Quote Originally Posted by forumaccount View Post
If that was the intent, then it was not successful, especially after the addition of ARR flying. The game needs to be further improved so that flying is enabled for all content after the player's first ability to fly.

The intention could not have been to force players to experience the initial exploration of the expansion zones or story at a slower pace, as we are gladly charged a real world fee to skip the process.
Being charged extra to skip does not invalidate the intent, neither does ARR flying as you've been to the zones by the time you get flying unlocked.