The seven hells would be Hard-core end-game for your time of death. If your party wipes, you'll be given the choice to enter a new type of dungeon. The Seven Hells would be a new instance or open zone with access only to those who have died. People go there to die again and again hence the suffering!

Originally Posted by Anonymoose ,

•In FFXI, Diabolos created dream worlds and wove powerful magicks. There's all sorts of weird ways to weave that into the story, especially considering that people who aren't very good at controlling the gift of the Echo often pass out at random. If those chosen by the Crystal could have her gift corrupted ...
It's hades from "God of War" 7 times over. All new underworld gear and weapons. It would be awesome to see Diabolos here. The perfect set up!