Personally, i think the MSQ was fine. We got a few answers to what has been going on, but more important, we have been shown that the WOL is not unbeatable - and Aymeric acknowledges that they rely too much on the WOL.

In terms of impact, it is less impact full to ARR to HSW and HSW to Stormblood which both had high stake scenes at the end. I think instead we have played through these scenes rather than be a bystander. They could have shown some scenes, but i dont think they would have given rise to a greater sense of resolution.

I think that perhaps the big cut scene we were expecting we will get in the beginning of SHB. I always thought the final 3.5 Cut scene would have been better at the beginning of 4.0 and i wonder if this is what we will get. In any case the story has ranked up, and i cannot wait for SHB to get my teeth into it. I think, this is good story telling by the devs. We are engaged, we merely have to wait for our answers.