Hey guys i'm brand new to the game, I just finished the main story line from ARR and i'm wondering : Do I really need to do all of the quest from patches in order to get to Heavensward ? Also, i'm level 56 but since I can't get in heavensward content I can't do any of my new class quest and can't use my level 50+ skills. Is it normal or am I doing something wrong ?

Thanks !