I've been watching CiderSpider's playthrough on and off (the guy with the funny, deep-voiced Lalafell videos) since he started (he's quite enjoyable) and seeing his disbelief and annoyance with story grow with each session is like having a look into my own experience.
It's funny because he started with a positive outlook- a few oddities here and there, but rationalizing them somehow and thinking it would all come together.
But the last few sessions, he's just overwhelmed by the terrible pacing, nonsense characterization and general senseless plot.
Seeing someone who started out so positive towards the story and then slowly realize it's actually just bad is an experience.
I feel sorry for him, because he's at a point where all incongruousness is just too much to bear and it's impossible to ignore the myriad flaws and he keeps taking short breaks to vent about it.
I'm usually a bit demanding regarding narratives, and I know a lot of XIV lore (which usually hurts the msq experience more, since you can see all the lore retcons and plot holes), but seeing a more casual msq enjoyer having a similar experience to mine really shows how unforgivable this whole plot and characters are.