Originally Posted by
lordoftheapes79
I just commented on this in another thread, but this one is more accurately on topic. I don't think the restriction on completing the story to enter the new areas is permanent, I think its a method to reduce server stress. That said, the restriction on Ishgard will probably always be tied to the story. This city has been looming over us since the very beginning, I'm talking 1.0. Finally being able to see it from the inside is earned. I don't see any real reason players can't access the surrounding areas without going into ishgard(eventually), I'm fine with them blocking out the band wagon hoppers for a little while. I was here when Dalamud fell and crashed the servers because there were just too many people. I was here when the realm was reborn and the 1014 minigame was a daily thing, spent hours in the ENORMOUS mountain slopes of Coerthas looking at that city and wondering what it was like on the inside and I've been waiting four years to see it. You can wait 2 weeks.