Unlocking Content

[Allyrion]

There are many players who would disagree with you, especially those who take advantage of Star Trek Online and Neverwinter's custom content, or SWTOR's main selling point of having actual interesting stories as you level up (pretty much the only thing they did right.)
And yeah it's not about watching the CS every time. It's about watching it the first time.

Or FFXIV, which story locks almost everything but guildhests.
It's funny Dicejss is saying we're playing the wrong game when FFXIV is clearly story driven.
Discussing the quality of story is irrelevant anyway, it can't be denied that this is a game that integrates the story deeply into the gameplay experience rather that the story being this side thing you find out about once in a while.

I can't think of many things that don't need a quest to unlock.
The new expansion requires you do all the main story to access the new areas or classes.
If the OP doesn't like the story locking that happens from level 1, then it's pretty obvious who's playing the wrong game.
Personal motivations for playing the game don't matter, you can take the story or leave it.
But they make it clear that lore trumps gameplay and accessibility in many cases.

Not saying SE is perfect at it or anything, but if you're gonna whine about story locking in this game, you've got an uphill battle.
The OP is acting like the players are playing the game wrong, while also whining because the game doesn't fit his mold.
You can't tell the game and people to change because it clashes with what your expectations, of what an MMO should be, is.