Best way to do the 2.0-2.55 Story to access Ishgard?

[Seraphyel]

lol my friend said "wow ur level 37 already" or something to me a while ago, i thought i was well on the way to 60 back then
now im still not 60
so long
so much filler
50-60 is longer than 1-50

Really? And it's filled with those awful irrelevant quests that bring nothing to the story?

[Colorful]

Really? And it's filled with those awful irrelevant quests that bring nothing to the story?

Yeah, there's far too much that I continually ask myself why. I get that 1-50 quests had to have some padding, to keep you subscribed and make the leveling too quickly I suppose (but even then, the MSQ doesn't give you enough xp with all the filler), but for updates that focus solely on the story? I don't understand it, nor do I like it one bit. Why do I have to deliver this item halfway across the continent, isn't that what post moogles are for? I didn't have to do them all in one go like the new players, I don't even want to imagine how annoying it must be for them.

Now don't get me wrong, there are some moments that really shine, but they're buried among tons and tons of filler. I can definitely say it gets better with Heavensward though, but not in the way you might prefer. Instead of shoving all of the filler into the MSQ, they put them in side quests, and even when I did every last one I found myself still having to grind dungeons a bit, especially in the late 50s. Still, better than ARR I suppose. I can just grind dungeons, overlevel the MSQ a bit, and have fun with that, the English voice acting is much better too but that's irrelevant.