did the devs ever played the MSQ they did?

[Atelier-Bagur]

Its why I appreciate quests like "In from the Cold" the arguably most controversial EW MSQ quest due to its difficulty (its really not, its very simple) but what I loved about it was the bit of challenge and sense of urgency that helped highlight that moment in the story that really showed how good these devs could make msq quests.

[samsaraSaber]

yes. one of the best quest in game. but then we get hours of "go here now there talk to npc what its name no go here and there and here and talk and her"

[PercibelTheren]

Its why I appreciate quests like "In from the Cold" the arguably most controversial EW MSQ quest due to its difficulty (its really not, its very simple) but what I loved about it was the bit of challenge and sense of urgency that helped highlight that moment in the story that really showed how good these devs could make msq quests.

Saying that quest is controversial for its difficulty is not really accurate. There are quite a few people, myself included, who don't dislike the difficulty. I just dislike the implementation. XIV is not suited to playing like a stealth game. The aggro ranges were horrendously inconsistent and the invisible walls were stupid. I managed to get through it on my first try with plenty of time to spare, doesn't mean I didn't hate every second of it.