Quote Originally Posted by Ehayte View Post
If I wanted to spend that much time doing it I would have just done that to begin with. Also, the xp from story quests will not get you to the level requirements for the next story quest all the time. I remember doing a fair amount of leveling to get to the next quest at launch.
Your also in a way, expected to do the side-quests. Some of the side-quests inform the reactions of certain characters when you meet them later in the story. Honestly, if you are that interested in the storyline, you could just level the alt in your spare time. If you don't have the time to do that, then you just won't experience the story to its fullest. It's just like farming gear, gil and progression; if you don't put the effort into it, you just won't get it.