Quote Originally Posted by Okamimaru View Post
Buy a story skip, power through it, or find a different game... that's your options... they won't make it optional because it would take too much work to redo the whole games system... plus they make money off people for whom the story is too hard... they have no incentive to do what you're asking...
Please know that while I would like for changes to be made I know that SE will not do anything since they are making money off the current system. I do believe that the current system will not be able to sustain itself in the long run, but at this point it simply conjecture. If I may pose one hypothetical situation. Say SE had a magical switch that made it so all story content is optional, all classes and zones are unlocked from the first moment a character logs in. How would that detract from the story for those that wish to complete it? I saw the examples you mentioned before, but if someone is not interested in the story one would assume they would care about the lore of the world. My question is how a player that does not care about story impact the enjoyment of a player that does enjoy the story?

From a business aspect my view is naive and I do not expect them to do anything regarding the current system since clearly it must be profitable, now the question is how many expansions can they go without doing a restructure of the ARR quests at the very least. Only time will tell. Though I am truly interested in knowing if SE did flip the magical switch how would that have any impact on a player that happens to enjoy the story.