Main Scenario Restriction Bloodstorm - Very Very Bad idea.

[Chiramu]

I didn't watch the fanfest stream, but I seem to recall some time ago they said you wouldn't need to complete the MSQ in HW to get to the next expansion. Did they say they changed their minds during the fanfest?

I wonder how they can do that when you meet the Stormblood girl in 3.5.

[Lewtskie]

I wonder how they can do that when you meet the Stormblood girl in 3.5.

It's possibly from here on towards 4.0 all given stories are isolated within themselves. We may very well meet this girl, or other key figures but any plots running may exist to provide structure to the lore and only once the story for 4.0 begins does the actual plot start moving. Basically, good to have as it might flesh out characters and settings, but not 100% necessary to follow the story at the start of Stormblood.