Can't Access 3.0 until you complete 2.0-2.55

[Adelard]

Heard that they auto level new characters in WoW, so you can play the new expansion. Hope SE never ever go down that route.

[DracotheDragon]

Heard that they auto level new characters in WoW, so you can play the new expansion. Hope SE never ever go down that route.

they didn't do it with FFXI i bought the version with ALL the expantions including its new one, and i have to start from level 1 (dungeons in that game are a major pain in the butt due to no body playing the game D: )

so i would highly doubt they would do it to FFXIV besides i would say 2.0 to 2.55
skipping all cutscenes would take 3 days watching all cutscenes (as you should) i would say about a week and a half if you do nothing else

[Ilitsa]

Heard that they auto level new characters in WoW, so you can play the new expansion. Hope SE never ever go down that route.

10 years of expansions makes it make some sense, SOME, also you get one free boosted character when you buy the Warlords expansion (Level 90-100), and if you wish to boost any character after that, it's 60.00 each, they don't just auto-boost any newly made character.

That being said, it's one of the things that made me leave that game, and I, too hope SE doesn't do it ever XD

[Adelard]

10 years of expansions makes it make some sense, SOME, also you get one free boosted character when you buy the Warlords expansion (Level 90-100), and if you wish to boost any character after that, it's 60.00 each, they don't just auto-boost any newly made character.

That being said, it's one of the things that made me leave that game, and I, too hope SE doesn't do it ever XD

Yeah it's just a really bad idea, as some people have worked hard to level their characters and a new player could just boost and skip all the old content. What were they thinking? I don't think they considered how it would affect current subscribers.

[TruebladeNuke]

I personally don't have any problems with this. In fact, that's probably because I kinda expected this to happen, given the way the main story is going. How odd would it be to try starting directly in 3.0 content with no understanding (nor even going through) of the main story content from 2.0?

My only question is if we'll be able to march into the new fields anyway, with just the main story content locked out to those players, and still be able to explore the new fields anyway. I could see it being like an old school game for the lower leveled and geared players where wandering into a new zone results in being overkilled by monsters that you suddenly find to be way beyond you at the time.

But eh, all we can do is speculate right now.