Anyone else used Scenario skip on their first character?

[Tranquilmelody7]

So much patronizing snobbery in this thread.
No OP you are not alone.
I didn't buy a skip potion, but I also enjoy the game I don't give slick about the story.

If I only cared about this game for it's story, I would spare my money and time and just watch all the cutscenes on YouTube.

[Shibi]

The story is supposed to be a major part of the game, but it's so painful and boring to deal with until the end of ARR. (and likely between 3.1 and 3.5 which is just as purile).

So much soft content (like crafting and gil) is gated behind it.

I don't see a problem with skip/unlocking the content with one character, then having a second character to slowly work through the absolute horrible slog that is the ARR "minfilia: I need a burger from Ul'dar" story.

[Tuska]

I did and several of my friends did too. Forcing story on you in an mmo just makes no sense, you're suppose to play how you want to play.

[Veliaire]

I'm a legacy player. I've played every expansion from start to finish. I personally wouldn't pay to skip, but that's me. I won't knock someone for how they choose the play the game.

[Ammokkx]

Anyone else? lol, yes

Me? No.

/thread

[Payadopa]

And I understand, I’m a gameplay person through and through.

I get what you're saying, I really do. My friend is the same. But what I don't get is that some people make it out to sound like you can only have a good story or gameplay. I think the best games have both.

For me personally, being the lore person that I am, it enhances the experience significantly. Like the overworld in itself is unbelievably boring but at least there is a bit of lore to find here and there. Otherwise I wouldn't even bother walking around when teleportation is so readily available. Stuff like that.

Or I like the storytelling during battles. For someone who's not interest in story, don't you want to know what's happening? I'd wouldn't be able to just ignore all that. Haha
But to each their own.

[Payadopa]

I did and several of my friends did too. Forcing story on you in an mmo just makes no sense, you're suppose to play how you want to play.

I guess that's true but isn't that like saying I bought a fighting game but I don't like fighting and now the game is 'forcing' me to do it?
Sometimes I get the impression that MMOs aren't allowed to have a somewhat decent story along with everything else. Maybe we're so used to really bad storytelling in MMOs that people don't expect anything else anymore. I dunno. lol

[tdb]

Sometimes I get the impression that MMOs aren't allowed to have a somewhat decent story along with everything else. Maybe we're so used to really bad storytelling in MMOs that people don't expect anything else anymore. I dunno. lol

The holy grail of MMORPGs is a totally open sandbox where the players make up the story and the world, and a developer-given story conflicts with that. Those games don't tend to be very successful though, because there's only so many players who are actually interested in role-playing.

[Ammokkx]

The holy grail of MMORPGs is a totally open sandbox where the players make up the story and the world, and a developer-given story conflicts with that. Those games don't tend to be very successful though, because there's only so many players who are actually interested in role-playing.

I think you're looking for D&D here.

[SturmChurro]

The holy grail of MMORPGs is a totally open sandbox where the players make up the story and the world, and a developer-given story conflicts with that. Those games don't tend to be very successful though, because there's only so many players who are actually interested in role-playing.

Yeah, nah. There needs to be some structure. I don't like people's stupid ideas come to life ruining my immersion. For that matter, a sandbox game is an empty game, so I wouldn't be immersed in the first place. Especially when they "build" the world. It might sound cool in theory, but it's horrifying in practice.