Quote Originally Posted by Saccharin View Post
You dont want to skip the content patch story it's really good and 2.55 is very important and sets up the expansion.
This. You'll only do the quests once per character...whilst at end game you'll be set to do the same dungeons over and over and over again. So there's no real rush - the content will still be there so take the time to enjoy the ride, especially if you're a fan of the story.