[FUN] Name one thing you'd remove from the game

[HakuroDK]

If one thing needed to be removed from this game, it would have to be the reliance on materia (which should be an optional and encouraged feature, not a required feature) to reach the minimum crafting/gathering levels needed to achieve the next stage of crafting/gathering (be it gear, master recipe books, whatever).

Materia should be supplemental, not a requirement. If you have the highest-quality gear you can possibly get at your current level, then you shouldn't have to rely on such an annoying-to-grind resource like materia to reach the bare bones "You have to be this skilled to even attempt this craft/gather" level. I can't stress enough that materia should not be required.