New player | How do I endure Main Story Quests?

[DominicCacharadon]

How we managed? Very simple - most of us thought it was fun.
If you dislike the story so much then this is clearly not a game for you.

I find your way of reacting very defensive.

It's a very valid criticism, the story is just incredibly lenghty and low quality...as in... almost no voice over, the animations are mostly stock animations,there is almost never anything specially animated for a given cutscene. Also,we are not talking about occasionally having to compelte a MSQ....even the basic mount is locked behind quests...nay...everything is locked behind the main story quest, which by itself is a design flaw because it renders much of the stuff found in maps worthless(you dont get to touch alot of the low lvl mobs,the sidequests are rendered useless, etc)

A much better approach would be a decently chunky quest every 10 levels, rather than 20 delivery boy errand quests every 5 levels.

[Jojoya]

I find your way of reacting very defensive.

It's a very valid criticism, the story is just incredibly lenghty and low quality...as in... almost no voice over, the animations are mostly stock animations,there is almost never anything specially animated for a given cutscene. Also,we are not talking about occasionally having to compelte a MSQ....even the basic mount is locked behind quests...nay...everything is locked behind the main story quest, which by itself is a design flaw because it renders much of the stuff found in maps worthless(you dont get to touch alot of the low lvl mobs,the sidequests are rendered useless, etc)

A much better approach would be a decently chunky quest every 10 levels, rather than 20 delivery boy errand quests every 5 levels.

It's not a design flaw. It's a Final Fantasy game. It's focused around the journey to experience the story, not around a rush to end game. YoshiP has made it clear that as a Final Fantasy game, the story is always going to be a core part of the experience. The quest design is not going to change.

Nothing on the maps ends up useless. There's story to learn and XP to be gained as you level additional jobs on your character.

It's okay if you're not into story yourself but then you need to decide if this is the right game for you to be playing.

If you prefer games that are designed around the rush to end game, there are plenty of other games to choose from.

Quite honestly, a "decently chunky quest every 10 levels" sounds extremely boring. If I wanted that, I would have gone back to playing WoW where the story is an afterthought so you might as well just mob grind.

[Frizze]

I find your way of reacting very defensive.

They have a point though. A lot of us were having fun the whole time. I can say that I was never bored. I was frustrated a couple times, but it rarely lasted more then 10 mins of playtime(and i happen to know those parts that frustrated me were among those cut in the trimming). Seeing the full 100 quests to get from 2.0 to 3.0 was daunting for like a day, but they actually went much faster then i thought they would even with DPS ques. I could take a break to craft/gather/gold saucer whenever i felt like it. I was mixing in some Hildy steps to change the mood. I had a metric ton of optional dungeons i could clear. And i was very curious where some of the story beats were headed.

And their second point is even more valid. Not every game needs to be for everyone. I hate PvP. You could make the best PvP game ever and it would rate a 0/10 for me. But i still want that game to be out there. I want the people who LOVE PvP to have a game that feels tailor made for them. It being "clearly not a game for (me)" doesnt invalidate their game or my opinion.

[SnowX]

Right - I give up.
42h total playtime up to this moment, can't force myself anymore.
I feel burned out already, I just give up.

I'd like to say game was fun but it really wasn't so far.
I'd most likely give it one more try after Patch 5.3 revamp - but yeah.
I don't know how you all managed through it ('^_^)

The only nice thing about the game I can say is community, that part I enjoyed a bit.
Thank you for your reply's and I wish you wonderfull time in whatever it is you're doing.

Best regards,
Peath.

I'm sorry, I don't know which quest you were last on. I can only give you the tip, keep playing the story. In the beginning, the story runs like chewing gum. From level 50, the story starts "right". Just before Heavensward at the latest. Are you playing in a free company? If you don't, go find one. Usually then comes the desire for it

[Frizze]

If you happen to see this, im semi curious. You say 42 hours, but how far did you actually get? Do you remember what quest you were on(or at least what you were supposed to be doing)? Because your first post left me unsure if you even got through the first two hours of story.

[Insertusernamehere]

TBH you are not alone many people left before lv 50 due boring errand boy story.. My suggestion check back later at next update if you don't find another enjoyable game. SE promised they will make something about boring quest line.

Regards!

[HyoMinPark]

Right - I give up.
42h total playtime up to this moment, can't force myself anymore.
I feel burned out already, I just give up.

I'd like to say game was fun but it really wasn't so far.
I'd most likely give it one more try after Patch 5.3 revamp - but yeah.
I don't know how you all managed through it ('^_^)

The only nice thing about the game I can say is community, that part I enjoyed a bit.
Thank you for your reply's and I wish you wonderfull time in whatever it is you're doing.

Best regards,
Peath.

I would highly suggest not giving up. ARR can be a slog (though I’m actually doing it again on another alt), but Heavensward is excellent. Stormblood is fairly good. And Shadowbringers is the best expansion to date in terms of story, in my opinion.

[Payadopa]

I'm curious, what changes to ARR were promised? And wasn't the MSQ already altered? Looking of you, Company of Heroes.

[MilkieTea]

I'm curious, what changes to ARR were promised? And wasn't the MSQ already altered? Looking of you, Company of Heroes.

This is a necro post from 2020.

[Naoki34]

How do I endure Main Story Quests?]

New or Old Player... ARR MSQ suck...

It's boring as hell, interesting combat mechanics don't appear until the first dungeon of Heavensward and the real gameplay not until lvl 60.

I must have 5 rerols for various reasons and well, every time, replaying ARR is a pain, between the fed-ex quests reminding you that you're a minion who has to deserve to fight a Primals while they're threatened LOL... and the total lack of interest of the dungeons going from point A to point B, for a boring boss.

I could use the lvl 60 or 70 pass, but... I'd rather be a whale in glamour than pay not to play.

PS: And yeah, F2P until level 60, it's not that they are completely generous at Square Enix, it's that they understood that many players stop before level 60.
They must have thought that they might as well let them know the real gameplay... They could have done a redesign of the low level like WoW - Cataclysm, but no. It's probably cheaper to offer a F2P until the end of the Heavensward MSQ.