Quote Originally Posted by Natashio View Post
Sure, I'll still log in on the 19th at 2 AM. SE can't block me or those without the expansion from doing that, as early access only applies to getting into Ishgard proper. I'll continue to craft and level up (slowly) with out the expansion. If I find out that crafting/gathering specializations are gated behind the expansion, which they shouldn't as the guilds are in ARR areas. Then I'll just put my hands up and call it the day and move on.

I'm at a point in videogaming that if expansion/dlc don't add anything substantially different and new to the game, I see at as not worth it.
So wait you want to be able to do something from the expansion without the expansion that makes no sense. Of coarse specialization will be gated behind the expansion just like flying is as well and the new classes. You can't be excited about something from the expansion then act like you have no interest in it but still want to use its mechanics it don't work that way.