MSQ

[LianaThorne]

Exactly!

So why are the dungeons required as part of the MSQ?

Because they're relevant to the story. They're literally the ending to the main ARR story.

I think the issue you're having is that you just dont want dungeons included in MSQ at all. Which is fair enough, I had a person in my FC who felt the same. However, this isn't WoW or NMS or any other game. This is FF14 and how they chose to set it up and it works for the majority of people. It won't be changing unless they're planning to drop a bomb on all of us with 6.0 and completely rip the whole game apart.

Also, just so you know, the majority of dungeons are in roulettes in the different categories. If you want Primal fights, go for Trials. If you want a chance to basically get any dungeon under the sun, go for Leveling. If you want raids like the Crystal Tower ones or Nier, go for Alliance Raids. Normal Raids will give you Alexander or Eden. Expert & Level 80 have, I think 3 or 4 to pick from? Like...