Quote Originally Posted by Ransu View Post
FFXIV is a story focused MMO. It always has been and always will be and as someone who also really enjoys the games end game I will always have the same message for people. If you don't enjoy story focused content then you shouldn't play this game because the traditional end game type content will always come second in this game.
By that thinking, Duty Support shouldn't exist because it's a MMO so players should be required to be in player groups for all group content.

I don't think anyone is saying the story focus should be removed. It's what makes the game stand out for so many of us.

What they're asking for is a better option than story skip for those players who are attracted to the game by content/features other than the story so they can enjoy those things without having to waste about 200 hours of their time progressing through story to get to what really interests them. Nothing is harmed by giving that option.

Allowing them to approach the story on their own terms may even spark their interest in the story where if you force it on them from the start they're going to through up the usual human reaction of resisting what's being involuntarily forced on them. Look at some of the content creators out there who started by skipping dialog and cutscenes to rush to end game, get to end game and go "whoa, these encounters are amazing because they incorporate story elements, maybe I should go back and give the story a try now".

Options are not a bad thing.