Abyssea ruined FFXI ?

[Kits]

I'm glad the wolrds are merging. Maybe i dont have to stand outside jeuno or whitegate for 3 days tryin to get a tele. Actually, im sure they've done something to fix that aswell,

[Valefor4life]

That's one thing about this game I've meet people all over the world and we've been friends since 2003. Some have stop playing and moved on but we still keep in touch.

[Kits]

That's one thing about this game I've meet people all over the world and we've been friends since 2003. Some have stop playing and moved on but we still keep in touch.

Definately. My heart was crushed when i rejoined FFXI and I haven't seen any of my really good friends on.. depressing.. Im in a great linkshell though so im trying to fit in ><;

[SHARP-OAK]

i think aby messed up the game in a couple ways , the entry lvl is too low they shouldve made entry into aby at least 65 , 75 would even be better.then ppl would at least know the basics of the job 1. ppl who do smn burns to 30 then jump to aby to leech end up not knowing how to play the job just due to lack of experience. 2. becuz of the speed at which you lvl you dont get skill-ups , so you end up w/ a very gimp lvl 90 job, ppl who dont know what WS to use to get skillchain , why because they havent spent hours in pt in caedarva mire getting a chance to learn. I had 7 lvl 75's b4 aby only 2 of them are capped on skills now. I think aby is kool dont get me wrong, but these problems mentioned couldve been avoided to a great extent by just having a higher entry lvl.I was farming in sauromugue i see this mnk out there i know from his gear he was high lvl at any rate he was getting slaughtered i asked what was up w/ him dying so much he tells me his h2h was 62 i bust out laughing.Good 'ol aby i said.I do miss the long pt's in the mire getting to actually talk to ppl ,cuz in aby you constantly killing and just about all you see in chat is "temps in 10 " or "key item /random if you need" ...... Aby is kool as i said the NM's , the gear all sweet.

[Dale]

Hi, I just recently came back to FFXI after a few years hiatus. I really didnt have much time to play before the servers shut down.. >>;, i was actually in the middle of the abyssea quest when they shut it down.

Now, I've never been to abyssea, but from the start it looked like the new update was awesome, but now that I'm reading about it, you can get from like 30 to 65 in one day? thats insane... thats almost, no fun. I've been looking around and everyone has like 10 level 90 jobs..

So the question i ask,
Has abyssea ruined FFXI?

No, it's enriched it. Abyssea is incredibly deep, rewarding and enjoyable - a triumph in game design.

[Kits]

becuz of the speed at which you lvl you dont get skill-ups , so you end up w/ a very gimp lvl 90 job

So does this mean while you are in abyssea you cannot gain skill-ups? or does this only apply to the people who leech?

[Nacht]

So does this mean while you are in abyssea you cannot gain skill-ups? or does this only apply to the people who leech?

You can gain skill ups. What they mean is the rate of exp inside and outside abyssea tends to leave your skills uncapped. However, it's more apparent inside abyssea. All it means is you have to take extra time to skill up.

Abyssea took the game to a different level. It made the exp grind not as important, which lets people focus on the rest of the game.

[Tsukino_Kaji]

So does this mean while you are in abyssea you cannot gain skill-ups? or does this only apply to the people who leech?

You can skill just fine in abyssea.
Keep in mind that most people who feel the abyssea minimum should be increased think that not grinding a job for months/days/years lessens their own person achievments.

[Greatguardian]

So does this mean while you are in abyssea you cannot gain skill-ups? or does this only apply to the people who leech?

You gain skillups just fine. In fact, if you're recently returning to the game, you will gain skills faster than you remember as the skillup system has been tweaked a couple times.

Abyssea EXP is simply incredibly fast. At max chain, you can get around 600~ exp/kill, with mobs occasionally dropping chests worth 1,250 exp apiece. Tack on Dominion Ops, which allow you to gain 5,000 more exp every 5 kills just by talking to an NPC, and it adds up quickly.

[Tsukino_Kaji]

There was a recent update in which SE claimed that skill up rates were increased. This has proven to be a lie. lol