Can't Access 3.0 until you complete 2.0-2.55

[silentwindfr]

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you realize that you can enter ishgard (that the entrance of the new area, probably) because of what are coming in the 2.55? how explain then that they let you enter when they hate stranger? it's totally lore breaking... the fact that you want to be with the other is understandable.... but seriously, get to 50 and do the whole 2.x will take you something like 2 weeks.... maybe 3... it can be long, i admit it.... but if your friend roleplayer simply ignore the fact that everybody can't enter ishgard and decide to do everything there.... they are the trouble not the game. the game follow a story.... ignoring it for.... social purpose is.... rude to the creator of this story.

[Bluevann]

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I'm not sure if you are speaking by an official source that says that only you, the one adventurer, is allowed to enter Ishgard, but the way the trailer had shown Heavensward, the impression was that the gate would simply be opened, because Ishgard is that desperate for help. The Derplander in the trailer doesn't seem to be asking anyone for admittance inside, so I went with that idea until the "need 2.55 completion" bomb fell on us. If they wanted (and we don't know yet), they could verily go with the first theory, much like how they allowed us to become Ninja before even seeing Yugiri get to Eorzea.

[DracotheDragon]

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the issue with letting everyone into ishgard would stem due to the fact ishgard is refer to at most times as a isolated country, this would contradict normal gameplay as well as the lore being fed to you. also to go with this, the lore you will learn from being within ishgard will spoil events from 2.5 and 2.55 (as well as 2.4 with shiva) due to the nature of the area and what has happened recently,

with ninja it is simple because the work around is simple, they say they are just traveler from doma, this offers no lore spoilers, the timing will just feel like they left and there and got blown up this is a free time span to move them around, and no matter where you are in the story there appearance will still fit in with the natural flow of time,

with ishgard this is not the case, due to the aforementioned alienation and isolation, ishgard wouldn't make sense to open its doors until 2.55 where they are begging for help.

[Bluevann]

with ishgard this is not the case, due to the aforementioned alienation and isolation, ishgard wouldn't make sense to open its doors until 2.55 where they are begging for help.

I suppose I do see the point in what you say, and I agree. Still I'll be here hoping that jobs and at least the other areas will not be gated as well from exploration. I'm skeptical, but hopeful. I'd really like to make a new character and do re-do the old MSQ as Machinist, I've wanted a gun since 1.0 and doing the MSQ as any of the current jobs didn't feel like it was representing me how I wanted my character to be.