Abyssea was one of the best things that SE did to keep players like me subscribed. I took the maximum amount of classes that I'm allowed to take at my university last quarter. Instead of cancelling my subscription due to lack of time (like I would have in the past), I didn't, because I knew that in those rare moments where I actually had some free time to play that I could at least get something done if I decided to log onto FFXI for a short while.