Why does everyone complain about STORY based MMO's?

[VelKallor]

IGN

My character never really gets to answer, and many hours later, I think that's because Square Enix also directs the question to us as players: Have the last eight years of FFXIV and all those hundreds of cutscenes been worth the time? I wish I had had the chance to say so, because after Endwalker, my answer is an unequivocal “yes.” Parts of this roughly 50-hour story move a little slower than I'd have liked, but when so many games, TV shows, and movie series seem incapable of delivering a satisfactory ending, it's refreshing to see one that mostly manages to stick the landing to an arc that’s gone on for so long. For that matter, Endwalker is good enough that it removes any doubt that this reborn MMORPG deserves inclusion in any discussion of the best Final Fantasy stories ever written.

Gnomecore

I looooooooooooooved it! Like I always said as I advanced through the expansions, it becomes better and better with every next expansion , hopping over its own head every next time, and Endwalker pushed it to the limit. It’s not just a good story by MMO standards, it surpasses the whole bulk of media – books, series, movies, single player games – name it. Let’s just say when I finished the final quest, I was sitting like in a warm emotional blanket, awashed with emotions, musing about the characters, the revelations, the story flow, the epic finale and resolutions of many, many arcs and questions. I just sat there, literally swaying in my chair, tears of happiness drying on my face, and slowly moving a cursor over characters in Scions base (well, I still have to talk to them and give in the final quest, lol)

Gamesradar

Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker is a landmark achievement in narrative development. Able to pull together story threads from over a decade into one cohesive tale, wrapping up everything superbly with so much expectation and pressure on its back is nothing short of astounding on the part of Square Enix’s development team. A pair of puzzling villains don’t do too much to put a dampener on some brilliant action, with Dungeons and every new location offering fascinating combat and storytelling developments alike. Shadowbringers might have thrust Final Fantasy 14 into the limelight over two years ago, but it’s Endwalker that cements it in the argument as one of the best Final Fantasy games ever made.

Metacritic 92, overall gamescore 94.

So no it isnt 'way more people"..its only you.

Ive said it before, this forum is a small fraction of a fraction of a fraction of 1% of the playerbase, and as such does not represent the millions who play...you dont speak for them you dont speak for me.