Ugh, ARR is horrible for that. It really is a good game after all that bullshit, but it doesn't excuse the bullshit existing in the first place. Plus it's so weird for Final Fantasy, a story driven RPG, to have so many low quality quests in the first place (both story and side quests). I can't fault anyone not wanting to deal with that.

Best thing it has going for it is that the dungeons are really fun even when the story quests suck. But it's been years since I've played and my knowledge may be stale. Someday I'll go back, but no way I'll start with a new character lol.