This game is inexcusably bad for new or returning players

[Caitlinzulu]

To conclude my rant (now that I've slept and am in fact still mad), why is leveling a non-stop chain of doing repetitive tasks? For example, if i could NG+ old expansions for experience, that would be a FAR better and more immersive experience than just spamming fates/roulettes/bozja-style content/etc. Every single thing the people in this thread have mentioned is brain dead repetitive content. Why can't i just play through MSQ storylines or quests for a more engaging and varied leveling experience? Square's approach of "just do this same shit over and over again" is lazy and it feels bad when you want to hop into the new stuff and feel good.

I do have to ask, is going through msq, repeating quests you already did, again and again for xp less repetitive braindead content then doing fates or dungeons?
Hint msq is riddled with dungeons too dear.
Every system is tied in and explained in quests too. So just do all the varied quests there are on the map and you will encounter all these alternative systems. And it vgets better these quests are specially marked too so you can easily find them.

[PartyBarn]

I do have to ask, is going through msq, repeating quests you already did, again and again for xp less repetitive braindead content then doing fates or dungeons?
Hint msq is riddled with dungeons too dear.
Every system is tied in and explained in quests too. So just do all the varied quests there are on the map and you will encounter all these alternative systems. And it vgets better these quests are specially marked too so you can easily find them.

I replied a second ago touching on this but no I didn't do a lot of that content. I started and joined friends that were already on current content in early shadowbringers and boosted/skipped to catch up with them. I'd love to actually replay what I skipped and get some good XP for it. I don't see any harm in allowing that. Even if it was less efficient I'd feel fine about it as I get to live through (or yeah, relive) the ostensibly and oft-lauded "best part" of the game (that the game/shop and your friends encourage you to skip if you try to join late).