Ugh... That "SP by contribution" thing was horrid. Try keeping a static party going with that system in place lol. I had a small static of 3 and at least one of us was ALWAYS playing catch up in our spare time thanks to random SP gains.

I look back a year and try to forget it ever happened. I even was on a cruise until Sept 22 and that ended up being a huge disappointment too.

Here's to a brighter future for FFXIV! *clink*