The artifact quest is different, thats vanity and optional, I wouldn't call that progressing the game and the Illidan quest line actually can be done on HC dungeons which you can LFG for, it just takes longer, the damn quest actually says you get more souls with tougher content so thats just speed.
Your issue is not issue with the game but your circumstances, I don't even know how you can blame the game at all, and all easy content in WoW and FF14 can be queued, mythic and Ex trials are equivalents to each other in terms of where they are placed with the games progression path, thus can be compared in how they fit in with the DF or PF system.
So you are just using assumptions for Metzen? Also I thought Metzen was more face of the company and not just WoW specifically considering his position was creative director or something like that so he doesn't actually have input in the game mechanics from the sounds of it.I have been to Blizzcon, thanks. And I didn't say Metzen never did autographs or interacted. I said I've never heard of him doing so for an hour past what they allotted for him to do so. They're not the same job, but they're the same position as the devleopment "face of the team" (until recent years as Metzen became less seen before his retirement/semi-retirement).
One time was enough for me, though. Having the Blizzard band shouting "Fuck the Alliance" on stage wasn't as entertaining as seeing Koji-Fox attempt a live performance of hat-swapping Moogle Mog with the Primals.
Also I see nothing wrong with him being passionate about aspects of the game, I do enjoy it as fuck the alliance or other way round is spirit of the game, you know, the game is called warcraft.
Yes Yoshi P has done signings, in fact the first london fanfest I was at the VIP event where he signed my 2.0 collectors edition and I have photos with him and the team, but doesn't mean he can't be criticised, I heavily do.
Also if you want to go that route, the Suramar storyline does just that, some of the Zone quests does point you towards some of the dungeons in Legion if you read the quest text at times.
In fact they even had story around the MSQ if you can call it that in WOTLK with the ICC dungeons and Dragonsoul dungeons, which were actually good.
Also as a point of information, I don't skip story, I am an oldish school FF player and I played FF14 during its 1.0 stages is pitifully bad as that was.