For stormblood do you want the gated conten path of hw, or the free roam path of arr?

[Zeonx]

Its always been gated in FFXI.
You couldn't go to hall of gods and pass the gate without beating the pot and getting the key item to go through the gate.

You couldn't get your level unless you beat maat in a 1 on 1 duel.

FFXIV is the same way, you cannot unlock extreme fights unless you beat some first.
You can't just go passed all the coils without winning them first.

Its gated all around and the expansions are no different.

People who ask for a free pass are the ones who would probably buy those boost potions, I say if that's the case why play the game? you pass all content its the same as gameshark cheaters, buy game cheat on the game and claim you won legit.