Worker returning after more than three years

I stopped before Sumeru release, and got back the last month, and it has so many story quests and regions to explore, that i had find myself overwhelmed. So, i like the gameplay, like the exploration, but i did the entire Story in my end of year days off and the story mode is just so massive and boring to play (the story itself is nice, but the gameplay is basically walk, read texts end repeat). I work until night somedays and when i sit to play i don't want to just read texts while pressing a button. You guys have any tips for me to catch up with the main story and unlock the events that require it to be played more efficiently?

(I don't post much in reddit, so if i did it in the wrong place or used the wrong flair, i apologize in advance)

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Obvious-Childhood9102026-01-07 13:37

You can wait till they implement a skip button but that would probably be after the main story ends lol

On a more serious note, if you like the story but not the gameplay, you should just follow some content creator on YT who covers story/lore

LayerPrize2026-01-07 13:47

So there's no hope... lol

Yes, i find it would be very more enjoyable to see the story on the YT. Just wish that i had a cousin or a nephew with very much time to spare to clear the missions in game to me. lol

Obvious-Childhood9102026-01-07 13:57

But again what would be the point of clearing the game in your account when you don't enjoy gameplay lol

LayerPrize2026-01-07 13:59

No, I enjoy the exploration, the late game content, farming, battle challenges, just don't like the story mode specifically.

Ke5_Jun2026-01-07 13:47

Honestly there’s not much I can say here; Archon Quests are still pretty much visual novels to this day. The only time I’d say things really get dynamic are Natlan act 4 (I won’t spoil what exactly happens, but your choices do kind of matter here to a small extent). Sorry to say this but Fontaine is a huge snooze fest until the final act and suddenly it hits you like a truck lmao.

I recommend completing all the Natlan World Quests (except for the Volcano of Tollan and Sunspray Resort; they don’t affect the AQ) **before** starting the final act of Natlan. Also, I recommend completing the Narzissenkreuz World Quest series (Fontaine) before starting Nod Krai’s AQ. Otherwise, World Quests aren’t necessary to proceed and just provide additional context.

My advice to you is to not worry about missing out on current events. Most of them can be **quickstarted** and generally do not spoil that much (there are exceptions sometimes but tbh it can’t be helped if you are too far behind on story). So you can take your time to complete the story at your own pace. Try weaving in some exploration or World Quests to shake things up; for example alternating between “exploring day” and “archon quest day”. So you’re not always just mashing through text.

LayerPrize2026-01-07 13:53

That's very good advice, thank you! But one of my concerns is the characters quests that are not unlocked to me because i didn't do the story quests for their regions. Example: the last event with Xilonen and Varesa give 1000 primogens and a decent bow for free, and i couldn't do it because their quests aren't available to me. Or i had missed something and could had done their quest?

Ke5_Jun2026-01-07 14:24

You could have actually quick started it. On the quest menu there is a “start event quest now” button that allows you to quickstart the event. I’ve completed that same event on my alt account which hasn’t even completed the Fontaine AQ nor any of the Natlan tribal quests and was still able to do it.

It might be a bit tricky to find it, but at least now you know there **is** a way to do it, so keep looking thoroughly until you find it.

LayerPrize2026-01-07 14:27

Thank you very much. That was very good information. I will do that!

DaSpood2026-01-07 14:01

Hard to go faster, like you say quests are mostly walk to the next dialogue with the occasional cutscene thrown in. There is no way to skip dialogue so aside from skipping the quest entirely and catching up with the story through recaps online, there isn't much you can do. You'll have to go through it at some point.

MofoPro2026-01-07 14:05

Just force yourself to do 1-2 a week ( the rest of the week you can do what you like ) and you’ll catch up soon enough

jonnevituwu2026-01-07 17:18

play the game, enjoy it, dont treat like a job

and imo, read.