Quote Originally Posted by Anyendryyl View Post
Well, the balancing...yea, thats off. Like I said, just an idea to lessen the load of materia, and allow crafted gear to compete with "end game" gear more effectively. Any ideas on how it could be done?
The devs have already said multiple times they don't want crafted gear to compete with endgame gear though.

Quote Originally Posted by Makeda View Post
This is a design flaw though that makes crafting valueless.
It's not a design flaw, though. It's working exactly as they intended it to.