[Main Story Quests] "Role-playing" duties-- can they be optional, please?

[Nora_of_Mira]

I can really feel Yoshi P's sad, disappointed, and tired face after reading this. Finally, we can enjoy parts of the MSQ away from the perspective of our own character and actually add some depth and immersion to the MSQ. The 1 instance with Alphy would've just been a 2 minute cutscene but instead we got something new and relatively memorable (mainly bc it was new). But the big benefit we get from this system is being able to take part in parts of the story otherwise inaccessible and that adds so much to the MSQ, imo.

I just don't really feel its appropriate to force something like this on a player for storytelling purposes in an MMO or any RPG where the player creates a character for his/herself.

you know we're all playing the same exact story, right? theres nothing different about any of our characters, story-wise.

[Sylvina]

Well I respect and like Yoshi P but he did make a mistake with those duties. I encourage him to correct it and continue making FFXIV a great game.

[Dualblade]

Is it a mistake if a majority of players enjoyed it?

[Sylvina]

Is it a mistake if a majority of players enjoyed it?

Show me this poll that all the players participated in which shows this. All we have is the forums which maybe 20% or less of the players use.

[BillyKaplan]

Show me this poll that all the players participated in which shows this. All we have is the forums which maybe 20% or less of the players use.

By that same coin you can't say it was a mistake and ask Yoshi-P to change it.
Not to mention that generally speaking, 30+ people are enough of a sample group to get a decent idea of what %s are like. This thread reaches that minimal threshold.

[Nyvara]

I enjoy them.
But here is my issue with solo instances in general. My Friend and I quest together, we are going along then bam solo instance we have to disband go in do the thing. Sometimes she fails and has to do it several times. Sometimes I have to do it for her when she gets frustrated. While I understand they are meant to be immersive and this is a story driven game, I think at times they can be contrary to a mmo experience.

[Mesarthim]

Well I respect and like Yoshi P but he did make a mistake with those duties. I encourage him to correct it and continue making FFXIV a great game.

That's weird... I didn't see any mistakes. Must be playing a different game.

[JohnSpawnVFX]

Show me this poll that all the players participated in which shows this. All we have is the forums which maybe 20% or less of the players use.

Where's your poll saying the most players disliked the duties? All we have is a thread with a handful of people who disliked it.

[SendohJin]

I also notice that you say more options are a good thing while advocating for a feature that is not optional.

"more options to play" doesn't mean more options for everything is good.

in a game, an event happens and the player can
1) be told about it
2) watch it
3) play it for themselves

saying the 3rd option/choice is good, doesn't mean all 3 options should be available.

[Fynlar]

I don't mind the roleplay battles, but I am a bit peeved by battles and cutscenes that we bear witness to - but that our character does not. I feel like we should not have knowledge of things that our character does not

Not going to happen. Teasers/stingers are a big part of what build anticipation toward the next parts of the story (particularly if they are parts yet to be released).

Many books, movies, comics, etc. do this sort of cutaway from the main protagonists' perspective a LOT, so this is not some kind of unusual method of storytelling at all.