Is Materia useless?

[Docent]

Oh, I know full well the cost. Good thing I'm a healer, and am ready to run the dungeon millions of times if needed. AFAIK, there's no cap on those tomestones, just mythology, right?

I'll get my full HQ Vanya set, if it's the last thing I do on earth.

[ispano]

Oh, I know full well the cost. Good thing I'm a healer, and am ready to run the dungeon millions of times if needed. AFAIK, there's no cap on those tomestones, just mythology, right?

I'll get my full HQ Vanya set, if it's the last thing I do on earth.

For most people it's the effort required for minimal gain over DL. Gotta buy the items first of all, with costs more than any single DL piece. Gotta get a crafter built up to the level to even MAKE the gear. And then you want it HQ so it has the same base stats DL would and your materia can go to other things.