How is there only so much you can do duo? You can duo all of Almace, including the horn stage. Just look up the many videos on youtube of fights vs Apademak (I've soloed him personally.) You can go NIN + WHM/BLM and do just fine. Abyssea is really low man content, you shouldn't expect much help in there from an LS because they are tired of it I'm sure. I think you would have more fun trying to duo things in Abyssea together (which is 100% possible) and learning how to do it effectively than trying to throw 5 people at it with an LS. If you need help in learning how to do that just ask, or view videos and forums. There is tons of info out there compiled for almost every job in this game. Check out the ffxiah.com forums for each job there is pretty much always a guide that you can use as a base line for gear and strategy.