6.0 Pre-Order should grant instant access of 5.0/4.0/3.0 for those who'll do it

I'm a new player - and we all kinda know what'll happen feb. 5th.

Not only SE will probably announce the new expac, but will also open the pre orders.

When the preorders open, the option to pre-order it (from steam or SE Store) should grant instant access to Stormblood and Shadowbringers.

That's my suggestion! I hope it happens. As I am finishing the heavensward storyline (with a subscription on), idk if I will buy Shadowbringers bc 6.0 will have it included.

So makes more sense (sells more pre-orders for 6.0 and keep players playing) if the access is granted immediately

Thanks for the attention! Until!

Don't they usually have a separate product for this?
They sell the expac alone, and also sell a "complete version" (or something) with instant access to all the expacs?

I believe that's the case, but it's not much help to someone who already owns the base game. Admittingly, that might be a relatively small faction, but I do remember there being an issue last time for multiple new players who initially bought the base game and then bought Shadowbringers but were stuck in ARR until ShB came out. I think it wouldn't be a bad idea if possible to let players who fully pay for the expansion early to access earlier expansion content before 6.0 comes out. I dunno if that's a technical issue or not though.