Quote Originally Posted by Scootaloo View Post
There are too few differences. Just as you say that I'm ignoring the differences, you seem to be ignoring the similarities. There are more similarities than differences. I'm not trying to start a fight here but that's what it looks like to me.
I'll be honest and say you lack experience. Lvl 50 jobs all play very very differently from each other. The only similarity among all the dps classes is that they do dmg. But they all do damage in very different ways, with concentration on different stats. It is all entirely different, from positioning to role in a party.

As far as crafted gear goes, the point of crafted gear is to give you options to customize. You have to look at crafted gear together with materia. Combining them gives you a lot of options in terms of customizing your stats.