Quote Originally Posted by kiagenwa View Post
What's the point in that?

I am a return player and I enjoy all the story FFXIV offers.
If you don't care for story and just want to go to latest expansion, then how about purchase the adventurer's tale in Mogstation?

Honest. I spent a month and I'm still in early HW. The way I see this will take me 3 months or more, unless you play the game full time.
If you don't value MSQs at all, then the time doing them are a waste. You'd be better off jumping to ShB content.
"The point" is that the creators have decided that their MMO is one that values story and makes it an integral part of the game.

If you disagree with their choice, you can pay to skip it or you can find a different MMO that caters to your playstyle.

Not every game needs to cater to every taste - I've tried and abandoned so many games over time. This is one that I do enjoy.