The story is great, but it blatantly gets in the way of the rest of the game

[YukikoKurosawa]

So everyone that is drawn to FFXIV for other reasons than story or doesn't conduct a thorough research before is a cretin and idiot?
It amazes me how toxic people are towards others that dare to play a game for different reasons than them.

No, I mean people who don't do any research on a game before they play it and just assume it'll be like other games they've played should not be surprised when it turns out it is not what they want. You have agency, as a consumer, to do a basic level of research into a product you're spending your money on before buying it. Almost anyone could tell you this is a story-focused game and if that is a deal breaker, than you shouldn't play it. My point was there has been a recent surge of FOTM players who just go whereever the percieve the majority of other consumers are going and don't consider if a game is for them or not, and they have been filtered en masse by this game's heavy focus on story. But it's not like they would've stayed either way as these are the same type of people to immediately drop a game once other people/their favorite streamers move to the next FOTM. Hence why their opinions don't matter, they're like a locust swarm for games, not long term players.

But yeah, don't just buy a game you did no research on then complain when you find out it's not for you.