Questions about your reception to Dawntrail

[Len_]

[*] When did you start playing?

1.0 beta

[*] Will you play DT at launch, and are you looking forward to it? Why or why not?

I won't. And I haven't been looking forward to it. A big reason I have stayed playing the game for this long is having an investment in the world and interest in the lore, characters and storyline. I feel all those aspects have been severely degraded with the choices made and direction taken in Endwalker. I'm not interested anymore, I don't really have any faith this new story is going to be something I'll find worthwhile. However I was still planning on playing at launch, just out of a kind of habit and to experience a new expansion with my long time friends who pretty much only resub for new expansion releases. But since seeing how my character looks in the new graphics, I don't see myself ever installing Dawntrail. I cant see how I can be expected to go through the MSQ playing a character I've had for 14 years whose face is now ugly to me. It was after the Benchmark release that I canceled my preorder.

[*] Did the media tour sway your decision, and do you think there's any way you'll change your mind before DT actually comes out?

There's nothing they'll show that will change my mind. I think we all know what to expect from their usual content formula so I can safely assume there won't be any kind of game changing factor forthcoming.