If you believe the story of FF14 is good, I can frankly tell you it’s not. You believe so do to nostalgia. I have played the entire story now, 95% done ShB. 5e entire story here is how I would rate it

ARR- 1/10. Boring fetch quests, with 0 redeeming qualities about it. Bad quests, bad bosses, no memorable of anything
ARR +- 3/10. Nothing of note outside of crystal tower, which itself is boring and a mmo trope. Forgettable
Heavensward: 6/10: slow pacing, no pay of, nidhogg is poorly written, amyric forgettable. Ugly boring frozen waste land
Storm blood 4.5/10 Nothing but dues ex machina villain, with no meaning, 2 split stories with 0 impact on world story
Shadow Bringers: 6.5/10: half expansion is boring, repetitive kill wardens, char arcs no cares about. Typical fantasy tropes.

There is nothing worth it in the story, don’t let nostalgia get in your way. The story is barely passable, a large portion of mmo players care not for it and want to skip it