Lmao I like the word "Grindslop". There is a questline that prevents losing your items if you save Megan the fox cosplayer but you will have to bribe her with candy.
Are you talking about the main story content or the side characters? The side characters you do some grinding to get but the main story shouldn't be like that at all. In the Quest log it shows what needs to be done in the main quest and what is a side quest kind of a deal.