5.0 and MSQ Skip: Free Skip Potion?

[TwistedTea]

So maybe, I've missed it with all the news about 4.5 and 5.0 but has SE addressed what are they going to do about the MSQ regarding skip potions?

Because if new players, have to go through hundreds of quests just to get into 5.0 areas and content, I can foresee a lot of them just quitting way before they even finish ARR. ARR alone has 285 MSQ quests.

Some of these are soul-crushingly tedious and I say this as someone who enjoys story.

So will SE give out free skip potions or something similar with 5.0 or will it be $kip potion on the Mog Station again?

[jameseoakes]

So maybe, I've missed it with all the news about 4.5 and 5.0 but has SE addressed what are they going to do about the MSQ regarding skip potions?

Because if a new player has to go through hundreds of quests just to get into 5.0 areas and content, I can foresee a lot of them just quitting way before they even finish ARR. ARR alone has 285 MSQ quests.

Some of these are soul-crushingly tedious and I say this as someone who enjoys story.

So will SE give out free skip potions or something similar with 5.0 or will it be $kip potion on the Mog Station again?

If they'd quit in ARR why would they be any more likely to get through the 5.0 stuff?

[bass9020]

This is starting already? Wow.

They will give the option to buy each expac separately and will add Stormblood/lvl70 jump potion to the list for 5.0. Its a service not a privilege, you pay for what you need/want.

[TwistedTea]

If they'd quit in ARR why would they be any more likely to get through the 5.0 stuff?

Because ARR does have a whole bunch of pointless fetch/delivery quests,fetch,go here,now go there,now come back again just so we can send you off again.

As many people say, HW was way better for me but having to tell new players, "It gets better in HW!" is a poor selling point for the MSQ and the game.

[Kurando]

I don't think SE would ever give MSQ skip potions for free, they want you to go through and enjoy the story, but no doubt they will advertise them for purchase on the MogStation should players choose to go down that route.

[HyoMinPark]

Didn’t they talk about hopefully addressing ARR’s MSQ in the future? Of course, thinking it would be in time for 5.0 is probably wishful thinking.

[bass9020]

Didn’t they talk about hopefully addressing ARR’s MSQ in the future? Of course, thinking it would be in time for 5.0 is probably wishful thinking.

This was mentioned and then the Titan quest chain was brought up and they said they wanted to keep it while laughing, then they said possibly a sidequest chain instead. So it will probably be coming but I who knows when.

[Bourne_Endeavor]

If they'd quit in ARR why would they be any more likely to get through the 5.0 stuff?

Because Heavensward and Stormblood are infinitely better? 2.1 to 2.3 is almost entirely pointless filler. Not to mention a good chunk of 2.0 itself is riddled with filler quests (Hi, Company of Heroes). While I never contemplated quitting outright, I was getting to the point of actually skipping dialogue when I reached the Company of Heroes. It just got so damn boring. It doesn't help early leveling showcases the absolute worst aspects of FFXIV's combat. You basically don't have a rotation of any real merit until almost level 50.

[TwistedTea]

This is starting already? Wow.

They will give the option to buy each expac separately and will add Stormblood/lvl70 jump potion to the list for 5.0. Its a service not a privilege, you pay for what you need/want.

This is starting now because there's still time to implement a default free skip MSQ option up to the start of 5.0 for new players. Maybe with recap cutsences or something so that everyone has a general gist of the story.This makes even more sense now if "New Game +" is implemented.

I fail to see how skip potions are a service. We buy the game, the expansions and pay a subscription.

Current skip potions are a lazy and profitable way for SE who chose to gate nearly all of the content behind the MSQ.

Some people will point out that XIV is an FF game before it's an MMORPG but at some point in order to compete with other MMORPGs for subs, the MSQ is a gate to end-game raiding/crafting/chilling out in new areas etc.

[Legion88]

MSQ skip is a premium feature.

Your best bet would be on a free one for the next "complete edition" but not just for the expansion, not even for the collectors edition.