Quote Originally Posted by caffe_macchiato View Post
I think this is a great argument as to why Square Enix needs to consider new content that is below max level. Limiting multiplayer content to those that have already been playing for hundreds of hours is incredibly limiting for an MMO. The entire game before level 100 is single player. In a subscription MMO. And yet, you must do it, you must not skip, otherwise you are a bad player (per the posters here). You can not learn in level 100 content, you must already be good. Otherwise you need to unsubscribe (per the posters here). FFXIV will stop growing and your game will die out or become an elitist c-jerk like WoW Classic.
This is such a bad faith argument that it's funny. This entire thread is full of people saying that it's fine to die, it's fine to be bad at new content (level 100 or otherwise), you just need to try and learn from it. No one is saying you can't learn in level 100 content and you must already be good. Even the people saying "get good" are literally saying that you just need to be willing to learn and adapt, blunt as they may be in their phrasing. I also do think that if you're someone who buys a story/level skip, you should expect to struggle with things more because you're passing over 10 years worth of content teaching you how to play the game, and you should take that into account when playing.