A little scared of the future

[van_arn]

The only boring part of the MSQ is the part between ARR and HW.

I'm mulling over this sentence, and the further I get I'm more and more impressed with just how wrong it is.

I remember entire chapters of bad anime filler episodes, like helping the turtles do whatever, a cheesy billion-part fisherman chain, the gobbie cheese nonsense leading up to Titan, the abysmal post-arr content, Tsukiyomi stomping on things just to make sure we know she's a villain, Lyse's truly exceptional uselessness, Ascians plotting for... whatever villains plot for, talking to one npc right next to another NPC, teleporting across the world to talk to an npc only to teleport across the world again to talk to another NPC, very dull "find the pixel" telescope quests, find the <number of> sparkles in the <designated area>, minion assets used to make a budget version of the Triad, "walk 200 meters and kill 3 beetles" quests, and -- lest we forget -- PLEASE RETURN TO THE WAKING SANDS.

The kicker? Every single new player gets to experience ALL of this HUNDREDS of times over before they get into any content that requires two brain cells to rub together.

MSQ is a garbage requirement for new players. Half as long would still be too long.

Oh, let's not forget you're the chosen hero because you picked a crystal up off of the ground. Don't litter, kids!