Quote Originally Posted by Sibyll View Post
I still don't understand why they don't ditch the materia system and let crafted gear upgrade via similar system as tome gear.
Well, because the whole Materia thing is deeply embedded in FF lore, and was one of the most favorite things we were able to do so long ago. Granted, it's morphed into something completely different (boy, would I love a materia system like we had in FF7...), but that's just too OP for an MMO, I guess.