Quote Originally Posted by Umichi View Post
and also remember SE stated that aby was for higher levels to xp and merit in and gear up in... it was truly intended to be the penultimatel of trying to find high level merit and xp pty's.
...and it turned into something that you could do a "bring your lowbie to work day" and eliminate the process almost entirely for everyone all and sundry.

Seriously, if it wasn't for Abyssea you could park yourself someplace where the mobs are 10+ levels lower than you, wreak bloody havoc and still pick up exp at a respectable rate thanks to pages.