Quests...Oh Quests.

[Megido]

Cant say theres no merit to what you say. At times i felt like a mailman carrying the worlds most important message, and how many messages they were, but a mailman nontheless. What made it even worse was that seemingly everyone and their mother had a linkshell, but still relied on me to pay boat and airship tickets and to spend ages walking from A to B. Same thing with Minfilia, she only uses a linkshell to tell you that she has something to tell you.

With all the effort being put in the quest names and quest dialog (very easy to overlook but has hidden gems everywhere) it's a little weird that most of the quests themselves arent that memorable. I do think this is one of the few areas FF could use some extra inspiration.

P.S i think the first few levels are just so you can get a bearing on your starting city. They can be a little confusing for a new player, especially limsa. Also it gives them a chance to put in that OOMPH that you wanted, by showing off their beautiful cities.