I get real "Don't you guys have phones?" vibes from this statement
Let's compare it to another heavy story driven mmo: FF14. U can literally replay every story quest u completed, pick and choose. This whould make the game replayable for houndreds of hours for players interested in the lore. I tried many times to start a new character to get all the stories done. But the game isn't really alt friendly, have to sink alot of credits to get the xp bonus from the legacy menu, bag space, gear, etc. And go from a endgame rotation to pushing 3-4 buttons for hours is not really fun.
I don't really get why u are so much against this suggestion? It's a storydriven mmo whith almost none replayable story elements. This seems like a nobrainer to me