MSQ Needs Further Condensing

[glitteringcosmos]

All they have to do is make the MSQ not mandatory like pretty much every other mmo.

People that want to read the story will. People that want to grind to end game are going to ignore the story anyway.

I have absolutely zero clue what's going on lore wise and don't care to know. So what good did forcing the story on me and players like me do?

Because it's a Final Fantasy game. Its main selling point is MSQ. If you aren't here for story go play one of those other mmos, simple as that LOL. The developers don't WANT to be like other mmos in this regard, and for good reason. Even if you're not into it, that's the whole selling point of the franchise. They offer the option of the skip for players like you if you REALLY don't want to play the story, but MSQ is their bread and butter.