New player(s) thoughts

[R041]

Okay, I sympathise with a few things, like having to go through ARR and maybe not liking to read much (I happen to do, so... eh), but explain to me why you can't just do the 'old' trial fights or what have you. Maybe I over read that part. You make it sound like there is nothing else to do till you reach current endgame.

Because the opportunities for coop are way too far and few in-between to be an enjoyable experience for a player expecting to play an actual 'MMO', let alone a Multiplayer game, with most coop opportunities being in Post-MSQ for each expansion.

The experience comparison with WoW to FFXIV in this department (Questing/MSQ), is that in WoW I can tag along and enjoy everything and gain levels/items/achievements/new story regardless of level.

But FFXIV has crunched the experience to almost force players to strictly do MSQ until they reach 'end-game'. The content for both of us within this ARR-Shadowbringers period is excruciating and has been downgraded more every year. These things incentivize anyone wanting to actually play the MMO portion of FFXIV with a friend to Story+Class Boost. Which is a poor experience overall because it means they have no context for story, have no idea how to play their class, or the other option is to sit through MSQ for 400 hours. They're both poor experiences overall.

Also I do try and hype them up with in-between Trials and fun content, but then it's like telling your kid to go to bed when you tell them they gotta continue with MSQ after the fun stuff. It's kinda sad.

I hope nobody's upset with me - I'm certainly not upset with anyone in this discussion. I just want FFXIV to do better and to provide a better experience for players looking for an MMORPG and Cooperative experience.