sorry but the idea that its easier to get, is disproven by actual gameplay, right now there are way more ifrits weapons than there are +3 3xmateria weapons. People talk about they have beat ifrit 100 times by now. how many people can afford to blow up 100 top tier items?

The sad fact is, materia is hard, getting drops from a dunegon is easy.


The other thing to realize is that not all rare ex gear is created equal, some is meant to be slightly better, some is meant to be super hax. Im guessing they based it on how hard they think it is to get.