Quote Originally Posted by Iscah View Post
The Limsa story is changing the situation of something in the world that will probably be built on in further story. They found a cure for tempering - that's hugely important and not something that can just happen in an optional sidequest. It needs to happen in the MSQ so that the next part of the story can refer back to that previous event. It's the same reasoning why Crystal Tower became required once they wanted to build on those events and have something happen that came after it.
This is a good example here of how story matters, yet those advocating cutting the story show they don't pay attention to it - so why cater the story to them, those who don't bother with the story at all?

Tempering has been a major aspect & theme throughout the game - Because we're dealing with Primals throughout the story, tempering has been a constant threat & issue, it's the reason that we (WoL & others with the echo) are so vital to fighting Primals. It's also been shown that without a cure the people of the Eorzea are just having to kill all tempered. So a storyline that revolves around an actual cure to tempering is a major big deal that cover's a major problem the alliance & others have had to deal with throughout the course of the game.

Yet to these ppl... "Oh, why are we doing all this nonsense... it should just be a side-story that we can just ignore". Really? A cure/solution to a major problem that Eorzee has faced & dealt with throughout the game's story, something that has been touched on many, many times throughout the MSQ... should just be made a non-essential side-story? Pffft.