Quote Originally Posted by NefGP View Post
Before Abyssea came along and destroyed everything, there was a good 7+ years of content at all level ranges, not just endgame, and all of it was perfectly viable.
This is something I have never understood. I played FFXI since NA launch and after many years found myself in the revolving door of cancelling my sub every few months and coming back.

When Abyssea was released it hooked me and I played for a solid 2 years and really enjoyed it. Abyssea in a way saved that game and it brought a lot of old friends and players back into the fold.

That expansion alone is why Yoshi P landed the FFXIV gig to begin with.