Quote Originally Posted by Ava View Post
Dated gear has increased stats to make up for their inability to have materia attached to them. You're imposing your personal beliefs on people stating that they MUST use materia
Actually, it comes from the fact I've played their previous MMORPGs for 9+ years total that whenever they introduce a new system, they want people to use it. Doesn't mean I like that fact, but it's a very common trend with SE in terms of MMOs.

Unless you care to tell me why they introduced the Materia system which they stated would create powerful gear and not want people to have a reason to want it? It doesn't mean everything they do is a good decision -- just look at the initial launch of FFXIV.