Heavensward content

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and "when it came out we all had to play thru it" doesn't really defend or address why we still have to now, when it is no longer relevant to the current release of the game.

How is the content not relevant? It's story content (and this game is all about the main scenario story and following that) that introduces you to many dungeons and primals people are still actively running. It's also content you haven't done, just like Heavensward content, so I don't see why ARR would be less relevant to you than HW?

What is the "current content" you're hoping to focus on and why are you in such a hurry to get there?

I think you're actually in a pretty good situation progression wise, being able to go through both ARR and HW story lines now and then be ready for Stormblood when it's released, just like everyone else.