Quote Originally Posted by Carin-Eri View Post
Somewhat - I mean, the reference to Radz-at-Han wouldn't mean anything to someone who hadn't played Endwalker, and it certainly wouldn't have the same impact as it did on those of us who know who Vrtra is, but otherwise there isn't really anything else in the scene that requires knowledge of the pre-Dawntrail MSQ.
Even so, it doesn't particularly matter. I would imagine SE would give the option to start on ARR or start on DT and wouldn't force the DT route. If you wanted all the context and the story was the primary reason you started, you would naturally start ARR. If you wanted to raid or do other endgame activities and story was secondary, you likely accept that you will miss out on some details.