"...though it would be nice if mobs would actually drop the right armor seals I need in Abyssea. Maybe they could let us trade unneeded ones for the job we want?"

Great suggestion if it came a few years ago, lol. It would be very nice but I don't know if they would bother with it sense the content is pretty dead. I'm with you though; the gear is still relevant and its much harder to proc mobs in abyssea now. You don't WANT a full party... they die fast enough solo ! No party, no yellow proc usually