The new player experience and how FFXIV fails as an MMO.

[Kirutsuki]

I do want to say here that I think the approach to the game is wrong. Just cause you reach the end of the game doesn't man the game suddenly opens up this big multiplayer aspect to it.

No, FF14 is built on the idea that if you want those experiences you have to specifically deviate away from MSQ and unlock the blue quests.
So unlocking things like the Deep Dungeons should already open a bit more of a multiplayer aspect to the game, or later on in Stormblood unlocking field operations and go do those, they're still somewhat active.

I think it's a big mistake to just focus on MSQ.

[Alahard]

I do want to say here that I think the approach to the game is wrong. Just cause you reach the end of the game doesn't man the game suddenly opens up this big multiplayer aspect to it.

No, FF14 is built on the idea that if you want those experiences you have to specifically deviate away from MSQ and unlock the blue quests.
So unlocking things like the Deep Dungeons should already open a bit more of a multiplayer aspect to the game, or later on in Stormblood unlocking field operations and go do those, they're still somewhat active.

I think it's a big mistake to just focus on MSQ.

I think this in part is the biggest problem of the free trial. The fact you can't join FC's easily, which provide a big part of the multiplayer experience. This makes it hard as new trial players kinda get forced into rushing the MSQ if they want to save actual money, giving a skewed perception of the game