why i quit before reaching endgame (feedback from a new player)

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I'm not even going to try to explain this to you again. I have lost count as to how many times I have tried. You quite simply don't care to think about how integral the msq is to the whole game because it suits you not to.

Making the msq into side content is not the same thing as having skip potions and new game +.

MSQ will be the main game for people who want a guide/narrative/story, and access to all the areas in the game. Achieving specific extra adventure/renown/feats can give others access to everything except story.

two paths. Its not side content if it gets you to destination.

players will have to either do these extra tasks. or do msq. Many will prefer msq, some will prefer these gameplay focused goals. Both ways make sense in the context of the world and game. And this can allow them to really focus the story on the story, without worrying how those who arent that interested in it experience it.

I mean I get that some people aren't interested in video game stories but when you play a Final Fantasy game that's what you're going to get. I've played this game for over 10,000 logged hours and it's because I enjoy the story, the content, playing with friends, etc.

the execution of the story, for a new player is a big part of the problem. It becomes endless cutscenes with very little break, and its integrated poorly into the game. Its handled better in HW, which has longer instances where things are happening while you are doing other things, closer to a regular final fantasy.

The delivery method, and the lack of gameplay/story pacing is a problem. And its always going to be weird at the caps, because you have tons of story with no progress/growth, and instances that gimp you. (you will be higher than the capped areas, so your skills will get locked) Its just poorly executed. That doesnt mean no one can like it, just that its not a good gate for gameplay when you are experiencing it all at once.