Main Scenario Restriction Bloodstorm - Very Very Bad idea.

[Catwho]

I agree that locking the classes behind the new zones was unfair (and one I disagreed with at the time they did it with Ishgard and Heavensward), but I 100% agree that keeping the new story progression behind the new zones makes sense. The area we are entering in 4.0 is occupied Garlean territory. A low level player who wanders into a Castrum by accident is going to very quickly have regrets; it makes sense that a new adventurer would be warned to avoid the Garlean territory east of East Shroud like the plague, no matter how cool the tales of red mages of yore from that area are. And even a seasoned adventurer who didn't know how to get past Garlean defenses would probably have regrets.

[Naunet]

A low level player who wanders into a Castrum by accident is going to very quickly have regrets; it makes sense that a new adventurer would be warned to avoid the Garlean territory east of East Shroud like the plague, no matter how cool the tales of red mages of yore from that area are. And even a seasoned adventurer who didn't know how to get past Garlean defenses would probably have regrets.

So? Warn them through the UI (already does with enemy levels ?? in red). I don't understand this obsession with policing where players go. It's a player's prerogative if they want to take their underleveled butt to a high level zone - whether it's to simply see things or to engage the community in those locations through RP or whatever.

To be honest, I think the main concern for some is probably just the classes.

It's true this is my main concern and nearly made me quit a second time. But I also disagree with so tightly controlling a player's every move by blocking them from physically entering a zone even when they've paid money for the expansion.