Is materia even that important? Or does everything just, for the most part, scale?

[Viridiana]

-Is still looking for testings that shows concerete evidence that stats and materia doesn't matter-

The only evidence that exists still proves it does matter. Even in my testing stats have an obvious effect, it's just not a huge effect like what +10 accuracy did for you in Final Fantasy XI.

I'm not saying the gear has no effect. I'm saying the gear is overkill, because you can beat the content in your undies.

[NoctisUmbra]

I'm not saying the gear has no effect. I'm saying the gear is overkill, because you can beat the content in your undies.

That's a question of content design, not gear. So...

[Volta]

Stats are not broken. There seem to be attribute caps (these were discussed way back when, around launch) with no further information released.

Take LNC for example. STR and PIE increase AA damage. Cool. But stack too much and you see no difference. Why? Diminishing returns.

Solution: Slot something else like HP, DEX or MEva. Problem solved.

Stats are not broken. Materia is not broken. Players' understanding, perhaps yes. Explicit hand-holding from SE is missing... what do you expect?