Final Fantasy XIV patch 5.3 is finally coming soon, and with it, a big revamp for A Realm Reborn's main story. The devs announced ages ago that patch 5.3 would make the Crystal Tower raids a requirement for completing the main story quests, and now we've got a bit more detail on how the requirement will be put into place.
Access to the new main story quests introduced in patch 5.3 will be blocked until you complete the Crystal Tower quest series. If you haven't embarked on those quests yet, you'll start with Legacy of Allag in Mor Dhona, which is unlocked late in the ARR main story. From there, just follow the quest chain and complete the raids - the duty finder should make that pretty simple. Once you've turned in The Light of Hope, you'll be able to jump into the new content.
Since Shadowbringers, the content of the Crystal Tower series has been getting increasingly serious callbacks in new main story content. It seems we're finally at a point where the devs have decided those references are too specific for players to be out of the loop on.
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