Here we go again

[PharisHanasaki]

FFXIV is a visual novel for many players .

No, you mean players care about the story more than the rest of the content.
FFXIV is not a visual novel, which is a game genre.
The game genre is a RPG/jRPG first and foremost.
I had to grind, level and gear my characters to be able to process through the story of all of the current main and side games.

People are trying to make the game fit their wants and needs, not playing the game for what the game offers.
I, for example, LOVE horror games and stories, I love mystery, thrill, the adrenaline. But, over the years I've realized I don't
enjoy the mutilation and gore fest that this genre has become. So what do I do? I watch a play through, sometimes with no commentary to avoid the yapping.
This way I can either close my eyes, or skip the gore-ish parts.
I do not go on thriller/horror games forums to complain about how much gore there is and that how that makes it unplayable to me.
Either I play the game, or I don't and move on. I do not try to morph another genre into one that suits my playstyle which is exactly what's happening here.
"I only care about the story, so make the rest easier or just remove altogether for the people who don't care". I mean, you can just watch someone else play it
if you absolutely cannot get past the content with the tools provided to you in game. If enough people stops playing, they will for sure address it, but this is not
really a difficulty problem, is people playing the wrong genre or not caring for certain type content at all.

[JadeCurtiss]

No, you mean players care about the story more than the rest of the content.
FFXIV is not a visual novel, which is a game genre.
The game genre is a RPG/jRPG first and foremost.
I had to grind, level and gear my characters to be able to process through the story of all of the current main and side games.

People are trying to make the game fit their wants and needs, not playing the game for what the game offers.
I, for example, LOVE horror games and stories, I love mystery, thrill, the adrenaline. But, over the years I've realized I don't
enjoy the mutilation and gore fest that this genre has become. So what do I do? I watch a play through, sometimes with no commentary to avoid the yapping.
This way I can either close my eyes, or skip the gore-ish parts.
I do not go on thriller/horror games forums to complain about how much gore there is and that how that makes it unplayable to me.
Either I play the game, or I don't and move on. I do not try to morph another genre into one that suits my playstyle which is exactly what's happening here.
"I only care about the story, so make the rest easier or just remove altogether for the people who don't care". I mean, you can just watch someone else play it
if you absolutely cannot get past the content with the tools provided to you in game. If enough people stops playing, they will for sure address it, but this is not
really a difficulty problem, is people playing the wrong genre or not caring for certain type content at all.

It often comes back to "If you are only here for the story why are you playing?"