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I really kind of wish the story was optional.

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As I slog through the MSQ, I think back to what others have complained about since I started this game many years ago.

The story gets in the way of the gameplay.

And I finally realize this is true. One cannot do ANYTHING in the game unless you progress in the story, especially the hardest stuff in the game. One needs to finish the WHOLE story to have access to it. Slacking in the story, sorry, no access for YOU! ;-(

And let me tell you, it kinda sucks.

People have mentioned making the story stuff optional and letting people access stuff anyway once they got to max level. Honestly, this would be great but in reality, can't really be done. Why? Because all the fights are tied to story beats.

All the big fights are tied to major events in the game, major baddies, major locations. It would make NO sense allowing access to them just by reaching the max level currently allowed.

Because of this, one has to just deal with it; deal with the story, deal with the cutscenes, unless you skip them of course. It IS an option and one some people take to get access to actual gameplay so the game is not just a glorified visual novel.

It's funny, in the beginning I LIKED the whole 'lots of story' thing and enjoyed it. After 5 years of it though, my liking has decreased to tolerance and annoyance. Why? Part of it fully goes to me doing harder stuff and not being casual anymore. I WANT to fight the big stuff, WANT the challenge. I DON'T want to read and watch so much anymore, I want to PLAY!

I dealt with it because I wrote it all up, I dutifully watched all of it, recorded it, remembered it for my blogs. But with me not writing so much anymore, (though I WILL finish writing up Endwalker, promise!), I care less about it now, even though I still record it.

Oh course nothing is ever going to change with this game. One will STILL have to put up with the story to access gameplay no matter how much we gripe about it. Unless one skips it all of course.

But one can dream, right? To have access to it all and watch the story later to know how it all tied in.

BAH, never happen. ;p
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Arturia Crossroads

Faerie [Aether]

Anna dear... you can totally skip every cut scene, from where you are now you probably wouldn't have more then an hour of legwork to reach the end and finally be in endgame.

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Just skip the cutscenes. I can go through a expansion in less then a week only playing a couple hours a day.

Elril Moonweaver

Phoenix [Light]

Annabel, for your own sanity, I think it would be best if you just skipped the cutscenes. As you admitted yourself, nothing at this point in time is gripping you anymore just read a summary of the story to get the big picture and skip to the end. Be done with it so it won't get in the way of your fun anymore.

Annabel Ashcroft

Faerie [Aether]

ARIA! WIFE! You KNOW why I DO it! Grrrrrrrrrrrr!

Yes, I could just numb the pain by skipping the scenes. (although the flight of the ship WAS cool) But I AM still writing this expansion up, (promise to my few writing fans left!) So I need to not only watch them but record them for future reference for when I do get to writing that section.

So yes, for consistency, I will suffer and persevere for my art. But I just wish I could do all of this LATER and just get the fights first to do them.

Arturia Crossroads

Faerie [Aether]

... you CAN come back to it later. New game+

Annabel Ashcroft

Faerie [Aether]

Yeah right, I have NO interest in seeing the whole story all over again. All I need is the last half of Endwalker.

Arturia Crossroads

Faerie [Aether]

You're trolling me aren't you?

Annabel Ashcroft

Faerie [Aether]

Um....this is me dear, you think this ditz who does such dumb things would know HOW to troll you?

I honestly don't know how new game+ works. Pretty much ignored it since I have no interest in doing the story again.

Esper Eidolon

Faerie [Aether]

From what I understand the end of this past story is suppose to allow for us to just completely skip for next stuff eventually. That’s a rumor atm at least
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