Ifirit, how it could have been done better.

[DoctorMog]

Yoshi-P says he wants crafted items to be the best so crafters are needed.
Players want the drops they worked so hard for to actually be better than some cheaply made crafted item with 1 materia on it.
Ifirit drops simply piss players off to see items going to the ground.

Solution
Make the drop the HORN, and have crafters make the weapons!
So simple.

Right, then anyone can have the satisfaction of Ifrit weapons without the work of actually killing him.

I'll pass.