I played this game during the summer and got to Level 50 with my Bard. I tried leveling up some other classes to enhance my Bard but got pretty bored doing it. I did enjoy the end-game raids, however.

With patches, expansions, etc, has anything been significantly added to the game? The new expansion and Dark Knight thing look cool, but that doesn't come until Spring 2015?

Will the new area be big? I hated how "small" FFXIV: ARR feels because of the "entrances" and "exits" to each zone...and all the invisible walls....it kept reminding me I was playing a video game when the immersion broke.

And flying mounts are great--but we can only fly them in the new areas?? Lame.