Friend just started FF14, and he's in the cart scene telling me about how

[Seif]

Sadly it takes the story a looooong time to get interesting.

For what it's worth the end is better.

[Danbo05]

I still wish there was an option to skip the opening cutscene when you create a new character. I mean, we've already seen it once, why put us through it again? I mean, we even have to retake a tutorial even when we say we don't need an explanation. e.e