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

[Ransu]

http://ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com/wiki/Aether_Currents
Use that guide to save lot of trouble in the future. You should not do every quest available before you can fly. You will just lose your mind by doing so. Just a few quest here and there and the rest when you can fly.

Again, level locks. Doesn't matter if you know which ones to do. They are still locked away by quest level. If it was JUST the aether currents I'd be less annoyed about it but still annoyed. Aethers tied to quests so they can level lock the flying is dumb.

[FrejyaAthenes]

Only one I've had a problem with is the one where you collect nests, and that's only because I can't fly yet. I guess if I had a complaint, it'd be that should've been a warning, but there may be there and I just didn't notice 'cuz I'm impatient like that.

[Sartori]

With all the negativity in other threads I thought we should have a thread for the vocal minority of us that thinks there wasn't any real issue with the way HW content quests & unlocks were implemented.

I breezed through the Moogle section with nearly no issue at all.

I actually liked how rewarding it felt to unlock flight in each zone. Just giving it to you outright would greatly shorten the game, and take away your real feeling of exploration.

Its called Laziness, nobody wants to work anymore to earn something. Just like in games just like in real life...

[Meilolo]

I didn't care for the moogle quests. It wasn't that I didn't enjoy the story and what they were presenting-- it was that it slightly fell over the line of 'too frustrating to be enjoyed'. You can enjoy something while it still presents a challenge. For example, finding the aether currents. Finding them all was very challenging, but it was still enjoyable as it didn't cross the line from 'challenging' into 'frustrating'. I had a lot of fun with these; the compass was a neat touch. It was simple enough to be done and gave us enough context ("x yalms in y direction") to allow it to be entertaining, yet still presented us with tricky things like climbing or jumping. It was a good blend of both aspects.

While I'm happy that some people found it "easy" and "don't know what people are complaining about", I ask you to keep in mind that not all content is easy for some players. What some find a total breeze may be more difficult for other players-- this has nothing to do with 'laziness' or we want things 'for free'. I actually spent two days on and off trying to find five moogles in a specific area during early access. For me, that pushes too far into the category of frustrating rather than enjoyable. I wasn't having fun spending hours and hours flying in a circle for something I couldn't see nor had any clue to find other than a vague orange area. I would be disappointed if SE gave me a direct answer to where the moogles were hiding, but a clue within the location isn't unreasonable. Due to it being early access at the time, nobody else could help me either as the content was brand new.

Quests, exploration, and new content is supposed to be tough-- but it can still be fun.
When 'tough' becomes frustrating, it's not hard to understand where the agitation comes from.
SE needs to be careful to walk that line in balance to keep players challenged, but not irate from the difficulty.

[Onikimaru]

I breezed through the Moogle section with nearly no issue at all.

Lies lies...lies....lies LIES LIES LIES!. I do not for one second believe that you liked absolutely every single thing in this expansion 100% all the way through. And if you did you are just a glutton for punishment!. Or you are currently living in the Mary Poppins universe and have strawberries and cream growing out of your ass.

[Gamer3427]

I have no problem with the way the unlocks work. I just wish that they would differentiate between currents unlocked by MSQ and ones unlocked via Sidequests.......

[Kuroyasha]

Meh. I find em boring. Dont really care for riding slowly around the big map. The music is nice though at least.

[Wournsfeik_Untawhasyn]

...broom sidequests.

There are broom sidequests?

Yesssssss

[Julienne]

It's so nice to hear someone who actually enjoys the quests and story. Thank you for this thread.

[Clover_Blake]

I haven't finished HW main quest yet, but I do appreciate that side quests let me explore areas that I wouldn't have noticed otherwise. I'm loving this expansion so much!