Quote Originally Posted by Reyketi View Post
Grind through 100-250 hours of story vs skip all cutscenes, and do quests like a rat in a skinner box, or pay $115

OR

condense the MSQ
You say this as if "just condense the MSQ" is some kind of simple undertaking itself.

Point me to the stuff that you can condense, go on, I'll wait.

Do you want to cut out helping house Fortemps? Then it makes no real sense anyone in Ishgard takes you seriously, as at that point you're no better than refugees.

Cut out parts of the Azim Steppe storyline? Then the final confrontation where it's an all-out brawl right before turning the full might of the Steppe on Garlemald really doesn't feel like it pays off.

Cut down on post ARR content? They did that, and people are already saying the Crystal Braves storyline is rushed now.

Cut down on the moogle chores? Mate, it's like 4 quests with no cutscenes. Really not that much time saved.

Take out cleaning Master Matoya's room? Kinda loses the whole "Yeah we're leaving this place" vibe they were going for.

Give actual examples instead of just going "condense MSQ" because you're not giving any useful insights into the situation. You're not proposing a solution to your own problem, you're just pretending you are.