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It seems really dumb that in different tiers of lvl 70 content you're missing out on hundreds of stats just because your gear syncs to a lower ilvl.

This wouldn't be an issue if instead of syncing to ilvl, it synced to actual level. That way, if you're in level 70 content, your level 70 materia would apply.

It wouldn't be game breaking at all, if anything you're hurt by not having your materia count when you're synced.