MSQ being hard canon I get but didn't know much about the side quests (since Balmung has a wide range of characters who play as what they want). So the MSQ being hard canon is one I think everyone can agree on (and even side quests depending on what they are and who has done them).

When it comes to the WoL/Ascian, it is subjective if they are boring and the like but people still like to try or even do play as them. Sure there are a lot more as WhiteArchmage put it that play as being echo gifted and the like but with 5.3, it does bring up the question if our characters can be WoL without it being frowned upon and that SE just hasn't done/said anything in terms of the story or out of it (in interviews or fanfest) that our characters and those we meet are also the WoL/WoD.

Another thing that I had been thinking of was the fact that a lot of people subscribe to the 'only the Hyur in the trailers is the true WoL'. However, I do wonder if he is just meant to be the placeholder/stand in for our own PC characters.