Level cap increase every 1-2 years.

[Tigercub]

And things changed. Tough titty. If everything remained the same nobody would get anywhere. There are still many people who enjoy Abyssea.

If I followed that logic and had it my way we'd still only have Super Nintendo and you wouldn't even know an MMO would exist.

I think the point Ferth is making is you don't need to raise the level cap and make old content redundant in order to bring in changes and make things fresh. FFXI proved that and it's a view that can't just be dismissed. This model saw FFXI through the best of her years with the most subscription numbers and player satisfaction. The real debate is which system is better, not why one fails, because neither really do.

Also the Nintendo analogy doesn't work. Levels aren't like hardware. They don't draw clear boundaries on what is possible and what is not.

And Abyssea itself really has nothing to do with this thread or the level cap increase.