Don't be ridiculous. If you know exactly what you should be doing and where you should be going at every instant during the MSQ, getting into 4.x content while skipping *all* cutscenes takes upwards of 100 hours. I hate seeing new users using skip potions but there's no denying that there is an absolutely ridiculous entry barrier for newbies getting into the game. *All* endgame content is gated behind the completion of the MSQ which, if you started with 2.0 or even 3.0 (as I did) it was manageable and the plot was delivered going forward in patches. The longer the game goes, the worse that barrier will get and there needs to be some kind of fix before long.

The early game content is garbage in this game because the expectation is that you'll either have the MSQ or knowledge of the game + the Armoury bonus to fasttrack you through it. For new players with little interest in the MSQ, sure you could ask why play a story-driven game if you have no interest in the game but there are people drawn to the other aspects. It's like a TV show that only gets good, like, halfway through. It's no problem if you were watching and got hooked from the start but if you're just in it for the ending, it's a total slog.

Maybe some kind of story squish or not gating future content would make it more tolerable, I honestly have no clue.