A lot of quality of life improvements, well-balanced skills with 3rd jobs on the horizon. Very good economy and card drop rate. You will never have to work your @$$ off again till Lv. 99 and still be poor to afford Vesper Cores or an AK card, like in other "classic" pre-renewal servers. The rigidity system also gives you 2-3x the chance to +8 or +9 an item if you're into over upgrading!