New players could skip the bulk of Final Fantasy 14's story in the future, though Yoshi-P is hesitant to encourage it
In an interview with Famitsu yesterday, Naoki Yoshida—director and producer of Final Fantasy 14, also known as Yoshi-P—revealed that his team's been preparing a second starting point for new players. This would allow players to skip the bulk of Final Fantasy 14's story in the wake of the game's new expansion, Dawntrail.
This was confirmed and translated by aitaikimochi on Twitter, who wrote: «He says that the team has prepared in-game features that allow you to read the lore and background of the characters and world up until [patch 6.0], and technically you can start your adventure from [patch 6.1] and onwards.»
This hypothetical skip—one which can currently only be done via a microtransaction from the game's online store—won't let you off the boat at Dawntrail, however. Patch 6.1 marks the start of Endwalker's post-release story, meaning players would need to play patches 6.1 to 6.55 before starting the new expansion.
Yoshi-P recommended, however, that players ought to start from the beginning anyway. He noted in the interview that the game's earlier expansions have been improved—which is true, several patches during Endwalker's cycle have been dedicated to facelifting old dungeons and making the game soloable. He used the metaphor of a TV drama, saying it would be less natural to start watching a show from «season 6».
Regardless, the proposed skip might not even make it into the game with Dawntrail's release next year. Yoshi-P stated in the interview: «Although we are preparing for it, we are still undecided whether to actually implement it as a measure in 7.0» (via Google translate).
I've drunk deep from the cups of Final Fantasy 14's mammoth story, and while I think anyone who skips to 6.1 is robbing themselves of
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