Anyone else just feeling really disapointed this expansion?*vent*

[Ameela]

I liked Endwalker from a story perspective, but I didn't like the repetitiveness of gameplay that has been going on at least since Heavensward (maybe arguably since ARR, but it was a lot more diverse back then).

I don't understand why they don't want to experiment and try new things at least up until recently anyway, maybe they understood the situation now hopefully?

I mean, they do to a certain extent.
Has everyone already forgotten the plethora of tailing missions in EW? Or how about the fish selling mini game? Or unique solo duties like In from the Cold and the siege of Garlemald? There's also a quest where you turn into a frog - this is on top of the already-existing variety mini games too like the carriage stuff and darts shooting.
Now is this the most terribly engaging content in the world? Probably not, but the devs still try to add some degree of variety to the MSQ with each expansion.

[Supersnow845]

I mean, they do to a certain extent.
Has everyone already forgotten the plethora of tailing missions in EW? Or how about the fish selling mini game? Or unique solo duties like In from the Cold and the siege of Garlemald? There's also a quest where you turn into a frog - this is on top of the already-existing variety mini games too like the carriage stuff and darts shooting.
Now is this the most terribly engaging content in the world? Probably not, but the devs still try to add some degree of variety to the MSQ with each expansion.

I mean I don’t think companion chat missions really compare to something like eureka

14 has always innovated in the side content and the side content is getting sidelined further and further every expansion

[Jojoya]

I mean, they do to a certain extent.
Has everyone already forgotten the plethora of tailing missions in EW? Or how about the fish selling mini game? Or unique solo duties like In from the Cold and the siege of Garlemald? There's also a quest where you turn into a frog - this is on top of the already-existing variety mini games too like the carriage stuff and darts shooting.
Now is this the most terribly engaging content in the world? Probably not, but the devs still try to add some degree of variety to the MSQ with each expansion.

I think the timing of the introduction to the new mechanics could be better.

Since the RP duties were introduced in 4.3, we got a chance to get used to them over several months and give some feedback for adjustments so when they were part of the 5.0 MSQ they seemed a more natural part of the MSQ flow.

Compare that to the escort/tailing quests. They were dumped on us in a mass that was experienced over 1-2 weeks and rather disruptive to the flow of the MSQ because they were new to us. They did go back and change how the escort duties worked after the fact in response to player feedback but that doesn't change the memory of how annoying they were during what was the most important part of the MSQ story arc. If they had introduced them post 5.0 MSQ instead, they would have already corrected the complaints players had and we would have found them a more normal activity for the 6.0 MSQ.