Please let me skip MSQ

[ArkenaeuxBelmont]

FF is about the story.
Gotta do it or buy the skip.

There's no skip for EW MSQ, which is what they are talking about.

[Nafreyu]

If genuine tears from not being at end game with your friends are the only thing to make you cry this Christmas you should count your blessings, take stock of what you have and re-prioritise your gratitude.

If you skip all clips as they pop you will get through the story quick smart, and still get the XP needed to level a job from 80 - 90.

[MilkieTea]

Your friends can be with you while you do your MSQ. If they really wanted to play with you, that is.

I did this for my friend, I managed to complete MSQ while they were at work so while they ran around doing MSQ I was on call with them, riding with them. Also helped with aether currents.

[ArkenaeuxBelmont]

Your friends can be with you while you do your MSQ. If they really wanted to play with you, that is.

I did this for my friend, I managed to complete MSQ while they were at work so while they ran around doing MSQ I was on call with them, riding with them. Also helped with aether currents.

Exactly this. I was the first of my group to finish, and all I've done in between random other job leveling has been help my buddies running their stuff as they go through the MSQ.

There is nothing stopping friends from joining for the dungeons/trials.

[Jennah]

There's currently ... about three hours of endgame content.
No.

[Exosapien]

All my friends play this game and they are already done with MSQ. I have barely started because I don't have a lot of time especially with the long queues. I don't care about the story I just want to have a good time with my friends doing dungeons. But I haven't been able to do that because everything new is locked.
The game is actively preventing me from playing with my friends. I have cried over this.
I want to have a good time when I get home from work and not be stuck running from point A to B for days completely alone because I have to earn the ability to not be alone in a multi-player game.

At this point I regret asking my friends to play this game with me because I isolated myself because I can't keep up anymore.

Please just let me play with my friends.

You could ask your friends to join you.

[PondHollow]

All my friends play this game and they are already done with MSQ. I have barely started because I don't have a lot of time especially with the long queues. I don't care about the story I just want to have a good time with my friends doing dungeons. But I haven't been able to do that because everything new is locked.
The game is actively preventing me from playing with my friends. I have cried over this.
I want to have a good time when I get home from work and not be stuck running from point A to B for days completely alone because I have to earn the ability to not be alone in a multi-player game.

At this point I regret asking my friends to play this game with me because I isolated myself because I can't keep up anymore.

Please just let me play with my friends.

You are in a very difficult position. If you skip the MSQ, and you can indeed skip quite a lot of it with a paid item, it is unlikely you will have the enjoyment with your friends that you seek, given that you will miss on core elements that give these shared experiences meaning. I'm sorry for your position and will not dismiss your concerns, but do not expect an easy or fully satisfactory solution to your social issue in particular.

Now I know I join many strangers and make new friendly acquaintances in my Free Company (the in-game term for a guild), helping them on the early parts of their journeys. This is a normal part of playing the game, and a common experience. Many people enjoy vicariously re-experiencing their new friends' reactions to the earlier parts of the game. Perhaps this would help you.

[Novae]

I have cried over this.

Hahaha. Yea right. Booooooo.

[jadeblade]

All my friends play this game and they are already done with MSQ. I have barely started because I don't have a lot of time especially with the long queues. I don't care about the story I just want to have a good time with my friends doing dungeons. But I haven't been able to do that because everything new is locked.
The game is actively preventing me from playing with my friends. I have cried over this.
I want to have a good time when I get home from work and not be stuck running from point A to B for days completely alone because I have to earn the ability to not be alone in a multi-player game.

At this point I regret asking my friends to play this game with me because I isolated myself because I can't keep up anymore.

Please just let me play with my friends.

Story skip Will never happen in FF14. I do recommend to do story properly otherwise you will be one of those mindless gear grind drones.

[Veliaire]

Story skip Will never happen in FF14. I do recommend to do story properly otherwise you will be one of those mindless gear grind drones.

While I do agree that everyone should at least try to enjoy the story, I feel that the beauty of Final Fantasy XIV is that anyone can play the way they want. If they get their enjoyment doing end game content and couldn't care less about the story, then they should do what makes them happiest. After all, they are paying to play the way they want to play.

I remember rushing through the story of 5.0 just so that I could get flying in all zones and make a ton of gil gathering and crafting. I made nearly 100m gil during the first couple months and it was great.. that's how I wanted to play at the time. This time around, I am taking my time with the story. I haven't even touched my gatherers/crafters yet.