Note: I posted this in the New Player forum before I realized that there was a forum for Exploratory Missions, but didn't get any responses.

Our FC consists of our four person family group only, two of whom play quite a lot, and two that play a bit less. We can field a Light Party for the group content, with a tank, a healer and two dps. We don't plan on raiding, and our "end game" will be whatever group content is required by the storyline, and crafting and collecting.

Questions:

Is it likely that we'd get enough usage out of an airship to invest in the Workshop and parts?

With only four (and only two who play a lot) is all of it going to be so expensive that we'll feel overwhelmed by the costs or the farming for materials? Will progress be really slow?

Will the four of us be able to clear enough content in the Diadem to make it worth going? We aren't interested in finding four or more other people to go with and obviously we're not looking to do Hard mode.

Thanks!!