When are we as player going to demand from SE a better MSQ experience

[Roda]

I'm of the same mind. I like the characters, I like the worldbuilding, the zones are fantastic, but the gameplay is barely there, quarantined off into dungeon bosses and trials and it feels BAD.
Not to mention the story writing itself commits sins like telling before showing (and showing before asking us to do), and treating us like idiots who can't intuit a character's intentions or remember something that happened last cutscene...

While Picto's design was perfectly nailed, and the encounters team is in a really good groove, it feels like the rest of the game resents its medium and genre....

The game is 10 years now, its golden path design needs to mature past its torrent of fedex quest designs and cutscene vomit.

like if SE could pivot their design philosophy to treating cutscenes and dialog as rewards for gameplay rather than a replacement for it, that would be a good start...