Option to unlock content without mandatory MSQ

[Kenky]

See.. The issue here is that, well..

It's a Final Fantasy Game. I know that's been said in this particular thread countless times, but I think it should be clarified what a "Final Fantasy" game is. It's main goal is to tell a story, with little bits here and there to round it all out.

There are 13 (more than 13 actually) other titles that hammer it over the players head that anything with "Final Fantasy" in the title is going to prioritize story-telling and cinematics. If it can't tell the story, or if you don't care about the story, then why are you picking up a Final Fantasy game? Why give it time when you clearly don't want what it offers?

You want an MMO that lets you level however you please? Go play WoW, or GW2 or any other MMO that credits itself as a mindless hack-and-slash fest. You're not really going to win any supporters of get any favours when you cry about a Final Fantasy game being a Final Fantasy game, even though you read the name on the tin. It's not like you open a pack of peanuts and a plug-socket suddenly springs out at you, eh?

And lastly. With all of the dungeons (with the exception of Post-expansion dungeons and Dusk Vigil in Heavensward) the story gives you a legitimate reason and even offers your character motive to DO said dungeon, or raid, or whatever-have-you. Because it ties into the story. Plenty of dungeons in ARR pit you against voidsent, primal worshippers or those that pose too great a threat for the local guards to deal with. in Heavensward, you're fighting and pushing back the Dravanian tide, in Stormblood you're amassing an army to fight the Garleans, even if it means proving your worth to strangers.

They all matter. They all play a part in the over-arching story and, again, if you don't care about the story, then FFXIV isn't an MMO for you. No ifs, ands or buts here. They know what they're selling and who their audience is. They don't need to "reach a broader market" because it's pretty damn clear than whenever an MMO decides to do so, they suddenly catch on fire and burn out. Or shall we forget the dumbing down of WoW over the past few expansions, purely to cater to anyone and everyone? And that's not just mechanics, but story too. Every part of it just being white-washed into "These guys good. Those guys bad. Kill bad."