Are melds and super gear really necessary?

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fyi Xak, this whole thing might not even be perceived as an issue once we have AF gear. We have no idea what the stats are like on that gear yet.

I would love to see them make artifact and job specific gear sets that give bonuses when you wear all the pieces. This way, while one solo piece may not beat out a piece of gear of the same type with multiple materia on it, the set itself would grant bonuses far beyond anything materia can do.