Story-skip potion for endwalker

[Blackcanary]

This thread is pointless there is all ready thread about people that don't like these follow quest. Why are you making a new thread for this are you just lazy to to use the search button. This isn't reddit people need to stop using this forum like it is reddit.

[xbahax92]

It will affect us in a few ways.

1. Those people will have a competitive advantage in finishing leveling all the jobs to 90 faster if they skip the story, thus being able to show off their mount/achievement on social media earlier. And we all know that only the first few posts get all the upvotes/likes/attention.

2. It will create more pressure for other people to catch up to them, creating constant dilemma in those people about whether to pursue the story for fun or buy the skip for efficiency.

3. They can immediately access all gathering nodes, which allows them earlier market opportunities than the general public.

I agree, and it doesnt end here.

Skip potions enable you to visit story-relevant sections. If certain players were allowed to reach these maps early on - be it open world or dungeons actually - can threaten the experience of other players. People that wish to enjoy the story at their own pace, are at risk to be spoiled by screenshots, videos or guides.
Not only does it allow to spoiler the story for the rest of us, but also the social media, like youtube and whatever guides that exist - are at the risk, this involves many content creators.
And nobody on this forum can promise me that no one - literaly no one in the world wouldn't abuse such a system for their own profit. First come, first serve - first clicks, first gains.

[Momo_Kozuki]

I agree, please add the EW skip. Literally only because people get so annoyed over story skips as if it personally gave them cancer.

Actually, it is more enjoyable to see people ranting and waiting for something that likely never comes unless SE suddenly turns greedy, while most of their problems can be resolved just by playing the games.

[New_Game_Plus]

Sure there'll be a skip potion. See ya in 7.0.

[Vicrtz]

Actually, I would not object to the option of buying a “quest” skip. I hate the solo quests where you have to play as another person! I am very bad at it and it takes me literally hundreds of tries to finally get past it. I’m getting too old for that kind of frustration.

[DPZ2]

If certain players were allowed to reach these maps early on - be it open world or dungeons actually - can threaten the experience of other players.
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Not only does it allow to spoiler the story for the rest of us, but also the social media, like youtube and whatever guides that exist - are at the risk, this involves many content creators.

I concur.

A current expansion 'skip potion' is the definition of Pay to Win in a story-based MMO.

[Jin-]

I bet these people are the reason publishers put story skips even on their single player games. And intentionally after that make the gameplay grindy so regular users would pay aswell

[Riastrad]

Well considering that a good chunk of people are now finished with the story, those who could log in anyways, what is the harm now?

I mean a decent majority skipped straight on past 1.0. (bad joke I know)

[Cithaerias_pyropina]

It will affect us in a few ways.

1. Those people will have a competitive advantage in finishing leveling all the jobs to 90 faster if they skip the story, thus being able to show off their mount/achievement on social media earlier. And we all know that only the first few posts get all the upvotes/likes/attention.

2. It will create more pressure for other people to catch up to them, creating constant dilemma in those people about whether to pursue the story for fun or buy the skip for efficiency.

3. They can immediately access all gathering nodes, which allows them earlier market opportunities than the general public.

People can already do this now. Cutscene skipping, keeping sprint on cooldown, using mounts to get places faster and removing your equipment to instantly die in solo duties to set it to very easy to get done with them faster. Someone who does all that will already be leagues ahead of someone that watches everything. Adding a skip potion just cuts out 7 hours of speedrunning. Which is what I will be doing for Endwalker; skipping everything, sprinting everywhere, flying everywhere, running everywhere and dying in solo duties to set it on very easy.