Quote Originally Posted by sauc View Post
What does the hardware it's being played on or the fact it's an mmo have to do with the way the msq is forced upon you?
That alone is enough.

If you don't like the MSQ, then you should probably find another game. It's not being forced on you, nor are you being held at gunpoint to play the game.

And like I said in my previous post. FF games tell stories first and foremost and it works around that. It's why there's an MSQ to begin with. It's to continue the story of the Adventurer turned Warrior of Light / Champion of Eorzea.

You know what you're getting from the name. You know what to expect. Not SE's fault that some people decided to jump in blind and complain that it's not like <Insert other game here> despite the fact that plenty of people continue to play it, being rather content with how it is (in broader strokes, at least)

You don't care about the story for whatever reason? Go play something else. SE isn't going to change their main selling point because a vocal minority is upset.

EDIT: I would've suggested "skip potion" but then you'd still have to play story and it's clear just how terrible an idea that is to you. Actually having reason to do stuff? Heresy.