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ARR is incredibly tedious and boring when it came to a huge chunk of their patches. However, 2.5-2.55, the cutscenes there are totally worth it because of how it sets up HW. Just be forewarned, the cutscenes can last up to an hour, but at that point, it's purely story, and like I said, it sets up HW and why exactly you are in a particularly rough start in 3.0. I'd have to say that when you go through 2.5, that is when the story gets more serious than usual.