According to the Mog Store, the #2 best selling item is the Shadowbringers Story Skip

[YukikoKurosawa]

Anyone somewhat concerned by this? Not that I have a problem with people who don't want to go through the story, but it suggests a significant number of new players as of Endwalker are skipping and buying boosts. My main concern is the average player quality is going to start dropping noticeably in instanced content. Maybe other players have already noticed it.

[Rhysati]

No, I'm not concerned in the slightest. FFXIV is so easy that only takes a few minutes to figure a class out at max level. There is no need to be alarmist here.

[ijuakos_xqwzts]

Anyone somewhat concerned by this? Not that I have a problem with people who don't want to go through the story, but it suggests a significant number of new players as of Endwalker are skipping and buying boosts. My main concern is the average player quality is going to start dropping noticeably in instanced content. Maybe other players have already noticed it.

I've been seeing them, too.

No, I'm not concerned in the slightest. FFXIV is so easy that only takes a few minutes to figure a class out at max level. There is no need to be alarmist here.

Let's just say that some of us have seen evidence amongst a certain undefined subset of people who could use all of the time they can get, to get better with their class.

[Jybril]

I've been seeing them, too.



Let's just say that some of us have seen evidence amongst a certain undefined subset of people who could use all of the time they can get, to get better with their class.

Which has nothing to do with skipping the MSQ.
You'd had me if they were skipping with the job potions but
as Rhysati said, it doesn't take long to figure things on most jobs.
Some players are simply just...bad.

[MaxCarnage]

No, I'm not concerned in the slightest. FFXIV is so easy that only takes a few minutes to figure a class out at max level. There is no need to be alarmist here.

You say that, and yet I have run in to level 90 BLMs who only use Thunder IV.

[RicaRuin]

A lot of Story Skip Potions go into Alts that have finished the story on their main, so I'm not too concerned.

[Penthea]

A lot of Story Skip Potions go into Alts that have finished the story on their main, so I'm not too concerned.

Yea I know three people who bought the story skip for alts. They all played the msq on their mains.

[Rhysati]

A lot of Story Skip Potions go into Alts that have finished the story on their main, so I'm not too concerned.

Yup, I'm one of them. I bought one just before the expansion for one of my roleplay alts.

[Rilifane]

A lot of Story Skip Potions go into Alts that have finished the story on their main, so I'm not too concerned.

That's where my story skip went aswell. If I plan on making an alt and see a nice discount on story skip + boost (or just skip, also fine), I'll go for one. Hundreds of hours saved for a few bucks and I already know the story by heart anyway.

[van_arn]

Anyone somewhat concerned by this? Not that I have a problem with people who don't want to go through the story, but it suggests a significant number of new players as of Endwalker are skipping and buying boosts. My main concern is the average player quality is going to start dropping noticeably in instanced content. Maybe other players have already noticed it.

I'd rather people double back through NG+ if the story hooks them after the fact than they never play.