The power creep here would be understandable if these new weapons were a little better the REM's followed by REM's getting an update to make THEM a little better again. These weapons are just absurdly powerful. This is power spike not power creep.
I mean, why should I even bother continuing to tediously grind out the gil I need for my Almace for another 4 months (1024 HMP, 10 Cinders so far) when it's just not going to matter? If SE thinks it's a good idea to make REM merely a rung on the gear ladder, with all the months of work you have to put into it, then I don't know what to say.