Can we get a materia required option for party finder?

[Alxyzntlct]

I don't have a horse in this race as I don't do endgame raiding as of yet (still exploring the rest of the game), but out of this entire conversation one statement stands out as the crux of the request:

It's less about making sure the players have the proper substats allocated, and more about excluding the archetype of player who doesn't meld their gear, who are generally speaking, people who are ignorant to the requirements and expectations around endgame content.

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This stands out to me because in everything I've seen in the game thus far, it seems that SQEX's general design philosophy is focused around INCLUSION, of getting players to interact and learn from each other. And the idea that OP is recommending is the exact opposite of that, it's to create a tool that instead instigates EXCLUSION, coming up with an automated means of pushing people out and not even giving them a chance.

I get it to a degree, all human beings are all about personal efficiencies, about getting from a to b with the least amount of effort (nature always takes the direct path). But admittedly, if SQEX did start making design decisions to move the game in this direction, I'd avoid endgame raiding altogether and begin looking for another game because this is exactly the kind of design philosophy that Blizzard implemented in WoW and I wanted to get away from.

I have no issue with how people make their own groups in party finder, to each their own. And right now everyone has the means of reviewing their teams and making their own decisions. I just personally like how the Devs have approached this game and hope they maintain that standard, I feel giving more players more reason to interact with each other in a healthy manner is a good thing, not building tools that further enforce excluding others.

Edit: Just to note, in case anyone decides to get "personal", lol, I do personally enjoy melding when I get max-level gear. I still have a LOT to learn about it, but I do go about it because as others have mentioned, Materia is practically thrown at players. Heck, even though I came in late to ShB, I still procured essences in Bozja to improve my performance even though everyone else clearly overpowered the content.

I just recognize how much of the game is designed to get players to speak to each other (looking at those relic weapon quests in particular, lol).