U/U, Materia and compromise

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Ideally yes.. I wouldn't mind if there was no unique/untradeable gear... but Yoshi and many in the community seem to really like the idea of U/U

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I don't see much of an alternative, otherwise most of their content is useless

That's why I said not having as much rather than eliminating U/U entirely, things like the primal weapons are good enough to not have materia added. But even then that would be cutting blacksmith out of the game, then when we get AF gear armorer is cut out. It's a tricky situation for sure.

I suppose they could bring back the cursed gear idea from XI and use it for that sort of thing.

I think OP's point is valid somehow too, but I thought "we" (<-- I didn't define the size and range... you define it :O) already sort of have some knowledge that SE don't want HNM drop, U/U items, or crafting any category overpowers others.** So, it's giving people more choices to be good.
They certainly don't want to repeat XI's problem that to be good: (just examples)

• you have to eat curry/sushi to be best DD

• you have to own a peacock charm

• you have to do dynamis

From food reform, you can see lots of these evidence...
and he did said he didn't want any item overpower others too...

so crafter only players will get their respect (??? lots L50s are there. where is no respect! who owns mats has the respect!)
fighter only players, but poor as hell, can get GC seal item.
elite players, spent 30 hours to get the drop they want, can get their items from raid, hnm, god battle.

at least, above are what the reasons I think why SE make them almost the same...

Sometimes I hate choices because it complicated things. But it's also a blessing that I don't have to do something but still have reasonable outcome. Isn't it enough "You HAVE TO..." in RL already?

** you can't really set a justice to make everything equal, then it become injustice... so of course it's the hardest to get should be the best... but it's up to the authorities, SE, to decide.