Quote Originally Posted by Atoli View Post
Well I doubt the OP is being serious, but for those who really think so:
SE wants that gear to be gone from the market.
But at the same time, they don't want to piss you off if you just LOVE your old pink mage hat so much that you won't turn it into materia. That's why they won't just take it away but keep it from still being sold/traded/etc. so the market is safe and you can keep the only pink hat in the entire game.
Both sides happy, done.
It seems to be the only topic that was covered recently that isnt being hated to death on the forums yet, so figure I should start one...