Enough is enough

[Arcon]

Since we can't know how many people would have left without Abyssea, and we don't have an exact number of people who left during Abyssea, it's impossible to use this as proof that Abyssea was bad for the game.

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.