A good story with some great characters. The music is wonderful, although, in hindsight, the dungeons it accompanies are a bit lacking compared to others in the game. Patches 3.1-3.3 are the best parts, narratively. The emotional highs work very well and the Dravanians have to be one of my favorite fantasy races of all time with how in-depth they are. I know this all sounds cold and disconnected, but it’s hard to talk about what I loved about Heavensward without delving into spoiler territory. Similarly, it’s hard to review an MMO in chunks, I’m discovering. Anyway, you can play Heavensward for free, so you should, given you choose to stick with FFXIV for long enough. I promise it’s worth it.