The above might be correct but I honestly don't care. I think very very few of us cares. Abyssea made exping SO damn easy this isn't going to make much of a difference one way or another.

What I do care about, is SE spending time and effort on something which does not matter. If this really is a feeble attempt at "balancing" exp gain, it's WAY too little WAY too late - talk about closing the barn door after the horse has bolted.