Story-wise, Stormblood isn't as good an expansion as its predecessor, but it's still much better than ARR, so that's a plus. I enjoyed the many different places the storyline took us, but I felt like the character arcs weren't as well executed as Heavensward's (even taking into account that expac's couple of fumbles here and there). Still, they left a big enough impression on me and I especially liked the many "heart-to-heart" scenes between them.

As for the gameplay, the dungeons and trials are beautifully designed and full of fun and interesting mechanics, a definitive step up from Heavensward, in my opinion. The post-game raids, though a little boring and awkwardly paced narrative-wise, are very engaging and provide a fun gameplay loop. The Cid trials are a good callback to previous FF entries, too.

So even though it's considered by many to be the weakest FFXIV expansion, Stormblood is still an amazing FF game on its own. P.S.: Lyse is gr8 you guys are just mean