I agree with Alhanelem. Players shouldn't be forced to go somewhere. They should be given a choice. They do in this case. The devs aren't saying go to Abyssea or stop playing. I see people leveling in old zones all the time. Granted, it's not very many. But they still made that choice to level there instead of Abyssea. If they wanted us to level in other areas outside of Abyssea, they would have to give us an incentive to do so.