Hey guys, I noticed there's a lot of Best in Slot gears online but many of them focus on 2.2 patches, -some- you find using the Weathered stuff from Soldiery, others the Allagon etc.

But I've noticed a lot of Bards in game (least on Malboro) who are rocking the Saurian Equipment (The crafted one in HQ) and loaded up with Materia. The problem is that now that the patch is still relatively new, I was curious if anyone knows if this Saurian gear has replaced the others in terms of BiS? Or is a sacrificing of Def and Magic Defense to get the added benefit of materia?

Some insight would be helpful, cause I'm to the point where I either start grinding for those, or grinding to get the Soldiery stuff / Sands / Oils etc.