Quote Originally Posted by Sines View Post
Also, what does Abyssea actually bring to the game? I think I stopped playing around the time it started coming out, and I think it was all post 75 material.
Abyssea has a separate but small storyline. As others mentioned, it has a ton of armor, and grants you access to getting the Empyrean weapons. But you should get it now if you plan on playing because entry is restricted based on time, which you can build up from the second you are a level 30 by doing the prerequisite quest, even if you never go there again until you are a level 70.

Quote Originally Posted by Mirage View Post
You didn't, I said it would be cheaper and that you would need them anyway.
I know that what SE is doing isn't the best way to get people new to come to the game, especially when it comes to just allowing players to download the thing (like by providing an official torrent like any other company interested in not paying for bandwidth). But it seems every time I try to explain expansion acquisition to new/returning players on the forums it just doesn't connect, even when most of the time the game is on sale for $10~15 instead of the retail price of $20 for multiple expansions that would cost $10 a piece individually (as far as I know, it is still possible, for those that want to throw away their money).