Quote Originally Posted by Elkanah View Post
A lot of the bulk of MSQ was removed (after the complaints about how grindy it was, and also with how many players dropped ARR because it was such a slog to get through). To make up for bulk removal of MSQ story, they added XP in its place. So a character on a normal server (and not an XP bonus server), should be able to level up to 80 by just MSQ alone. XP bonus servers would get you to 80 well before you finish stormblood
But... Why? And my God, there exists a server where leveling is FASTER? Does the pre-endgame content just suck that badly that they want you to ignore it and rush you to the level cap? Where's the fun supposed to be in that?

I'm not saying it should be like old school FFXI level grinding (which I did...for years) but geez, there's got to be some sort of happy medium?