Quote Originally Posted by Iscah View Post
I don't mind searching down the currents out in the world, but I wish they weren't rewarded from part 1 of multi-step sidequests because sometimes I don't want to do those straight away but I'm forced to do the first part if I want to unlock the current now.

Single sidequests or MSQ quests are fine, though.
While I've always found Aether Currents pointless, since if I want to explore the new arenas. I'll do so at my leisure not when I want to get through the story. In any case, this is what actually irks me. When I'm invested in whatever is going on in the MSQ, the last thing I want to do is deviate to a long side quest chain. All it does is make me compelled to rush through, which is disappointing because I may have otherwise been interested if I chose to do it sometime later when I was out in the world specifically to do side quests. The same can be said about Role Quests. I'm on the cusp of finishing the Emet Selch arc, I really couldn't care less about some cowardice Miqo'te. I know there's way more to that story, but it escapes me at the moment. Which, in a way, echoes my point.