Quote Originally Posted by Jennestia View Post
Because that would be too much like FFXI and the XIV community largely despises anything and everything to do with XI. There's nothing wrong with skipping it as you can go to your Inn Room and watch every cutscene. The only difference is you wouldn't be with a group - Which doesn't matter as much (it is cool but it doesn't) since the story treats you as a singular hero anyway.

They mention there's others but your party up until castrums doesn't really matter to what's being said/shown
Really? I would say that the people from FFXI are the ones who complain about EVERYTHING that isn't exactly like FFXI. They are all for archaic MMO structures as long as it harkens back to their ye ol days of FFXI.