i mean, its still not out yet but if they make the feature right, i think it could be the solution for practically anyone who skip ARR story.

i dont know how they going to make newgame+ but i really hope they trim down the unnecessary quest and the fed-ex task in the MSQ

- cut short the unnecessary "filler kill X 10 times to continue story" in the ARR MSQ, maybe change it to cutscene or downright skip the section and continue the story

- all DG or primal can be solo or have something like trust system, to keep the story flowing

- a reward that can be only obtain when you do newgame+ (mount or minion maybe? i noticed a lot of jump potter didnt bother with any lore or story but really care when it come to mount)

i can see the potential to at least more than just "band aid" the negativity of ARR, in fact it could become a thing to do like "oh you use jump pot? make sure to play newgame+ to get special reward" kind of stuff

of course in the end it still depend on the player itself, if the guy never has any shred of intention about the story yeah it still useless i guess.