JP Official Forums are also criticizing the Dawntrail MSQ.

[Shialan]

Im still surprised that (we) as the WoL have not told everyone how we're god killing machines. Especially against Zoraal Ja and Bakool Ja Ja. The fact that Zora had the nerve to say he could be all powerful.

TF? Get a load of this mfer who thinks he can be a god. I. AM. A. GOD. KILLER. TF YOU THINK YOU ARE, SON? YOU. ARE. NOBODY. YOU'RE NOTHING.

Because the WoL DOES NOT WANT TO BE THAT. They want to be an adventurer. See new stuff. And not be the go-to person if shit hits the fan.

[BakoolJaJa]

Because the WoL DOES NOT WANT TO BE THAT. They want to be an adventurer. See new stuff. And not be the go-to person if shit hits the fan.

So another thing the writers failed at?

It's been said a million times already. People were open to a vacation expansion. People didn't mind an expansion where we travel looking for adventure, see new stuff and get a break from world ending threats. Dawntrail isn't that expansion. We do not go looking for adventure, we go on a literal business trip. We are a mercenary hired to do a job. Helping the third promise win the contest is nothing but a job. Aka we are the "go-to person if shit hits the fan." Not what we wanted, but that is exactly what we got. People are actually envious of Estinien, because it looks like he's the one adventuring, seeing new stuff, and not being the go-to person if shit hits the fan.

And of course the second half of the story is just... Shit hitting the fan... At which point everybody turns to us... Another huge threat to take care of, never mind our vacation and what we wanted. So how is your reasoning relevant at all to the story we actually got?

[Raven2014]

Because the WoL DOES NOT WANT TO BE THAT. They want to be an adventurer. See new stuff. And not be the go-to person if shit hits the fan.

Than why we're babysitting a princess in her quest to succeed to the throne of an entire continent?

Why we still have to face a world ending threat, but this time we just got someone else stealing the show after we did the work?

Frankly the more I think about it, it seems the whole "it's a vacation" is not a reason or intention because the back story still set a stage way above that. It's more like a deflection/excuse so the writers team can use to side line the WoL and Scion so they can insert the most hated NPC in FF14's history in the center stage.

I said it before, if the goal is truly to write a vacation/adventure expack, they could just write a Lara Croft or India John story. That's why the stake is kept low while our character can still remain as the focus. Heavy Spoiler warning:

The last zone and boss are basically mimicing the last zone and boss of the last 2 expansion. Endless zone is basically Amuroth 2.0, and Sphene is basically Metion 2.0

in what world is that a vacation? Like I'm kinda baffle people believe and still try to use the "it's a vacation" excuse, do you just believe whatever SE tell you without ever questioning it makes sense or not?

[LittleArrow]

Because the WoL DOES NOT WANT TO BE THAT. They want to be an adventurer. See new stuff. And not be the go-to person if shit hits the fan.

I couldn't disagree more. When Zenos asked why my WoL does what she does, she told him because she liked it with a smirk. My WoL has never denied it when others have attested to her strength or how she does the impossible things she does. She loves overcoming odds, adventure or enemy.

This is a very clear JP cliche - train, get stronger, get challenged, over come the challenge. Dragon Ball Z, Naruto, One Punch Man, Akira, almost any anime out there. I don't mind the slower and lower stakes stories. I prefer them actually. However, everything I've seen in the story referring to the WoL as a legend, she gladly abides with a fist / hand punch to underline it even.

[Elkanah]

Because the WoL DOES NOT WANT TO BE THAT. They want to be an adventurer. See new stuff. And not be the go-to person if shit hits the fan.

I was expecting Anime beach episode-- and it failed to give me an Anime beach episode.