FF14 Needs To Change Its MMO Formula

[Hallarem]

I think quests and everything is fine, nothing needs to change. The formula is good for busy people with kids and busy jobs.
Maybe some more relaxation on the pve content, like a skip button for bosses if you cant clear for the first 5 times to advance the story.

[Nero-Voidstails]

And let me say first I am still very new to the MMO RPG genre FF14 being my first real playthrough of one. And so far, the story has been really good, but it really has had its downsides as well. During the MSQ missions there just seems to be too many errand missions and not enough really good story parts. Some people may say errand missions are a tradition of MMOs but really, they are really annoying and bothersome. Myself I just finished Dawntrail and I have a mixed opinion on it.

The time spent doing MSQ to get to the finale of the Dawnservant arc felt like a post MSQ storyline not an actual MSQ line. The last half of MSQ when you go to Alexandria that felt like a proper storyline. And don't get me wrong here I dont mind a story unfolding and developing, however when it came to Dawntrail's MSQ it felt like quantity over quality. And also, maybe the producers need to cut down on MSQ in a level section. Maybe instead of 20 plus missions in a single go maybe there can be 10 really good ones.

But this is just my opinion take this however you will, and feedback is most defiantly welcome!

the thing is this.

you are part of the world you are part of the boring stuff like some a legit doing chores later in the msq. but they want you to know that your character is a part of the world itself and not just a nameless character. It have many world building if you do some early quest you even get some funny lore around a location and the people in it! honestly even if yes there is to much I still enjoy them I enjoy the little detail they put in the game. They also care for the game even tho lately it havent shown to be but trust me they want to give you a good experience even if they fail sometime they still desire you to have fun and have a great time

[Daralii]

In my experience, it depends on how the player views it. When they see everything in the MSQ between one dungeon/trial to the next dungeon/trial as filler, then they will be disappointed. But, if they spend the time to read the "errand quests" it does contribute to the "feel" of the region. And in turn, if a player does the sidequests in that area, it fleshes out the zone even further.

ARR had a lot of meaningless bloat that did not contribute to worldbuilding or characterization or anything else that might give the journey meaning. Dawntrail repeats that, but with even less substance.

[Kranel_San]

What I'd love them to do is to double down on the MMO part and get over "We want everyone, including singleplayer gamers to play this game" ridiculous mentality.