Main Story Disconnect and World Altering Events

[Sakuraluna]

But at the same time, if the OP is asking for some grand dalamud-style game changer at the end of 2.0, it's not likely that that'll happen. You have to keep in mind that the end of 1.0 was followed up by a complete overhaul of the game. They aren't rebuilding the game completely for 3.0, they're just adding an expansion. But for me at least, the fact that there are players who can look back on certain bits of lore and say "I remember that, I was there," and the gradual changes to certain areas of the game like Mor Dhona (not only as updates are added to the game but as you progress through the main storyline too) still manage to make the story feel dynamic.

Though sure, new players will miss out on some of these things while they're getting caught up, but there's not much that can be done about that. They'll just have to get caught up to the rest of us and keep playing, and watching events unfold. I started half a year after the game was released, it's what I had to do. With OP admittedly skipping cutscenes though, they're probably not as likely to take notice of some of the changes that are being made to the game in context.