Quote Originally Posted by noxen View Post
Unpopular opinion; Everyone should run through ARR quests at least once as a new player. Yes, it's a grind, yes it's a slog to get through. SE are aware of it and they've hinted at consolidation during a live letter some months ago (I don't recall which one exactly, but I remember distinctly that it was an issue they're aware of and are looking to work on it).

XIV is, as someone else pointed out, a story/character driven game. It's not like WoW where you rush to the finish line and spam the highest level content and forget that a story even exists.
Not that unpopular. Probably the majority opinion in most places.