Would Endwalker have been better if we never visited Elpis at all?

[PawPaw]

Based on what I've read on the forums, I would say the majority of people here didn't pay attention to the entirety of the story.

How so? What can you point out that you think has been misunderstood or not comprehended about the story?

The problem with Elpis is that somehow people walked away from that arc thinking there was a utopia and it would have been better to exist in that time than right now. They apparently didn't pay attention to the Dead Ends.

Again, I see this line thrown around so often as some sort of retort to people who didn't enjoy the story. "You must not have been paying attention to XXX.".

What makes you think that the people who look deeply at the story and point out the contradictions and contrivances are the ones who aren't paying attention to the story? Just because someone takes something different away from the narrative does not mean that attention was not being paid.

[Lium]

How so? What can you point out that you think has been misunderstood or not comprehended about the story?

I've stated all my opinions many times in the Lore section. You can check this thread here.