Not sure if this subject's been discussed before but here goes.

People in the past have expressed a desire for stats in 1.x to be brought back (I never played that version, but I've seen YouTube clips that give me an idea of what they're talking about). I'm wondering if SE can pull this off without creating an "X materia or GTFO" situation that had plagued FFXI (so-and-so HNM weapon/5-hit SAM gear/etc. or GTFO).

Job-specific materia, along with special armor slots, would certainly add some diversity to the game (provided the Excel brigade can be prevented from determining one "efficient" choice as they've done in the past) and would address the issue of jobs not having their own identities. The problem appears to lie with said number-crunchers who seem determined to strip the fun out of every game with their spreasheets.