How large are the expansion packs compared to ARR?

[OhnoozeMyToes]

Dang as a new player I have a crap ton of content...and I like it.

[wereotter]

Dang as a new player I have a crap ton of content...and I like it.

There's still going to be a lot to do. There's no way they're going to delete dungeons and important story beats, but they are just going to prune down the fluff.

And by fluff I'll put it like this: I created an alt to play through ARR with a friend. Its almost level 60 now and we still haven't made it into the city of Ishgard. Basically we're still doing ARR quests while being near max level for the next expansion. So ARR does have a lot of just filler quests, and it's a bit of a barrier to a lot of players since it is a lot to get through just to get to the 3.0 story. That's a lot to ask people to go through when we're now in the 5.x story.

[Iscah]

Dang as a new player I have a crap ton of content...and I like it.

Indeed! Take your time and do the side stories (anything with a blue quest marker at least) as you go along. It keeps everything chronological and happening when it's supposed to, because they all happen at fixed points in the story and sometimes MSQ characters are involved.