movie ever made faster then watch and read this story line with all the dialogue and cut scenes. Not knocking it, I’m sure it’s great, but I believe more then you think completely ignore it and play it for other reasons, not the least of which is they have got bored with other MMOs and it’s different.

[Krotoan]

As a basically new player (played for a short time years ago) unless you are a FF fanatic I can’t imagine watching/reading this storyline. I first logged in saying I was going to do that, then I realized I could sooner read War and Peace and watch every Star Wars movie ever made faster then watch and read this story line with all the dialogue and cut scenes. Not knocking it, I’m sure it’s great, but I believe more then you think completely ignore it and play it for other reasons, not the least of which is they have got bored with other MMOs and it’s different.

And you are more than welcome to that stance, it's not for everyone and I've had people tell me it's uninspired and trite which I can see from their perspective.I'm not a fanatic though, I just like stories and world building. I'm sure there's a decent amount who don't play for story, but they have their option to get through it and honestly ignoring the actual story and purely experiencing the gameplay will, if nothing else, show you how to play the game and get comfortable with the mechanics. You don't have to sit through any of it except those 2 dungeons at the end of ARR, and that never ever repeats. I will say that the kind of person who isn't in it for the characters around them will find it boring quickly though unless they are playing it for their friends, I don't think it should cater to people who would only stick around for gameplay innovation and "newness" since as we've seen the current formula works but is anything but innovative.