Why are people defending this practice? Gating content behind story only makes it that much harder for newer players to jump into the game. Also clearly SE knows this is an issue since the new jobs are not gated behind story like the HW ones are. Time will only make this issue worse and for those that claim FFXIV should not cater to everyone. The reality is allowing for more options of play is not a bad thing and they are losing out of potential subscribers. This would be an investment in the future of the game.