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I've already posted my thoughts in this thread, but something came to mind.
Let's assume that 3.0 has zero content under lv50. No new monsters or areas under lv50. That would mean that anything related to the 3.0 jobs (at least, from 30-50) would take place in ARR areas. With that in mind, they could have EASILY relocated the 3.0 jobs to ARR areas, locking them only behind a lv30 ARR job and an xpac purchase. After all, you can't level a lv30 job in a lv50 area, nor can you do a job quest involving lv50 mobs, can you?
Alternatively, let's assume that 3.0 does have content lv30-50 content specifically for the 3.0 jobs, even if its only job quests. What reasoning is there for an xpac owner who hasn't finished ARR to be locked out of that? It would make sense to lock them out of 50+ content, but 30-50 content? ARR itself has 50 content that anyone can travel to at lv1.
Further, there are a dozen ways to adapt a lore-friendly reason for the WoL to be able to go to Ishgard before the events of 2.55. WoL could have met a friendly smuggler. Ishgard could have noticed WoL's work with the Primals and extended a city-only invite. WoL could have a long lost relative, because who cares? How hard would it be for a lv30 quest to pop up that sends you to Ishgard's town so you can pick up the new jobs? Any other Ishgard content would obviously be locked via level or MSQ completion anyway, right? I'm trying to wrap my head around it, but it doesn't make any sense. There will already be a massive disconnect in continuity if the player starts out as an Au Ra, yet they allowed that. But for some reason, they won't allow you to pick up a new job until the MSQ tells you that you can? The more I think about it, the more it doesn't make sense.
Let's assume that 3.0 has zero content under lv50. No new monsters or areas under lv50. That would mean that anything related to the 3.0 jobs (at least, from 30-50) would take place in ARR areas. With that in mind, they could have EASILY relocated the 3.0 jobs to ARR areas, locking them only behind a lv30 ARR job and an xpac purchase. After all, you can't level a lv30 job in a lv50 area, nor can you do a job quest involving lv50 mobs, can you?
Alternatively, let's assume that 3.0 does have content lv30-50 content specifically for the 3.0 jobs, even if its only job quests. What reasoning is there for an xpac owner who hasn't finished ARR to be locked out of that? It would make sense to lock them out of 50+ content, but 30-50 content? ARR itself has 50 content that anyone can travel to at lv1.
Further, there are a dozen ways to adapt a lore-friendly reason for the WoL to be able to go to Ishgard before the events of 2.55. WoL could have met a friendly smuggler. Ishgard could have noticed WoL's work with the Primals and extended a city-only invite. WoL could have a long lost relative, because who cares? How hard would it be for a lv30 quest to pop up that sends you to Ishgard's town so you can pick up the new jobs? Any other Ishgard content would obviously be locked via level or MSQ completion anyway, right? I'm trying to wrap my head around it, but it doesn't make any sense. There will already be a massive disconnect in continuity if the player starts out as an Au Ra, yet they allowed that. But for some reason, they won't allow you to pick up a new job until the MSQ tells you that you can? The more I think about it, the more it doesn't make sense.