Originally Posted by
Citizen Bleys
Really, you can solo all the way to 75 -- doing Abyssea from 30-99 is doable, but you wouldn't be able to afford go gear yourself appropriately and your skill levels would be so badly gimped that you might as well be 30.
I'd say if you really pushed you could knock it out in a month or two of serious playing. In terms of hours I really have no damned idea. A lot longer than a single-player FF game, that's for sure.
Getting help won't really be a problem if you roll on Shiva and hit me up for a linkpearl, my shell has lots of helpful people in it.