Quote Originally Posted by Arcon View Post
Which is, again, precisely what I said. We can't prove anything either way. But since the only evidence we have is pointing to the opposite (subtle (but I (increasingly) feel necessary) note at this point: evidence is not proof, it's an indication (see above)), I feel it's inappropriate for people to play the "Abyssea is good because I like it" card, which seems to be way more popular than it deserves. With that said, all arguments in either direction seem awkwardly silly to me, but silliest of all are the people trying to use psychological statements extrapolated from their own perception of the game as evidence to support their opinion. That is the only thing I wanted to point out.
What evidence is there to support the idea that Abyssea was bad for the game? True, it tore my linkshell apart, but other linkshells were born in that same timeframe. True, fewer people play now than they did before Abyssea, but if that is evidence that Abyssea was bad for the game, then it's evidence that no good changes have been made ever since FFXI was at peak membership.