I agree, I think the biggest problem I have with this game is that the gear is just bland. They need to bring back unique effects on gear like in 1.0, such as decreased skill cool down or buffs to certain skills. I read somewhere that Yoshi intended to implement this later though materia possibly, but I haven't been able to find the source for the life of me. I don't see why this wouldn't be implemented, it really is a no brainer that stuff like this should have been included since launch considering they were already in the game pre-2.0. If they don't end up implementing unique gear into the game, I feel it will really be a blow to the overall game in my opinion.