Raise the minimum allowable job level in Abyssea from 30 to 70+

[Greatguardian]

The graphics would be redoable even without dropping PS2 support, so that's not really why

Other way around. They could release significantly larger textures (taking up much more hard drive space for PC users), but they cannot perform a complete overhaul of the graphics without reprogramming the entire game engine. Even if they dropped PS2, they could not make FFXI look like FFXIV. Ever.