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    Kiro Isamu
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    Zodiark
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    Rogue Lv 81

    Option to unlock content without mandatory MSQ

    Would it be feasible to add an option to unlock instances without making it mandatory to do MSQ?

    Most MMOs don't have such a (long) main mandatory questline to unlock content and allow players to journey through the game however they like. People who don't care much for story will have a terrible time in FFXIV.

    People who still want to unlock stuff through MSQ can continue to do so and unlock content that way. People who don't care for the MSQ can unlock the instances with this option and decide to perhaps do the MSQ another time.

    I'm pretty sure this option would open up the game to (quite a lot) of new players who are for example only interested in combat/crafting/instances/raids/art and don't want to experience forced visual novel.

    I would personally never use this option because I greatly enjoy the MSQ but I think this game is missing out on a lot of new players because of the MSQ barrier. Even with an MSQ skip they have to go through lots of quests (towards and at endgame) before unlocking content/instances and have to do so again with each patch.

    Why would you be for or against this option? What needs to be taken into consideration?

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    Edit:
    My response to argument concerning players at endgame who will have no idea about what they're doing and thus worsen DF experience:
    Quote Originally Posted by SamRF View Post
    Could this be remedied by requiring a mandatory solo instance for each role at certain levels that could act like a barrier? In this case you'd have to first prove being capable at your role in a solo instance before being able to use this option that unlocks content without MSQ (for certain level).
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    Last edited by SamRF; 02-25-2020 at 10:50 PM. Reason: +/crafting, anything after "edit:"