Final Fantasy XIV doesn't actually have that good of a story

[Dzian]

While I agree there is to much filler crap that detracts from the plot.. "I'm the warrior of light, slayer of primal and dragons. And you want me to deal with some slugs eating your crops?!?!?!"

The biggest issue personally is the games difficulty or lack there of. It actually destroys the atmosphere and tension the story often tries to create...
The story tries to paint this grim scene where all hope is lost and the world is doomed and then players essentially steam roll there way through... Where is the peril? where is the danger? Where is the atmosphere?

Whats ironic is often many of those filler quests are there specifically to set the mood or paint the picture of how grim the situation looks. Only to find you've steamroller to victory before you even know what happened. Crushes the atmosphere and detracts a lot from the story..

There are a couple of fights that did do the story justice like Shinryu at the end of stormblood but really not many.