Quote Originally Posted by Valkyrie_Lenneth View Post
Do you gatekeep a singleplayer game through the story? I think most games are kept in check through story. Heck, even dark souls is.


Saying because it's an mmo with 3 expansions worth of content means you shouldn't have to play the game is rather silly. You say they have to do a bunch of meaningless stuff to get to the game, however they are playing what basically amounts to 3 games. Thats not worthless, its content they haven't done yet.

Sure, the post ARR story could be shortened, that's about it. ARR sets you up as a hero. You are a nobody before the end of it.
Except !$ is not a story game. It's an MMO. Story is a prominent feature yes, but it's not what keeps the appeal of the game going months on end through content draughts.