MSQ Needs Further Condensing

[van_arn]

You know what - I support you. Let SE add in a different sub - same cost as the current sub, so no quibbling about paying extra or such.. You pay that sub and no MSQ for you. You'll have every dungeon, trial, alliance raid and raid unlocked from the start. However you can *only* do these dungeons, trails, & raids with ppl on the alternative sub. You don't have to worry about subbing, you get access to all hubs in the game from the start... but can do no side-quest's, no beasttribe quest's... nothing PvE related other than grinding dungeons, trials, and raids with like-minded ppl.

Asinine. There are plenty of people that skip to the current era, find out the story is actually pretty cool, and go back and catch up storywise.

Furthermore, when 2.0 launched the length of the MSQ was reasonable. It's now pretty much eight times longer, and it's slated to increase to nine when the new expansion drops.

That is too long to expect a new player to sit through before they get to the "good part." And yes, gameplay-wise, it takes that long to get to content that isn't nerfed intentionally or unintentionally by class changes over the years or too-generous stat sync.

It's extremely easy to lose perspective on just how long the MSQ is if you've kept up with it for a while. I don't say we should just dump people at the endgame, but there needs to be a way onboard players faster so they get to the "real" game within 30-40 hours that isn't a lazy copout of just skipping players with a potion.

A trilogy of books with an amazing ending isn't an amazing trilogy if most people can't suffer through to the end. The same concept applies to the MSQ, even though this is an MMO. Story is story, and a well-told story cannot be a well-told story if it overstays its welcome.

Abridgment for new players is mandatory with a story this long. Keep the full-length scenario in New Game+.