Leveling up Materia and Armor

The whole grind for the best armor thing is a bit cliche. Too much like other MMOs. Which I won't name cause I hate them.

You have a chance at certain drops once a week, its all about gear, gear and more gear.
What ever happened to stats? Gaining "EXPERIENCE"

You know what I loved about Final Fantasy 7? That you could LEVEL UP your materia. That was one of the coolest systems ever.

My suggestion is we find a way to allow players to level up both their gear and materia.