Quote Originally Posted by Chardrizard View Post
You can materia Vintage+1 which makes them way more useful than enmity+10 which really only increase your enmity by 1%.
I find even one piece with +10 Enmity to be useful. Sure, it may only be 1%, but when it stacks with everything else, it actually means quite a bit.

PLD AF (+10) with Thormoen's Puprose (+10), Materia Cobalt Plate Belt (+20), Coral Armillae +1 (+10) and Stonewall Earrings (+10), this gives a decent +60 Enmity, or 6%.

6% additional enmity from a Spirit's Within just from using basic gear (the belt being a single meld), is a very nice boost, and since it applies to all actions, that's still 6% more enmity you have over your mages and DD (not factoring in their own +/- enmity gear.)

I personally find it useful. You can certainly materia a Vintage to be better, sure. But this is the case with all meldable gear vs non-meldable.