Quote Originally Posted by Shibi View Post
It's likely where SE are not using their metrics correctly. The slog isn't from the number of quests. It's from how boring the filler in the 2.0 story is, moreso in the English version where Haurchefant is completely nuetered.

I mean.. this https://ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com/wiki/It_Won%27t_Work isn't exactly riveting stuff.
You or anyone else finding it boring doesn't mean everyone dose, as I stated I liked 2.x and found it engaging, even silly quests like the one you listed, there's nothing wrong with not liking them but that dosen't make them objectively bad.
Not every quest needs to be taking on Nidhog, it's like the saying you measure light against the dark, but if there's nothing but light... if every quest was full on action high excitement and spectacle, they all get weaker, you need downtime in a story to make the build up and crescendo actually feely like one. I enjoy the smaller less important quests because they often make me feel more like I'm in a world not a movie, a movie is often all the best bits, you never see the hero waiting in line at the store, but while not the most "riveting" stuff it's those kind of details that make them feel less like an action hero and more like a person, no ones life, not even the WoL's is exciting all of the time.