Quote Originally Posted by Hadey View Post
Looks like it will be gated per this interview:

http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/wiki/pax_2015_interview
Thanks, Hadley! (And long time no chat. I left Excalibur last summer. )

Quote Originally Posted by carraway View Post
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And thank you for that information too. I guess it's pretty easy to forget that even people who rush for world firsts like to enjoy some of the other new content too. I wonder if some might be annoyed at having to wait a couple of weeks before being able to tackle Alexander anyway. Can't please everyone, I guess.