Quote Originally Posted by linay View Post
Speaking for myself, part of loving/enjoying the story is knowing that it is an integral part of the game. Making it optional content would trivialize it, and by changing the structure of the game in such a way, could indeed make me lose (at least some if not all) interest in the story in the same way I sometimes have little interest in doing side quests simply for the story. In fact, as I've said in the past, it really won't be MSQ, just a long side quest at that point.
Well said. Part of why I fell out of love with WoW was the fact that they lost their focus on the journey being just as important as the destination. It's all about getting to max level as fast as you can and grinding content that makes Eureka look like a masterpiece. So while I understand why people may want to be able to skip through the story, I don't necessarily approve. People can use jump potions and story skips and that is their prerogative, but they are losing out on the part that matters: the journey.