Why gear should be craftable:

[Melodicya]

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[giftforce]

As for the materia situation.

That isn't a solution.

I don't want to be a materia crafter.

I want to craft recipes with lots of obscure materials that require teamwork and effort to bring together, with a group of invested players putting in the work to get the reward. (Like Silver Tricorne +3. To get one requires a collective effort of several people/friends).

(Or you can just be happy with a NQ for a fraction of the effort.)

Throwing a materia at a weapon with an empty materia slot and praying to your God Yoshi that it is a sucess isn't the same thing.