Awful decision. I think Materia was fine as it was. Why make it more casual? To suit who's end? I didn't really see anything complaining about materia; we all understood the risks. If you don't want to risk it, simply buy it and let someone else take that risk for you beforehand. Things like this make me wonder if they're trying to water everything down such that it's more accessible for everyone. That would make a pretty boring game to me where not that much work is involved in getting the best of things.