Quote Originally Posted by SerLuke View Post
You mean besides changing the entire structure of the game which is heavily story based which people would know if they weren’t skipping cut scenes?
XI didn't force you to do the full MSQ. As others pointed out, those story lines didn't overlap much, but there are a lot of clever people working at SE. I'm sure they could strike a good balance with not forcing 100% completion while also keeping the story congruent.