Does anyone actually enjoy guildleves?

[Abriael]

Such a fan boy....

because of course disagreeing with you means being a fanboy right?

But considering that the texts in this game are not continuous, as in rank 20 leaves do not build on story form rank 10 leaves, if you can call that a story.

A story doesn't need to be a chain-story to be a story. This not to mention that several leve quests are actually related or complementary.

I don't think there is anything in FFXI that is as entertaining as the Harisson Jones quests in Uldum,

Your opinion. I find absolutely nothing creative or intresting in a wink to pop culture (of which wow is filled to nauseating extremes) that brings in concepts and characters that have absolutely nothing to do with a fantasy world, and ultimately looks just extremely childish.
I'm sure you were overjoyed when you saw Darth Vader and Yoda in Soul Calibur IV. I was disgusted.

but after all, the lack of creativity of Blizzard's writers is well known since when they created their two major worlds copying from other sources, it's not surprising that they have to copy pop culture tropes in order to find ideas for their questlines.

which is sad becasue SE is known for beign really good story tellers, they just don't seem to bother outside of mission content, if you want to think that 3 lines of pseudo flavor text on a card is trying to build a a lore and world then you are sadly mistaken.

What part of "in FFXI" isn't clear?
Besides the fact that even (quite a lot more than) 3 lines of flavor text on a card contribute quite nicely to create a lore and world.
The fact that you decide to ignore them is your personal problem.

As usual Abriael, your points are lack luster, and very biased. But you keep trying one day you will make a solid point on ... well something.. I am sure of it, I believe in you.

Isn't it nice that this isn't for you to decide?