Quote Originally Posted by koichiresh View Post
Genuine question here (because I have never played FFXI) but wasn't your character in that game always sidelined during story content? As in, you were just supporting main characters? Cause that's the sort of the vibe of that the game had from what I heard...
Nobody complained about that and yet because we aren't the main character in FFXIV just once people are up in a frenzy about it. I guess it makes sense, considering our character has been the spotlight for the base game and 4 expansions. (To add...we do live in a generation with a lot of people with main character syndrome (jk... but kind of not really lol))

Personally, I prefer being a side character so it doesn't bother me too much, but I know some people want to be the center of every epic tale in the game.

My only thought is that if multiple characters were being utilized in FFXI as main characters simultaneously (similar to the Scions) then I can see how that would feel different than Wuk Lamat being the pan ultimate character we need to care about. However, if there were any expansions or storylines solely revolving around a character in that game and you enjoyed it and now all of a sudden you're critical of a new character being in the spotlight for DT, then I think it all boils down to script writing and dialogue.
Why are you assuming anyone with issues played XI and were okay with things there? I didn't play XI. I did play WoW which did the similar sidelining while the NPC did all the interesting things. I hated it. In this game, being the catalyst of the story events gives me a connection to the story I never got in WoW. And I went into this expansion perfectly okay to take on a mentor role. But then they didn't even have us mentor in anything. We were just there and when I can replace my character with a nodding cardboard cutout then it takes me as a player completely out of the story.