So, I was playing some other MMOs that I haven't in awhile...

[Caddo]

True. But Pathfinder unlocks flying in older, optional content. So you do old optional content to make other old optional content easier/quicker. And i still think, that if you do not like it then don't do it. It would be different if the content was mandatory.

Pathfinder was (not sure how it works in Dragonfight) NOT "older, optional content" considering how hard they tried to keep World Quests relative and at the same time also was account bound so you most definetly wanted it for alts when you were leveling them up. Could you do it without Pathfinder? Sure, but.. why would you want to purposely waste your time traveling from A to B when you could do it in like 100% less time flying?

Helped you get to summon stones quicker for M+ and also raids. Helped you gather faster and keep up with the bots (curse you Druid bots!) and was honestly just punishing if you didn't have it and everyone else did. Gotta love not being able to get a node because oh look, someone else tapped it up the mountain and you don't have flying, awh man, sucks, anyways go find a new node. :P

[VelKallor]

Gotta love not being able to get a node because oh look, someone else tapped it up the mountain and you don't have flying, awh man, sucks, anyways go find a new node. :P

FF 14 solved that years ago, all nodes are personal.

the idea was mentioned in WOW ....what was the answer..as always ?

"It cant be done"™

There is only one other MMO that requires a subscription, and it's World of Warcraft

No.

FF 11 is sub based, so is Elder Scrolls Online.