Quote Originally Posted by Bourne_Endeavor View Post
Yes, because The Company of Heroes questline was integral to defending Titan. And collecting flowers for Minfilia's mother nearly saved the world! Let's be honest, when people complain about the MSQ, it's primarily on the boring fetch quests which litter ARR. I wager quite strongly, you'd see far less complaints if the game began at Heavensward due to how much better paced everything is. Jump potions were implemented simply to make a quick buck over players leveling their alts and not wanting to spam through the story again. Even WoW offered one for free with their latest expansion.
I swear every time I've brought up these awkward batches of filler quests that slow down the story people crawl out of the woodwork to defend the most mundane fetch quests. Fixing earrings, gathering flowers, setting tables- there are plenty of quests that can be condensed without snagging continuity.