Massively OP: What content in Final Fantasy XIV is optional?

[Lium]

Interesting article over at Massively OP that takes a look at content that is technically optional, but is absolutely required to progress. Such as raids and old content.

Curious to know what the community's thoughts on this are.

[Stanelis]

It's a video game so everything is optional.

[Yshtola]

g a m i n g
j o u r n a l i s m

[Macleod]

Getting out of bed is technically optional, but absolutely required to continue living.

[Theodric]

I always figured that if someone's interest in a game is genuine, then they'd be inclined to explore as much of the game as possible.

[Edax]

In before the housing haters demand that housing becomes mandatory.

[Miracle_Diva]

If you don't want to do it - it's optional.

[Rosenstrauch]

It is pretty funny to see that one of the comments below the article is decrying the game for, apparently, having a broad range of content that is not necessary to complete, but offers a greater look into the game world and its lore.

[ItMe]

I mean... MSQ isn't even mandatory. You can literally skip it thanks to the mogstation.
Nothing is actually "required to progress" when every player can have fun doing whatever they want and shoot for their own endgame.

Like...
I have friends that play this game JUST for crafting / gathering.
I have others that only wanna raid.
Between just those two groups there is no content necessary for them to fulfil their own
Like, they don't even need to go through the materia quests to overmeld. Any gear that's overmeldable is tradable so as long as you bring your own materia you don't need to overmeld yourself

At first I thought that the one thing all players need to do is their job quests, but some people play just to go deep into housing and post pics for their twitter or blog or whatever. They don't even need to interact with their job.

[Vahlnir]

I mean... MSQ isn't even mandatory. You can literally skip it thanks to the mogstation.
Nothing is actually "required to progress" when every player can have fun doing whatever they want and shoot for their own endgame.

Like...
I have friends that play this game JUST for crafting / gathering.
I have others that only wanna raid.
Between just those two groups there is no content necessary for them to fulfil their own
Like, they don't even need to go through the materia quests to overmeld. Any gear that's overmeldable is tradable so as long as you bring your own materia you don't need to overmeld yourself

At first I thought that the one thing all players need to do is their job quests, but some people play just to go deep into housing and post pics for their twitter or blog or whatever. They don't even need to interact with their job.

That's one of the things I like about this game. There's a little something for just about everyone.