Personally, I do not see a problem with leveling in Abyssea at level 30, especially if you're in there working chests with keys. That job HAS to be done by someone, and there's no point in making a level 90 player waste their time on it when they could be helping with the fighting/pulling/healing.

I do NOT agree with "leeching," but to me, that term is defined by someone who sits, does nothing, and receives experience for it. You can do this at level 1, or level 90. It doesn't matter where you do it, or how you do it, it's wrong and unfair to others.

I'm sorry that some of you feel like Abyssea ruined the game, but to be honest, you sound more jealous and butthurt than actually concerned. Who cares if someone levels quicker than you did? Is it really that big of a deal? This game is OLD and it still has new players joining. Without the level sync system, those new players (and even most of the veterans) had NO way to level besides soloing, which is not a viable option to everyone. Save for creating a static, there's no way to get around having gimp skills, because one way or another, you're going to be prevented from leveling them.

If SE implemented a way to level skills while synced, then perhaps your argument would make more sense, but frankly, it doesn't. Get over yourself. If it bothers you so much, perhaps you should find something else to occupy your time.