Length MSQ from all the expansions - it is getting insane

[Atelier-Bagur]

There isn't enough things people can do with each other while progressing MSQ. Even though roulettes make good use of dungeons and such, the story can be very lonely experience to some people. Not to mention the combat takes forever to get off the ground, it wasn't this bad in HW or even SB, but it has gotten progressively worse with bloated potency and lack of buttons.

Did you actually had to work to getting the exp necessary to continue the msq by doing side content or did you just meant that because combat was more subtstantial and bloated in HW and SB that it excused the poor quest pacing because thats still pretty bad in my eyes.