ARR needs two simple fixes until an actual revamp

[Raikai]

So something I am noticing is not only WoW players who come here but long time veteran salty FF14 telling LITERALLY everyone to boost passed ARR. I find this to be incredibly stupid as you skip some of the most important story aspect in the game and the actual introduction to the MMO but it has happened. As we know they trimmed roughly 30% of the ARR grind but we need further changes until we can get an actual full revamp of it.

1. Voice acting. It is seriously lacking. Some of your FF14 players are actual voice actors and will probably do this for free. Just add it already.

2. Reduce the amount of teleporting. Do this by deleting quest that are effectively fetch quest. This makes the world seem small and it is pretty obvious to notice.

These two fixes would help a lot.

As much as I'd love voice acting, I highly doubt that they would spend resources to add it to ARR content as opposed to direct that budget to even more voice acted cutscenes in the current expansion.

It would be great if the Raid and Alliance Raid stories had more voice acting... I think the only time where we hear Gaia's voice is during fights.

[Caurcas]

Big brain, just delete ARR. Give a summary and start players at 60 in HW.

[Wyssahtyn]

Big brain, just delete ARR. Give a summary and start players at 60 in HW.

galaxy brain: remove msq

[OranKells]

galaxy brain: remove msq

universe brain: delete ff14

[Alxyzntlct]

To add a quick note as a new player that just played through ARR and is in Heavensward right now:

I thoroughly enjoyed playing through ARR!
- The Story was great, I loved every bit of it, including exploring the world
- The pacing really allowed me to learn the Job I'm playing right now well
- The one hiccup to the entire process was doing group content; most of the time it was fun because after noting I was new, a lot of players were really helpful and patient! It only was an issue a couple of times where folks were apparently solely focused on speed running and didn't want to communicate at all, or larger group content where some folks just delved into straight-up harassment of others for "not playing perfectly"

I'm not new to MMOs though so that last one wasn't really a surprise, lol. If anything, I've appreciated how the majority of the time folks were really nice and supportive. Definitely a difference from the majority of games I've played in the past.

[Caurcas]

galaxy brain: remove msq

Good take, uncouple side content from msq.

[TheMightyMollusk]

True enlightenment: Drop a moon on the servers. All is an illusion.

[lezard21]

It would be nice if Squarenix eventually stopped the MSQ circlejerk. Yes you tell story very nice good yes, congratulations Squarenix, but if I want to play as a merchant that just gathers and crafts I get roadblocked from going to Ishgard, Kugane and Novrandt till I pick up a weapon and cutscene skip through the critically acclaimed MSQ.

[DPZ2]

It would be nice if Squarenix eventually stopped the MSQ circlejerk. Yes you tell story very nice good yes, congratulations Squarenix, but if I want to play as a merchant that just gathers and crafts I get roadblocked from going to Ishgard, Kugane and Novrandt till I pick up a weapon and cutscene skip through the critically acclaimed MSQ.

Welcome to the World of MMOs.

And, if you do not find it to your liking, I'm sure you could find another game that will let you do exactly as you desire. Mostly. You'll still have to pick up a weapon and level up.

Or, you could go directly to every single one of those areas you mentioned by using a job skip to level 70 and a story skip through all of the SB content with no cut-scenes nor MSQ nor dungeon instances required.

Until you hit ShadowBringers content and, darn it, you have to take up a weapon and skip through 10 more levels of cut scenes to be able to get to Eulmore as a level 80 Warrior.

But then, if you don't want Story, why are you playing this particular game?

[Tlamila]

But then, if you don't want Story, why are you playing this particular game?

Are you really saying this game as nothing to offer apart from story?
Cause you know, there are plenty of people who couldn't care less about story and skip all cinematics but love the game for everything else.