Length MSQ from all the expansions - it is getting insane

[VelKallor]

You can comment on FF 14 MSQ ..but then theres this.

Here is a PARTIAL list of the GIGANTIC amount of content Blizzard wiped out of existence. There is a ton more. Whilst I agree the MSQ can be daunting, THIS is what sets us apart from that FOMO riddled Destiny clone wannabe.

All zone stories from all zones in Eastern Kingdroms and Kalimdor from Vanilla, many of which either had sequels or references in Cata updated versions of the zones, or were followed up on in other expansions
Most class-specific quests that showed how characters got abilities from Vanilla, EG Shaman totem quests or Druid form quests
The original Deadmines, Scholomance, and Zul'Gurub from Vanilla
The original Zul'Aman from BC
The original Karazhan ring quests from BC
The Wrathgate/Siege of Undercity from WoTLK
Battlefield Barrens from MoP (the zone changes are still there, but the events they were tied to and surrounding quests are removed)
Legendary ring quest chain from WoD
Legendary Cloak quest chain from MoP
Vash'jir intro and ending from Cata
Alliance Twilight Highlands intro from Cata
Some pre-destruction of the Vale versions of daily quests in MoP
The Mage Tower quest chain endings from Legion
All Pre-patch content from BC, WoTLK, Cata, MoP, Legion, BFA, and Shadowlands, including the opening of the Dark Portal, the zombie invasion event, Operation Gnomeregan, Zalazane's fall, the Elemental incursions, the bombing of Theramore Isle (Scenarios are still playable, but not the surrounding quests), The Legion invasion, the War of the Thorns event, and the Scourge attacks
Finding Wrathion (8.2 section) in BFA
Finding Thrall and Jaina in Torghast in Shadowlands

and

https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Cat...son+2#mw-pages

THREE PAGES of obliterated quests, items from the game. THREE FULL PAGES. If that doesnt disgust you...

[Deo14]

SWTOR has great voice acting because they blew the whole wad on voice acting. The game suffered because they didn't have the money for it.
GW2 has a very minimal story compared to others, so it didn't cost as much.
Voice acting costs a ton.

Tell me you didn't play those games without actually telling me.

Even if GW2 had shorter story, it is completely voice acted, while FFXIV has 1/3 of a main story voice acted at best. There are 10 VAs just for player character and it's not just main story, but everything, including random NPCs that are voice acted. But most importantly, the game will cost you now 60 euro for all expansions, no sub ever needed. So if smaller game with much more customer friendly prices can do it, why can't FFXIV?

As for SWTOR, I haven't played it, but quick googling tells me that problems were mainly technical with some questionable design choices, while players praise it's story (which is where investing into VA pays off).

"Voice acting costs ton" - Everything costs a ton if you mismanage it. Why do we need Game of Thrones actors and celebrities like KENN? It's just flex, if they hire less known, but just as capable VAs for half a price, they save money, give exposure to the new talent and they get good relation with that VA. But yeah, then they cannot use the "we hired too popular people that are too busy, which is why we couldn't get voice acting done" excuse.

[Shinkuno]

You can comment on FF 14 MSQ ..but then theres this.

Here is a PARTIAL list of the GIGANTIC amount of content Blizzard wiped out of existence. There is a ton more. Whilst I agree the MSQ can be daunting, THIS is what sets us apart from that FOMO riddled Destiny clone wannabe.



and

https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Cat...son+2#mw-pages

THREE PAGES of obliterated quests, items from the game. THREE FULL PAGES. If that doesnt disgust you...

If the only way to defend parts of your game is by downplaying others, your game doesnt have as much quality points as you think it does

And why would it digust me? MMOs are supposed to be a living breathing world. People already meme on characters existing in 4 different versions due to sharding.

Like I almost finished them in every Map with only a few having good stories behind them. All these quests...these...

• Pick items off the ground
• Unskippable slow-motion multiple choice cutscenes
• Forced mount riding scenery
• Say this dumb word/sentence/emote at specific npc/spot
• Discount FPS simulator
• Warrior of light/ grab this box and carry it yonder
• Beckon this slow-motion having ass NPC's
• Weaken x mob and capture it with something

So much Quests so much woah, much fun, much woah. Look it's cute the first few times... but after a while =u=;

90% of the MSQ is bog standard MMORPG filler quests without being able to skip them like you can in other MMOs

[Kuroka]

My lala alt just finished 6.0 and ive barely played her... sorry but if its too much it might be just the wrong game...

[Stormpeaks]

If the only way to defend parts of your game is by downplaying others, your game doesnt have as much quality points as you think it does

And why would it digust me? MMOs are supposed to be a living breathing world. People already meme on characters existing in 4 different versions due to sharding.




90% of the MSQ is bog standard MMORPG filler quests without being able to skip them like you can in other MMOs

Pretty much this tbh

[VelKallor]

If the only way to defend parts of your game is by downplaying others, your game doesnt have as much quality points as you think it does

I am simply displaying the massive shortcomings. Be glad SE doesnt take this hack and slash approach.

[Shinkuno]

I am simply displaying the massive shortcomings. Be glad SE doesnt take this hack and slash approach.

No, i actually prefer it the WoW way, making it feel like an actual world. In the grand scheme of things the amount of stuff removed is miniscule. Also better remove for everyone compared to removed and then put in the store due to greed *cough* seasonal events *cough*

[VelKallor]

No, i actually prefer it the WoW way, making it feel like an actual world

..of WHAT? Where is the world of Legion, of WOTLK, Of Cataclysm....of Pandaria? Gone. Cutscenes? Hundreds of them. Gone. Obliterated.

. In the grand scheme of things the amount of stuff removed is miniscule.

Miniscule? The Legion and MOP legendary quests ALONE amount to over 100 hours of content. More.

Also better remove for everyone compared to removed and then put in the store due to greed *cough* seasonal events *cough*

So they can be acquired even if you werent here then. Where can i get the MOP cloak?? The WOD ring? Where can I play the thousands of hours of deleted content that Blizzard literally wiped out of existence?

You cant.

Shinkuno, for the love of heaven, the Blizzard dev team WIPED OUT an entire questline in their Shadowlands expansion..in the first few weeks. They told no one. Not even their CURRENT expansion is safe from this idiocy.

After a brief investigation, an internet user discovered that patch 9.1 has quietly removed 13 quests related to Torghast Tower, including those requiring us to find Jaina and Thrall in The Maw.

It should be noted that along with these quests, events that are relevant to the storyline have also disappeared, whether in the form of cutscenes or in-game dialogues. Even if their importance is considered minimal, players see no reason why Blizzard should remove these quests entirely. To make matters worse, there was no mention of these quests in patch 9.1, as you would expect from such an important change.

https://www.reddit.com/r/wow/comment...r_new_players/

From what I can tell, when 9.1 dropped Blizzard simply removed the following quests in an undocumented change. Simply deleted them and marked the complete for everybody. Given that the core problem that starts the expansion is the capture of the faction leaders, simply deleting these quests obviously guts the bulk of the main, non-covenant story for the entire expansion.

Apparently deleted quests: Explore Torghast / Remnants of Hope / Information for a Price / Torment Chamber: Jaina / Finding a Witness / Lest the Trail Go Cold / Torment Chamber: Thrall / Signs of the Lion / The Captive King / An Echo in the Darkness / The Highlord's Vision / A Mourneblade Born / The Jailer's Grasp

I never did them. And I can't. All the quests with Bolvar peering into the Maw, and Jaina severing the Jailer's tie to him, and all those cutscenes . . . simply gone.

How [ bleep] stupid is that?

It's infuriating if you missed it due to real life things or taking a break.

STOP IT BLIZZARD.

They started doing this in BFA. War of Thornes was probably the coolest pre-patch event in the game in terms of lore and it was axed. All those dev resources wasted and if you missed it, screw you.

Then they deleted all the Heart of Azeroth quests for Magni, getting Mother, etc. They had been catchup quests but they all got axed with each patch making the Heart of Azeroth story non-sensical if you jumped in at 8.3.

This is the best of them all

Dude, go buy a burrito from Chipotle. The inspirational story written on the bag is better writing than this game.

[MistakeNot]

Sure hope you don't mean the regular yellow sidequests

Sure do mean those. Lots of them are good, and some of the regular questlines are among my favorite parts of the game.

[Toutatis]

Sure do mean those. Lots of them are good, and some of the regular questlines are among my favorite parts of the game.

I agree. I recently did every single quest in Eorzea on an alt as they appeared on my map while progressing the MSQ. Now working on EW. While you do indeed have a lot of Fedex stuff, it's not always the case and they give a lot of insight and background as well as follow up on certain events and lore. I quite enjoyed it.