lame. Looks like I won't be getting this.
For Heavensward you had to finish the base game, we are not sure what they will do with Stormblood yet. They have previously mentioned that they do not want it locked like Heavensward.
I understand why this annoys people, but for Heavensward it really allowed them to focus on the story and make it as good as possible. So good in fact, that I am just a bit worried about Stormblood's story if they do decide to ditch the linear progression, but I know it's something they must do.
There are also people who don't care at all about the story and in that case Heavensward locked content would have really been annoying.