Quote Originally Posted by Arcell View Post
Well then Amsai, how do you propose making NM gear the most powerful gear in the game without killing crafted gear? If you make NM/dungeon gear the most powerful gear in the game and/or the most powerful materia in the game you'll get 50s camping them non-stop regardless of their appropriate level just so they can sell it off.

Making crafted gear worse at base but potentially on par or better is more of a risk reward system. Don't like risk, go get the NM/dungeon gear as it's better without any risk. If you want THE best, risk five-slotting crafted gear.

The system DOES benefit everyone. Gatherers are now more relevant due to the catalyst needed. Crafters are more necessary with how things are going. Materia benefits War/Magic classes the most though as they get the best bonuses out of it it seems.
As i said before, while I'd prefer that NM/Dungeon drops be the best gear, Id be willing to compromise and make it equal between max crafted materia gear and NM/Dungeon gear. But so far from what I cas see, not only will NM/Dungeon gear not be the best gear, but the matria enhanced crafted gear seems like it will greatly outclass it. And its not about risk/reward, I find being able to craft/buy your way to success personally offensive. The very idea pretty much disgusts me.

And maybe the problem lies in a lack of clarification from the devs, and if so I have nothing to worry about, and I'll go my merry way getting my high end gear exclusively through NM/Dungeon drops. But if the materia-enhanced crafted gear is THE best gear period, and there is no way to upgrade NM/Dungeon drops in the same or a similar manner, then I have a big problem with that. Like I said, its my personal view-point, its not like I can change my moral/ethical stance on the issue(looks like cheating to me).