Abyssea 101: An Introduction for New/Returning PlayersFollow

With the influx new/returning players lately, I've been thinking about making this post for a while now. Alobont's recent post inspired me to get go ahead with it. I originally made this a journal post so I could link it in appropriate threads, but it was suggested that I post it in =10 and submit it for sticky.

I'm open to suggestions for changes/additions, but this is just an introduction, not an in-depth guide. That's what Wiki is for.

As a returnee this post was perfect for me, thank you! Aby doesn't seem so daunting to me anymore.

Good stuff.

Thank you for the excellent post!

could i be your leecher? :3

Good call. Done.

I have my key item, but who do I talk to in Port Jeuno to get teleported to Abyssea?

I did up a printable pdf table of lights, pyxides and weakness triggers for myself and have been sharing it recently with friends returning to the game. You can find it here. Hopefully some will find it helpful.

This is a great help.
Do you know if the ultimate collection abyssea edition will come to xbox 360?

Yes. Once an Abyssea add-on is purchased, you should receive a cutscene upon the next time you enter Port Jeuno. Talking to Joachim after the cutscene should trigger the second mission, giving you your first Traverser Stone and granting you access to Abyssea. Traverser stones will start accumulating with Joachim at this point as well.

Thanks. I bought the collection that came out in May, so I have all add-ons. I got a nexus cape, and some statue too. I talked to him and grabed my traverse stone, now to just visit some Maws.

Yes. I believe that is all you would need to do.

No need to buy new since the registration code for the abyssea collection is a legal copy of all expansions etc.

That said, you do realize xbox is less reliable than PC for playing, right?

And you can plug a wired xbox controller right into one of your computer's USB ports and use that with the pc...

FFXI was ported to xbox years after the game was released on PC and PS2. It was more of an afterthought to bring in a new group of players. It doesn't run horrible on xbox, but it definitely has it's share of bugs. Most everybody who has played both console and PC versions of FFXI agree that PC is far superior; better graphics, better control, not as buggy, ability to research the wiki and stuff while playing, etc.

Give it a try on xbox if you can find a cheap used copy, but I'm sure you'll end up preferring PC version for most of your game time.