So reading this post, and I thought to myself what items could I see changed?
The CoP/RoZ/ToUA/WotF earrings/rings upgraded. As useful as they are they need to be upgraded, no one wants to work hard for 75 cap items, and the cap is 99 now
I'd also like to see Octave Club become an actual kraken club rare/ex. Not some hidden effect bullcrap
Sea/Sky items upgraded also. You can only do so much with augments.

In pre-aby FFXI, every area had its purpose. Whether it was leveling, NMs, Farming. HNMs, the list goes on. People were in these areas constantly. Now, all the area serve is as Exploration. With Aby, SE killed old ffxi, Im not saying aby was a bad this because FFXI needed a faster way to level, but should of thought more of upgrading the content to make the whole Vana'diel useful. Lets make all areas have a purpose again.

But, as SoA approaches, I get the jitters because I know new players are going to get a chance to taste what the old world was made of. If its going to go the way I think its going to go. Players are going to have to be skilled again, no more I can rock perle gear and do as much damage as a well geared counterpart.

So SE its up to you, upgrade the old contents gear and make it worthwhile, make linkshells come together again. I dont mean augments, I mean the level, make us feel the fire that burned in our hearts once. Bring Vana'diel back to life.