In short, yes.I'm confused about the structure of FF14. Do you have to do every single quest to progress the story? Is it just a linear story like if it weren't an MMO? Why would they design it that way? It makes no sense. It's an MMO! Content will naturally become outdated. Imagine not being able to follow the main questline in Battle for Azeroth if you haven't completed the main questline of every previous WoW expansion.
You can see its structure here, but mind spoilers--it lists quest names and quest givers.