any1 else ready to boost to level 60 and skip story?

[Lumivyory]

If your are planing on playing samurai or redmage from the start i would encourage you to go through the heavensward story to level one.

Not like there is much choice. If they haven't done HW story why skip it - it'll be good for a little exp boost on SAM/RDM since we can't boost these two to 60.
I was hoping we could but guess it's level grinding to 60 is what I'm ready for :'c

[Ametrine]

I love the story.. But this statement actually made sense to you? 2 weeks to finish a story people may not care about to play with their friends if they are just starting? No. I'm so happy you aren't a dev. It doesn't take long to learn a few button rotation.

This is literally why they were added. I like the story, too, but that's the option. If it doesn't interest you, then you have the option.

As long as there are still tools to help teach new players that jumped, who cares? You're going to meet good players and bad players no matter what.

[Cyreil]

Why do you want to skip it?

[Hamada]

Why do you want to skip it?

Some people do not care for it:

I want to skip the 60-70 story so I can craft and gather

If I had that buy-able option I would
(edit forgot put my friend said this)

[cporter]

Why do you want to skip it?

I'm an experienced WoW player. I'm ready for any MMo.

[Fyrebrand]

You're free to skip past story and whatnot, ignore most of the game, not give a care what anything is about... your decision, I guess. But in my opinion you are cheating yourself, and have no idea what you're missing.

[CatStarPrime]

I'm ready. I've got three alts I've never had the time to level through to endgame, and grind (oh so much grind) back up through the MSQ again.

[Furiea]

I thought this is a good idea for players who lost their account somehow... or simple doesn't want to deal with the leveling.

I was going to get them for my friend who's account was banned because of financial dispute with SE (he said he didn't sub but SE won't refund so he disputed the CC charge and then.. ban

but he absolutely refuses to play FF14 again... even when I bought a copy for him and installed on his PC.

[Gramul]

I love paying a company to not play a game.

[Vhailor]

I love paying a company to not play a game.

/thread.

The worst aspect of FFXIV's development has been SE adhering to the old notion of the customer always being right. There are exceptions here and there (especially involving aspects of the game their programmers aren't competent enough to effectively implement, like a Glamour log), but generally speaking, if people have asked for something to be easier, SE has delivered. Jump potions? Sure. Assistance with hard fights? Let's weaken certain mechanics and introduce the Echo. Don't want to (heaven forbid) level a second combat class for its abilities? Welcome to the Role system! Oh, and we'll even introduce upgraded versions of previously-exclusive Crafter abilities so that you don't have to bother leveling, say, Weaver, for Careful Synthesis II.

It's a shame, too, because the core of FFXIV's world is spectacular. The art direction, the storyline, the myriad little things there are to do around Eorzea - all are fantastic. The only core underlying problem that I can identify is SE's rabid devotion to trivializing content. I don't care if people like such fluff; people liked the new Pirates movie, too, or the Phantom Menace. That doesn't mean they were any good.

Edit: I do sympathize with people who want the Jump Potion to avoid the annoying grind required to clear the MSQ components the normal way. I will disagree with a Jump Potion until my dying day, but I think SE deserves every bit of anger they get for foolishly crafting a vertical story that requires you clear ALL previous content in order to access the new stuff. It's not like they didn't have FFXI to teach them how to properly approach expansions or anything.