JP Official Forums are also criticizing the Dawntrail MSQ.

[Ruris]

It's a mini story to set up what is to come. Like the calm before the storm. What's wrong with that? You aren't the main hero and everything doesn't spin around the WoL?

Dawntrail will take average 50 hours play time to complete. It is a full game and will be reviewed as such.

Some people are taking whatever quote about "starting again" far too literally and using it as a make shift shield to deflect criticism of the MSQ. As FFXIV has just thrust a Saturday four hour afternoon maintenance on us, I am happy to annouce I have nothing better to do right now than call people out on this.