Quote Originally Posted by Celef View Post
Like I said, do not care about them skiping the MSQ, having issue with them being given a lvl 60 toon with just a click.
How many more ice mage will we get ?
How many more SMN that do not manage their pet ?
How many more strenght WAR ?

Edit : i can't believe you'r actually happy about that
We're not "happy" about it. We accept the current progression system is extremely flawed. New players are the lifeblood of any MMO, and they will not pick up FFXIV if they have to slog through over 500 quests. A skip was inevitable the instant FFXIV opted to gates its content this way for the precise reason WoW did it. Your average gamer purchasing Stormblood isn't going to necessarily want to spend a 100 hours doing old content to finally play the actual game they bought. This is especially true for people who have next to no interest in the story. Unfortunately, there is no feasible way to separate an instant 50-60 jump and MSQ. The devs have outright admitted it'd require a complete overhaul to their current infrastructure due to how content is flagged. So either we accept a skip potion or advocate a sizable portion of Stormblood's budget be allocated to content we will never see. I don't know about you, but I would rather the potion.

Quote Originally Posted by Theodric View Post
I can understand seasoned players finding low level content 'boring' yet they really need to think back to the days when they, too, were new and everything was fresh and exciting. If it wasn't ever fresh and exciting for them than that raises questions as to why they invested in the game to begin with. Adding a 'jump potion' for players who have already completed the 2.0 and 3.0 story wouldn't be terrible - it'd allow people to invest more in alts and still ensure that the developers make an additional profit without compromising the game to the extent they would if they were to add a way for new players to skip everything.
That defeats the entire purpose. Alts are only beneficial to omni-crafters, hardcore raiders or RPers. There is literally nothing you'll benefit from by leveling another character if you aren't in any of those categories. For people who only have interest in the endgame, they aren't going to slog through 500+ quests of what they perceive "boring" content. They'll simply pick up another game they can jump into without the massive grind.

As for seasoned players. We have roulettes, Wondrous Tales and whatnot to keep old content populated. Eventually, you still need to gravitate away from it. Say what you want about thinking back to our new player days. I play games for my own enjoyment. I'll certainly help out new players wherever I can, but if I'm no longer having fun. I will move on to another game. For many players, being forced back into content nearly four years old is no longer fun.