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FFXIclopedia.org was able to get a few questions answered from the dev team about Abyssea.

What is the colored light you obtain after defeating an enemy in Abyssea? Do the light colors have anything to do with the different colored chests that can appear when a monster is defeated?

There are seven varieties of light obtainable, each providing a unique benefit to the player. Their effects are as follows:

• Pearlescent: All sturdy pyxides will appear with greater frequency.
  
• Azure: Blue pyxides will appear with greater frequency and yield superior spoils.
  
• Ruby: Red pyxides will appear with greater frequency and yield superior spoils.
  
• Amber: Gold pyxides will appear with greater frequency and yield superior spoils.
  
• Golden: The adventurer will gain experience at an increased rate.
  
• Silvery: The adventurer will obtain cruor at an increased rate.
  
• Ebon: A small bonus will be granted to all colored light effects.

Multiple colors can be obtained at once, and each color will grow in intensity the more you acquire, granting even greater benefits. Use them well and these prismatic boons just might be the key to your survival in the harsh environs of Abyssea!

What is the the Flask of Primeval Brew? 2,000,000 cruor is quite a lot for a single item! It would be nice to know what it does before buying it!

Adventurers who quaff a flask of primeval brew will find themselves possessed of transcendent powers for a span of three Earth minutes.

While the deepest secrets of this beatific beverage are not for us to reveal, its benefits include a +999 boost to all attributes, Regen and Refresh that restore 300 points of HP/MP every three seconds, and other effects sure to bewilder even the most brutal Abyssean fiends.

Aside from the questions we received this time, we'd like to take this opportunity to announce two system enhancements that will be coming to Abyssea in the next version update. We will be adding a way for players to check their cruor supply, as well as the amount of time before they can obtain another traverser stone.

And of course, the upcoming Scars of Abyssea and Heroes of Abyssea promise to offer even tougher challenges and richer rewards—don't miss them!

[Terranova]

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deepest secrets of this beatific beverage

result in some long-term benefit (longer than three minutes), nobody's going to take the time to save two million cruor for that. I have a feeling that, despite its stat benefits, it's used for Empyrean weapons. Something like "Kill eleventyfive blahdeblahs while attuned with the Abyssean realm (i.e. under the effects of primeval brew)" or a quest involving it, or something to that extent.

Or, it's exactly what it says: three minutes of God Mode. Which goes to show how much Square Enix values our time. But I won't criticize too harshly yet.

As for the auras, well, we already knew that. Good to see it confirmed, though, so people will stop arguing about what they really mean. Hopefully.

[rambus]

Terranova, on 16 July 2010 - 01:34 AM, said:

Unless the result in some long-term benefit (longer than three minutes), nobody's going to take the time to save two million cruor for that. I have a feeling that, despite its stat benefits, it's used for Empyrean weapons. Something like "Kill eleventyfive blahdeblahs while attuned with the Abyssean realm (i.e. under the effects of primeval brew)" or a quest involving it, or something to that extent.

Or, it's exactly what it says: three minutes of God Mode. Which goes to show how much Square Enix values our time. But I won't criticize too harshly yet.

As for the auras, well, we already knew that. Good to see it confirmed, though, so people will stop arguing about what they really mean. Hopefully.

how long does it take to get that much abyssea points? seems stupid.

is there anything special to "empyrean weapons" because 52 D sword with no stats on it is pretty worthless.

[Vigilous]

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how long does it take to get that much abyssea points? seems stupid.

is there anything special to "empyrean weapons" because 52 D sword with no stats on it is pretty worthless.

So it's stupid before you even know the answer? That's nice. And by the way, I know I've told you this numerous times before but, fucking think before you open your goddamn mouth:

Trails of the Magians

Because, I don't know, maybe it can be augmented or something at some point.