XIV EW Job-Gameplay is Terrible... Why?

[ty_taurus]

The MSQ is basically single-player.

It would be interesting to see MSQ solo duties reworked to take into account your current job. I want to say that there are at least a few of them that have enough action going on that you could be slotted in as a tank, healer, or DPS, rather than being treated as a generic omni-role.

Thing is, I don't think it would be all that difficult to have done that. Yes it would require some additional work, but not a lot all things considered.

Picture something like the level 76 instance where you fend of Sineaters in Lakeland. At the start, Alphinaud and Alisaie are both with you, but one splits off after the first fight with a sineater. If you are a tank or DPS, Alisaie runs off to help other soldiers while Alphinaud stays with you and heals the injured soldiers along the route. If you are a healer, Alphinaud's the one who runs off, and you have to heal injured soldiers before attacking the sineaters. Later when the large Kubiru comes around, if you're a DPS or Healer, Thancred jumps in to tank the boss. If you're a tank, he stays out of the fight and you have to tank the boss.

Little things like that could go a long way to enhancing the MSQ experience in general.

[Remember_The_Name]

Little things like that could go a long way to enhancing the MSQ experience in general.

These are amazing ideas, honestly. The more game attempts to immerse a player into their role during MSQ, the better.

As much as people meme about that WHM level 50 "heal the tree" job quest, it made me feel like a genuine healer. It is sad that the best thing we got in Endwalker (besides the mandatory class quest line) was a line something like: "Oh, you are a healer? That's nice." And that's it. At least in SB we got a 3rd answer option in an important MSQ cutscene. Miss those.

[ty_taurus]

These are amazing ideas, honestly. The more game attempts to immerse a player into their role during MSQ, the better.

As much as people meme about that WHM level 50 "heal the tree" job quest, it made me feel like a genuine healer. It is sad that the best thing we got in Endwalker (besides the mandatory class quest line) was a line something like: "Oh, you are a healer? That's nice." And that's it. At least in SB we got a 3rd answer option in an important MSQ cutscene. Miss those.

In regards to instances against pseudo "bosses" like the fight against Zenos in Stormblood, something you could also do is have other characters helping you. If you're a DPS, they will run out of HP and be forced to retreat before they can do much. If you're a healer, you can keep them healthy and protect them long enough for them to pull off their own powerful attacks, and if you're a tank, you can intercept tethers that would otherwise kill a DPS or healer player to save those characters so that they don't need healing to pull of their mini limit breaks.