There is no reason for Eureka's main storyline quests to not appear in the Journal

[PirateRyanG]

It was a bit annoying but these quests do take place inside of an instance and they are trying to replicate FF11. I couldn't play FF11 because it didn't have a clear MSQ to start.

I don't know how it is now, but FFXI at the start did have a list of the main quests somewhere in the menus. Then it marked them off as you completed them.

[Atelier-Bagur]

I don't know how it is now, but FFXI at the start did have a list of the main quests somewhere in the menus. Then it marked them off as you completed them.

Im going to assume that was the Missions Section tab on the menu. Its still there but I'm just saying for all the other big side stories and what not the way story progression is being handled is very confusing for a new player wanting to follow along whats going on. Why does the Shantotto Ascension add-on story show up when I first visit Windurst? As a new player I would'nt even know who she is or why she suddenly decided to make an army while the base story is trying to focus on the Shadowlord.

How come I suddenly get Rise of the Zilart (I think?) showing up when I zone into Jeuno a couple of times? Yeah imagine a new player in ARR going to Coerthas Central Highlands and all of a sudden you get a cutscene of your character walking towards the gates with Tataru and Alphinaud for getting into Ishgard. Its a mess of story progression and new players need that special time to try to get introduced to the world before bombing all sorts of story content to you. But I also understand that FFXI is a different beast in terms of design all together, so somebody like me who enjoys focused narratives wont be welcomed there as the game encourages you to play the game rather than forcing story (which is where Rhapsodies comes in anyway).