The "Road to 70" leveling pace (of the MSQ) should be the default

[TheMightyMollusk]

I only ever found it necessary to "grind" once or twice at level caps, but I also did side quests on my way. If you're actually doing everything as it's presented, and maybe do your daily dungeon roulette, you should keep up just fine.

The only time I really had to break off the MSQ to grind anything was when I first hit 60 and didn't have enough item level for the Final Steps of Faith, since I got there during the Heavensward patches and they hadn't started handing out catch-up gear from quests yet (and Normal/Alliance roulettes didn't exist yet, so catching up on Alexander and Mhach was a pain).

[Omedon]

I also did side quests on my way. If you're actually doing everything as it's presented, and maybe do your daily dungeon roulette,

So, busywork.

Next to the MSQ, literally everything else is busywork. That's what I'm saying. The story stands head and shoulders above literally anything else you could spend your time doing in this game, when we're talking about value of the experience.

Even with its mandatory dungeons, the story is the core of the game, and focusing people on this path only shows the game's best side. It should be all that's needed. On road to 70 it *is* pretty much all that's needed. That experience was amazing! It should be the default. That's my point.

[TheMightyMollusk]

So, busywork.

Next to the MSQ, literally everything else is busywork. That's what I'm saying. The story stands head and shoulders above literally anything else you could spend your time doing in this game, when we're talking about value of the experience.

Even with its mandatory dungeons, the story is the core of the game, and focusing people on this path only shows the game's best side. It should be all that's needed. On road to 70 it *is* pretty much all that's needed. That experience was amazing! It should be the default. That's my point.

I'm sorry that playing the game is so detrimental to your gameplay experience.

[MistakeNot]

So, busywork.

Next to the MSQ, literally everything else is busywork. That's what I'm saying. The story stands head and.

That is where you are wrong. All the sidequests are just as much part of the overall story, and adds a great deal of added background to the MSQ. Not to mention all the gear you get out of optional quest rewards and dungeons, without which you'd probably end up undergeared in many cases.
Only doing the MSQ means you missed 80% of the game.

No, I strongly disagree about "Road to 70" being a good idea for new players, and even more about it being default.
It can be useful for people who already have seen it all and are leveling up their Nth alt, but no way as default.