Problem with Duty forced into Expansion Content...

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The people who want gated content simply want it for the sake of their ego, so they can go "look at me, look how good I am". Thats really the only objection I'm hearing. The game treats you like a single player, you are the warrior of light, nobody else in the story so why can't we have a solo mode to make it easier to get the requirements WITHOUT have to do group content.

I understand the model FFXIV is trying to use however most other MMO's have shown that if you gate content from new and returning players, you are only hurting your own profit margin and reducing the popularity of the game as a whole.

What the elitist/arrogant people forget is that the game NEEDS the returning and casual players to actually function so that content is able to be done. You are NOT a special snowflake, its just that simple. The game needs to be more accessible for returning or new players so you can get the expansion (£30 btw) and not feel cheated in content.

Oh and since I've seen the trailer for Heavensward which gives away the STORY btw, since you see it. I don't see why you cannot just skip ahead to the expansion content. Yes, the trailer, that was avaliable from Square Enix to market the game and gives away the main aspects of the story. They need to do that to MARKET the game. Its amazing some people do not understand how marketing works. Profit over story.

Since no great skill is needed to get through all the content needed to open up the 3.0 content I do not see how it can be a question of ego - you don't need to be all that good to do it and it gives no special bragging rights.

There is lots, and lots, of gated content in this game. I'd say that something like 98+% of the quests and other content in the game are gated in some way.
With that in mind there is nothing noteworthy about the 3.0 content being gated behind certain other quests.

With the various rewards in place for the Duty roulettes it is usually not all that hard to find a group even for older content. If you can join a good FC/LS it is even easier.

Like it or not, this game is built around much of the content requiring a group to get through, so if you do not like doing group content, then I am afraid this is simply not the right game for you.