Side quests still sucks.

[PercibelTheren]

There are some side quests that are amazing. Revolting Refreshments from ShB come to mind. It's easily my favourite sidequest in the game. That being said, unless I know a yellow quest is worth doing, I usually don't bother with them. The gear they give is easily and quickly outleveled, the XP and gil is abysmal. That and the vast majority are "collect 10 bear asses".

[Heh]

The biggest reward that you get by completing the side quests is their deletion from the map forever to stop bugging you again.

[Fawkes]

I would like them to be better designed and give more exp but the MSQ already gives so much exp you have to level two jobs at once to avoid letting a bunch of it go to waste.

[BoltNixter]

100% agree! They are boring, not rewarding. Having an NPC explain this huge back story to only realize you need to kill 2 rats then go back to the said NPC is atrocious.

[Vahlnir]

Wait, so you're telling me the MSQ hasn't been a side quest all along?

[FakeCirka]

I've been enjoying the side quests a lot this xpac. I do them as they unlock, so there's not usually an overflow of them that way. The exp seems okay if you do other things with it, like 6 FATEs in every zone (To unlock the riding map), and one DR here or there (Being doing FL DR for the Reward track once a day). Currently got my Sage and my Viper around the same level doing this method, and been tossing some EXP for side quests towards my Pally every now and then as well. Viper 96, Sage 95, Pally 92 almost 93.

That being said, def not against an EXP increase on side quests.

[Windwalker]

I have to agree there, theres no good rewards for doing Side quests, no pets, mounts, treasures, weapons, armor to be rewarded, unlike WoW or other mmo's that make Side quests actually good and rewarding. Sense of exploration have always sucked in FFXIV, theres no secret treasures and stuff to find like in WoW.

Getting really sick of constantly getting Food items or money as rewards for quests, sometimes materia too, nothing else interesting.