Quote Originally Posted by Evergrey View Post
Does this boil down to the mentallity that an MMO is a race to the end and if you're jsut a day or two behind you're shit out of luck and all the fun of the experience is wasted?
To be fair, there's a "race to the end (while thoroughly enjoying the story) so you can join the discussion and before you unwillingly get spoiled" element to it.

Still, it's only a complication if you specifically want to play as sage or reaper, and while releasing them early would make sense to a degree, it also may be a deliberate tactic to stagger the crowds by making some portion of players do something other than go straight to the MSQ.