I still have my old i95 allagan monk fists from turn 5. I've kept them ever since I got them on my first clear yeeeaaars ago when it was the only raid we had. Literally anybody can get them now, heck people can get Bette dyeable versions of them. I'll always hold on to mine though, because of the memories attached to them.

That's the important part, it's the memories, never the item.

You want to talk about 1.0 items and stuff, I'm a 1.0 player and I don't care if they gave everyone everything, chocobo, legacy mark, whatever. I still have my memories of playing it, I still love to share the experiences I had playing that really weird game, like not being able to clear a knee ledge.

I think people that heavily value items, that seek to use them to feel superior to others, have their priorities... misaligned. It's a cooperative game at it's heart, not a competitive one.