[quote name='ID2006']They're only easy to ignore if you're NOT like the typical RPG gamer — aka Hoardy McCompletionist.
I wish I had ignored them. I kept hoping there would be an interesting storyline payoff. Ugh...[/QUOTE]
I thought the bonus ending to the DS version was mildly interesting (it at least tried to tie Cross in a bit better), and it did have a slightly more challenging boss than Lavos. I did the other side stuff which just took a lot of time for not much reward, and I wasn't touching the monster raising thing at all, haha.
[quote name='blueshinra']Now I'm wondering how many of us are like that. I generally go for completing as much as possible within reason and without a guide (that said, I don't think I'll be finishing the remaining few Abyss sidequests I've been working on). Nowadays, sidequests have to be interesting enough for me to take on as well.
How about everyone else? Hoardy McCompletionist or not?[/QUOTE]
Depends, I have been known to use guides from the start if I know the game has multiple endings and I want to get one of them (SMT: Nocturne is a major one that I used one for so I could get the True Demon ending on my play through), and for Tales of games since they are so crazy with timing on getting stuff so you can even access the end game side quests I tend to use guides. Outside of that I usually just play a game through, finish side quests that I find myself, if I feel like it I might check a guide before finishing the game to see if there is anything else I want to do; but I typically don't do tons of side stuff, and don't typically bother with anything that seems like it will be needlessly time consuming with little or no gain.