I hope Square doesn't keep deeming certain content unnecessary

[linayar]

Chains don't give outright compounding experience. They're just related FATEs that sometimes unlock a FATE that's meant to be more challenging and thus more rewarding.

And I'm not against that, but sometimes I just want to get to the most rewarding and challenging FATE without having to do previous FATEs (or worse, wait for others to do them and just join at the end).

The point here is that I just feel like the world shouldn't be stagnant outside of FATEs. Rather, the FATEs themselves should just be proof of the zone's motion, calling attention to any of its many strands when they give opportunity for bigger spectacles or larger-scale combat.

I don't mind more of that, just not all.