JP Official Forums are also criticizing the Dawntrail MSQ.

[AmorfaVex]

It's ironic you mention that. My favorite MMO ever was Star Wars Galaxies. It was a Sandbox MMO so player interaction was entirely different, and there really wasn't a tight Main Story like with Theme Park MMOs that are the standard today. But at least half the population were crafters, merchants, and dancers (players could only have 1 character per server and had to relevel if they wanted to go with other jobs). There's definitely a market for having little/no story, or to take a backseat to the story in a larger world, but a Narrative focused game like Final Fantasy isn't it.

I played that at release as well. Wasnt my cup of tea (coming from EQ) I do remember them gating which characters could become a Jedi and some mysterious puzzle to figure it out.

Most of my friends quit as it was more crafting intensive than we were looking for.

But like you were saying, it was a sandbox type of game, and as you correctly pointed out, FF certainly isnt that type of game.