Quote Originally Posted by Mostly_Raxus View Post
I think having the ability to willingly spoil your self at your own choice is still better than the game forcing a spoiler on you because you did a leveling roulette.

my argument is for the sake of being able to enjoy the story instead of feeling like you have to rush or skip the story just to play with your friends in the content you want. for many this is not our first MMORPG, some new player want to get to raid with their friends, and the story will always come second to that.
There's nothing to stop them from raiding together even if the friend is starting from scratch on MSQ. It doesn't take that long to get through 2.0 and unlock Coils and/or CT.

If friends are trying to rush a new player through the leveling content, they don't sound like very good friends. NG+ and level sync exist so they can still play together.