Quote Originally Posted by Brannigan View Post
It'd still be imbalanced in favor of materia because materia'd gear is in general way easier to get and doesn't require 7 other people.
Okay, but how many people are actually going to make all their gear three slot materia? I can tell you it is very few. I see very minimal amount of people with triple slotted materia on their armor, and even when they do, it is still only 1-2 pieces on them. I still believe balance is there, or make a balance on how rare/ex. armor should be compared to materia armor.

It needs to be setup that materia armor is ultimately better, but it has to be difficult enough that rare/ex. is still an equally viable option. How this can be implemented properly? Who knows. That is why I let SE do the thinking on that one.