[DEV Question] Why is this allowed?

[Reynhart]

Barely. My i260 Anima has 65 more points of INT than my i270 gear :T

Anima 260 : INT+169
Body piece 270 : INT +169

Your change deals with all main stats and all jobs.

All jobs use the exact same formula for damage, which uses Attack Power, Weapon Damage and Determination...

Another thing is the Relic quest lines will become obsolete if weapon is the same as every other piece of gear. They won't be worth getting anymore if the weapon is only as good as an accessory piece. All that work for a piece of equip that does the same as a 375 Scripture accessory? Nope.

Not "as good as 375 script acc", but not "better than all your accessories combined, including the belt". Besides, you do realize that HQ crafted cost a lot of money despite being only a slight boost compared to NQ. When you want to min-max, you take everything you can. And guess what ? If weapon is not the uber-most-important part of your gear, you can suddenly give them unique properties without breaking the balance...

I pointed it out because it has a flaw. Liking or disliking it has nothing to do with it at all.

And once the weapon's weight is increased, you'll have people joining that will suddenly won't have enough HP because they will be able to enter will even lower armor than now.