So what to do at 90 without msq?

[Jojoya]

i'm level 90 on a healer and literally it feels like nothing opened up or happened whatsoever

doing questing on a healer is beyond tedious so I'm not doing 40 hours of msq and I'm not doing another class

is this game over for me now? or is there something I can do at 90 that doesn't require a massive tedium/boredom gate of 40 hours?

yes there are mmo's that let you do stuff at max level without tedious questing via a healer class

and yes i skipped all of the other questing, bought the skips - this games' questing isn't remotely as fun as a regular ff game and I don't have enough free time to waste it on mediocre content or tedium

it's no big deal if there is nothing to do, will just stop my sub - no shortage of other games to play

This isn't WoW.

Considering you have a forum join date of Aug 2013, you should know that endgame content is gated by MSQ progression. Nothing about endgame design has changed significantly in the last 8 years beyond the addition of some new forms of side content that are still gated by MSQ progression.

It was your choice to use a healer to level and your choice to refuse to level any other job.

Stopping your sub is probably the right choice for you- this clearly is not a game that will appeal to you.

[Stepjam]

Honestly, the base release is always kinda dry after you finish MSQ if you aren't into savage raiding. More and more stuff will be doable with each subsequent patch, some being more time intensive than others. The relic weapons are usually a grind that takes time, especially if you do multiple weapons.

[Stepjam]

I didn't read the full post, yeah you gotta do MSQ. Everything is MSQ gated. That's how the game is.

[Bad_Luck]

Something else?

[faerieflare]

When you said "sidequests are not as interesting as other FF games", I'd assume it's the rewards. Because story wise there's a lot going on if you do sidequests. Yes sidequests doesn't provide you with good rewards, or even, game breaking. If you're expecting some ULTIMATE weapon obtain or anything crazy like FFX or FF7, you'll be met with disappointment. Because what's rewarding in sidequests are mostly its experience in this game. For savage & ultimate & extremes, it's the climb experience. For some, storytelling (hildibrand for example).

If you wanted challenges however, by your experience description I think you missed a few challenging parts. I think most of it, even. It's actually better to skip a story than leveling if you find something tedious. Because you'll skip the necessary quests to unlock all the dungeons, trials, or raids.