The most diverging factor I ever did from your path was jogging from Gloomdross
This you are right on the particular nail. In another MMO I've tried up to now, if you didn't might like to do the story, you didn't must. You could do other items and still development. But because Blade & Soul gold tresses its side and also daily quests powering completing story tasks, you are stuck for a passing fancy linear path each and every time, and there is practically no reason to explore a spot until the video game points you because direction.