Raise the minimum allowable job level in Abyssea from 30 to 70+

[Ramsos]

Don't know if this was mentioned in this thread (116 pages skimming: no thanks, lol)
What if you get 0 xp in Abyssea on jobs you haven't finished shattering stars quest on?
Lets you prove you can handle the job ^^

Also known as "raise the level cap in abyssea from 30 to 65". At least thats 5 levels off of the OP, maybe in another 10k posts people will stop crying about leechers and accept it as something SE intended from the very beginning.

[Vivik]

Also known as "raise the level cap in abyssea from 30 to 65". At least thats 5 levels off of the OP, maybe in another 10k posts people will stop crying about leechers and accept it as something SE intended from the very beginning.

Lower it to 1. Problem solved.

[Emitremmus]

Perhaps the level 30 minimum is actually a distraction from all the other things that people were complaining about. Well played.

[Kailea_Nagisa]

Lower it to 1. Problem solved.

no not solved, made worse.

[Skybrit]

Do not be affraid. No one can force you to lvl" the old way". It is not possible. The methods and time it takes to lvl a job have changed drastically since I joined the game 6 years ago. (For a recreational player.. I'm not on every day). What used to take months in parties now can be accomplished in a matter of a very few weeks, even without Abyssea. The previous updates have increased exp gained in parties a huge amount. With a exp ring I have reached as much as the 800s and usually between 5-600 per kill in parties. FOV and lvl sync have also changed the lvling for solos, duos and trios. SE is trying hard to revitalize the regular areas and world economy and attempt to extend the life of the game. They see the big picture and have seen many servers begin to die. Hopefully, the world merges and exp changes will keep FFXI going longer as the Abyss additions have failed to reverse the trend.
Abyssea is end game content and has brought some new challenges and fun to the game. I go there when I want to work on my 90's, exp, merit, gear but, its only part of the world SE has created. SE is a business after all and they will go where they need to to increase subscriptions in the game. But, its clear that as Abyssea participation has increased in the smaller servers, it has not helped to reverse the shrinking trend. As a business, SE will make the decision that makes the most financial sense.
There seems to be a critical mass around 500-700 where the majority seems to be playing end game content and others quickly exit the game. I recently left a server where this had happened. There was even a difference of opinion on the world mergers. Some end game players wanted to stay smaller to keep competition down in the zones while people in lower levels wanted the world repopulated to wake up the economy and dead areas. Why do they merge worlds? LOL. Because they are no longer profitable. Hopefully, they will come up with changes that will save the game for us all, because the ones they have made so far, have not done the trick. If a higher lvl cap in Abyss helps SE bring the worlds back to life then do it.. If it means another expansion like COP and the others then I'd like to see that.. but if the game continues to move the way it is now.. time is short for the game.

[Tsukino_Kaji]

Do not be affraid. No one can force you to lvl" the old way". It is not possible.

True. Leechers leech and complainers complain. These are just the facts of life. The rest of us(The vast majority.), get on with our lives and play the game as intended.

[Detoxy]

no not solved, made worse.

Originally Posted by Vivik
Lower it to 1. Problem solved.

I agree with Vivik lower to lvl 1

[Detoxy]

It seems everyone anti-Abyssea levelling has a serious case of nostalgia. You want the past. We want the future. You want to return the game to its stagnant state, slow and tedious with grinding being the mainstay of the performance. We want the stage continually refined into something far more grandiose, where experience grinding is an ephemeral means to an end, allowing us to enjoy content rapidly.

The relics of the past should be confined to the past. Seek the future and seek progression - by fighting against it, you are actively harming the game.

Well put!!! I agree

[Skybrit]

Well put!!! I agree

You can't have the past. The game doesn't play that way anymore.

[Chiibi]

i dont mind abyssea leeching.. just so long as the person leeching is smart enough to skill up and know how to work in a party/allience.