Ifirit, how it could have been done better.

[RemVye]

So reading this few last posts, if the loot is the problem why dont we get a common mat and combined with other difficult mats you can make the weapon of your choice, i really dont like how the loot is atm at first with first NM's it was a lot more interesting system there, in order to get a drop you had to incapacitate the mob for a sure craft material, then you had to get a few more items mostly sold, others gotten in the same way like the dodore doublet, so at the end you would end up needing a crafter to get your armor or weapon, whats wrong with that?
.

This was already explained... the crafters make the best items in the game already, why should they have control over the second best as well?

Multi Materia Gear/Weps > Ex/Rare NM drops > Single Materia Gear/Weps > No Materia Gear/Weps

So you want crafters to have control over all gear in the entire game? That's the problem.