MSQ teleports - A simple band-aid for discouragement of new players in ARR

[PondHollow]

Many of us know potential new players who are discouraged by the time sink of A Realm Reborn (@Square-Enix - these people are lost money!).

Presumably we can assume computing requirements will be raised on the onset of 5.0.

So for the whole of 2.0-2.55, we can preload multiple ARR areas.

When the player is done interacting with one NPC while doing the 2.0-2.55 main scenario quests, prompt them to teleport directly to the next point they need to go to at no charge. If this "point" is an area with an animal to be killed, nerf the animal and reduce the number of killings to 1.

Should the player decline any MSQ teleport, keep the ARR-MSQ teleport available by clicking the MSQ indicator that now ordinarily shows up in the top left of the screen.

When 5.0 is released, perhaps both A Realm Reborn and Heavensward should be expedited in some manner.

It's already not easy to watch new FC members plod through 400 quests to get to Stormblood, and I'm already noticing we are getting more "transfers" from people who are already 70 than true new adventurers.

[Genz]

Answer from SE : "Buy a jump potion. xoxo"

[Keddera_StormMoon]

As a new player who recently slogged through that mess (and did it again on a alt with the wife) - they have so many unnecessary steps in some of these quests that could of been condensed. Anything to help the people behind me I have no issues with... nobody should have to go through that because they're late to the party. (FFS, I still have to finish Stormblood's MQ)

[Areic]

Answer from SE : "Buy a jump potion. xoxo"

Squeenix really should just take a note and offer a boost upon buying the game like WoW does, toss them in a little tutorial and put them 5-10 levels below cap

But that would take away from mogstation sales, lawd knows we gotta sell them boost and them 12 dollar single emotes.

Maybe give people the option upon start up of doing the MSQ from the start or skipping it.

[Dhaid]

prompt them to teleport directly to the next point they need to go to at no charge.

I'm.. not a fan of this. I've leveled up a few alts (not to 60, but at least to 30) and the biggest annoyance was bots instakilling the mobs I needed. Letting them teleport even more, for free, would certainly boost that annoyance.

I agree with condensing quests and rewarding exp to keep the leveling smooth, maybe even altogether removing a bunch of quests to have a side-story about them. Getting to heavensward didn't feel like an accomplishment, it felt like a FINALLY!

[bass9020]

Here we go again. Did this really need a whole new thread??

[Powercow]

Maybe not every single quest step, but for ones halfway around the world or in the corners of Coerthas? I wouldn't mind. That run back and forth in Coerthas was annoying, plus every time you have to go to the Waking Sands it's just irritating. A lot of modern quests do it too, and it's a welcome surprise whenever it pops up.

[SaitoHikari]

Didn't the devs say something about reorganizing ARR quests during fanfest? I could have sworn there was something about that.

Either way, just teleporting players to the next step in the MSQ seems possible now. A lot of duties in SB automatically dump you right in front of the NPC that finishes the quest, regardless of where you were when the duty began.

[TheMightyMollusk]

I'd be fine with some of those trips back to the Waking Sands just becoming cutscenes. Especially the ones that just have you turn around and go right back where you came from anyway. I can literally run from Horizon to Vesper Bay with my eyes closed.

[Edax]

I'd be fine with some of those trips back to the Waking Sands just becoming cutscenes. Especially the ones that just have you turn around and go right back where you came from anyway. I can literally run from Horizon to Vesper Bay with my eyes closed.

Seriously, just install a mini-aetheryte in the Waking Sands. Their cheap and already part of the lore. My house has one, why not this organization that slays freakin' GODS?