Quote Originally Posted by ChiefCurrahee View Post
Why didn't they create a system where Materia came in different shapes/sizes and gear was crafted with multiple slots of different shapes/sizes
This would be a good idea.

So we could meld a HP+ a +parry and a +Fire resist on a single piece w/o the threat of breaking the item.
Agree with this.

I suppose players could still strive for gear with a variety of attributes, but under current form there is a lot of materia going to waste. No one will risk a double triple meld of a variety of materia over stacked single stat materia.

i.e. +20 str +15 parry +50HP over +20 str +20 str +20 str.
Yup making players mix their materia instead of concentrating on just one stat makes more sense to me.