What's the point with that quite lackluster story in Endwalker?

[Claviusnex]

I think a lot of my disappointment was the result of the time travel in the MSQ. Any game I have played that decides to use time travel ends up going through contortions to resolve character interactions past, present and future. For me the end result is a bunch of loose ends that don't really seem to fit when tied together to close out the plot line. There are better ways for the protagonist and supporting characters to learn from the past without resorting to time travel and cheap plot devices.