Unlocking Heavensward

[Amiaze]

You don F'd up Square Enix.

I'm sorry, so what's your point, exactly? FFXIV does function a little differently from other MMOs in that you have to fight to progress the story and can't main it as a crafter and the like, but it is a story-driven game. In fact, going to Ishgard and doing any of the quests there literally means nothing unless you're invested in the story anyway*, especially since most of the raids are still in ARR due to HW still being current content. I find people going back to run ARR content just as much as they run HW content.

*Barring that you aren't in the game with a group of friends