Heavenward job quest unlock requirements

[AspectOfWinter]

Details about how the new jobs will be unlocked have been sparse, considering SE is well known for refusing to say anything, but this much has been confirmed in the most recent letters from the producer:

-The new job quests will be based in Ishgard
-To travel to Ishgard you must have completed all Main Scenario quests up to and including 2.55.

So I guess technically speaking you will have to have at least one of the original DoWs/DoMs up to level 50 as well as completed all of the ARR story content before you can actually start leveling one of the new Jobs up from 30. In other words this means you can't start with a new GLD character (to learn the basics of tanking with) and then change to a DRK at level 30 to continue the story from Titan onwards.

I don't really mind the story up to 2.55 requiring completion to unlock the Heavensward main scenario, but if this Ishgard requirement is in fact correct, I'm not a fan. IMO you want to be able to use the main scenario quests to level the Job you ultimately want to main as at endgame otherwise it's not really worth it.