I for one had no issue with various fetch quests or aether flight unlocks

[h0tNstilettos]

Same here. I had no issues. The moogle stuff was the same as it is in each zone. Every zone has a ton of quests for 2 levels. The 2nd level of quests unlock after completing the last story quest for the zone. Just because it was moogles handing them out didn't really make it any different. Maybe they just hated the lack of variety for quest handout NPCs that the other zones had. In example the Forelands had dragon NPCs, Gnath, and huminoid species for quest givers. But still the amount of quests and tediousness was the same.

As for flight, SE is handling it perfect. WoW got rid of flight originally because players just skipped over most stuff, so it broke immersion in the world. Now SE handles it perfectly and makes it fun. Exploring to unlock aethers currents is addictive. I can't believe there are people that do not enjoy the thrill of exploring in an RPG.