Feature Request: Quest Link

[Sterne]

Synopsis: An opt-in/toggle feature for when questing with a friend (whether it’s on MSQ or Side Quests from NPC) in which dialogues, cutscenes, objectives, and rewards Link (rhymes with: Sync) with your party members.

Purpose: To enrich simultaneous play between friends, new players, or veterans enjoying NG+ alongside sprouts.

Justification: The MSQ is long. It will continue to grow and continue to be a roadblock for many new players who join an MMO to play with friends. While the MSQ is naturally a solo experience, it doesn’t have to remain this way on a practical level—or at the gameplay/questing level.

Personal anecdote: My partner has just begun to play FFXIV. In these early days I am beside him in-game and with him in voice chat as he goes through the starter quests. He asked: “Can you see the quest I’m on while we’re in the party?” And when I explained to him it won’t work that way even if I were to join him in NG+. He followed up with “Why not?” …And that’s a fair question.

I’d like to be in voice chat with him and watch the cutscenes with him completely synced. So we can gasp together, laugh together, and gush or gossip together about what’s on screen. I don’t want to worry about going too far ahead in the cutscene or lagging behind. It would really help solidify that we are doing this together the whole way through.

[DiaDeem]

YES, PLEASE

My sister and I always run MSQ together, and this would just be very nice and convenient.

[Sterne]

Oh I’m so happy you and your sister get to share the MSQ together! What hype!

This is precisely the kind of connection this feature would enhance and encourage!

[arstoka]

I'd like to add to this too. I know it might not be super feasible but it would be nice if people in your party could show up in some of the cutscenes.

I think there would have to be a limit though, player + 3 others. No alliance raid full parities. (This is strictly MSQ cutscene related.)

One of my favourite things is going through the story with a friend/my partner and it can be a little jarring not to see them in the cutscenes as well.

Right now my partner and I joke about reasons why my character doesn't show up in his cutscenes lol

[Sterne]

I'd like to add to this too. I know it might not be super feasible but it would be nice if people in your party could show up in some of the cutscenes.

I think there would have to be a limit though, player + 3 others. No alliance raid full parities. (This is strictly MSQ cutscene related.)

One of my favourite things is going through the story with a friend/my partner and it can be a little jarring not to see them in the cutscenes as well.

Right now my partner and I joke about reasons why my character doesn't show up in his cutscenes lol

This crossed my mind to include, and I’m glad you’re thinking the same way!

Enough of pretending they’re always just out of frame. I don’t think it’d be difficult in new MSQs to have a fillable companion slot for cutscenes.

That would be really nice.

[BigCheez]

The MSQ is inherently anti-co-op because there generally isn't any gameplay as such. You'd honestly be better off just having your friend stream on Discord than trying to play through the game with them.

What good is quest sync when you're just walking between and talking to NPCs?

[Aidorouge]

SWTOR has something like this, it's an option for "Allow same class entry to story area".

Admittedly, only one of them will get credit for the completion of missions in those story areas, but this is because story areas tend to have dialogue options and the other player(s) coming in are not permitted to "butt in" as it were. However, it does allow players to watch as cutscenes play out differently, including the variable light side/dark side choices. IE: You watch the same general cutscene with a friend to progress your class "MSQ" but you spared the NPC while being a smartass to them, and your friend outright killed them while being unfathomably polite about it. Things like that, lol.

For FF14 they can probably just sync progress though since nothing radically changes even with the dialogue options we get.