Quote Originally Posted by Kallera View Post
Speaking as the average player.
I enjoy doing the quests, they impart a large amount of lore, and give an alternative way to get started on the gear/mats for your level. Guild tasks, depending on if you in the right city for it, can be helpful for that annoying craft you want out of the way, we can use more of them.

Also, most average players aren't interested in viewing the forums, one cursory look would probably explain why.
I do see more people using lodestone blogs, on the other hand.
what quests give mats? i don't think i got -any- mats from any of the quests.... And they give almost no lore whatsoever except for a few quests related to the new stuff. Most of them are generic stories that could be randomly placed in any game.

and average player = new player. Most of the hardcore fans already got the game, so most people who will be getting the game on ps3 re-release will be average MMO players lookin for a new mmo to try out. Not avid FFXIV fans who are looking forward to the game (except for a very few who were unable to afford a comp to play the game)