It's been a while since I completed the base story of ARR. As of now I'm on patch 2.6 I believe; along the lines of preparing to fight the primal Shiva. That's beside the point though. The reason I'm making this post is to get an understanding of the high praise that can be seen all throughout anywhere MMORPG related about this story. It's not mediocre, nothing negative. For me, I guess I find it (for the most part) a pain to follow along. Whether it entails the politics, the difficulty with the names, the lore itself. Maybe it's me, I don't know. Despite it all, I truly want to get immersed with it, really. It's just difficult for me. People have said that Heavensward is better than ARR; that's what's motivating me to hurry finish this quests so I can finally be granted acceptance to Ishgard, so I can be one with the Dragons!

Feel free to make any comments or suggestions that would assist making my experience better.