Coming in as a new player I do agree the patch quests we're a little annoying as I had hyped myself up for heavensward after ultima weapon only to find I needed 100 quests before I got there. I wished they'd change up these patch quests to at least give u exp to help new players push past old content better. If ur already past 2.x(was my least favorite storyline) I highly recommend pushing through all of heavensward and storm blood because I believe they improved their story telling by a ton. But story in a mmo isn't for everyone so if you don't particularly care getting to end game faster with a jump isn't a bad option.