SE, Please do somthing about the boring gear stats.. Please just read first...

[Hayward]

I don't think that the OP wants a copy of XI exactly, but I'm sure FF fans miss the time when holding an Excalibur mean something and not just a sword that is sharper than the sword that was used earlier. I'm sure as an FF fan, you miss the time when you were able to use a Flame Sword to cast fire spells or the likes. BTW isn't the design for the current looks kind of dull? All the gear looks like one another w/ the exception of color. Kind of reminding me of when I used to play Destiny...

I was there when this got out of control with the "Aegis/Ochain/Empyrean Weapon only" nonsense and how things got that much worse with SoA. A high number of Paladins were pretty much frozen out of endgame content due to 1) the lack of viable and accessible alternatives and 2) The ridiculous grind required to even get those weapons.

I'm not opposed to a Materia-type augmenting system for weapons, but armor would probably be too much to even think about.