Hi everyone. Returning player here. I've been subbed since 2.0 but frequently get pulled away into other games or RL. The last couple times I've come back, I start grinding away at the story, but after 50 quests or so I get really burnt out. I love FF story and want to enjoy it, but the sheer volume of quests and drawn-out dialog gets me to a point where I just start banging my head on the desk and saying, "oh my god I don't caaaaare!"

Welp, here I am now, I've completed 3 patches worth of story in the last 1-2 weeks and have two more to go before HW. But I've hit my limit. I just want to freaking play the game. But I don't know what I can do and don't really have a social network in the game yet. (No I don't want to level a new class or craft right now, I want to progress toward endgame - I have yet to ever reach it). Last time I hit this point, I was just so bored that I quit playing.

Any suggestions? Can I progress in HW without finishing this story?

Thanks in advance.