Yoshi-P did a great job with this. This was pay to play caliber, the first in a long time. The new gear sets the tone for the battle engine ahead, this is the baseline and it's a very good one. Midlevellers everywhere have some really great things to look forward to when they pick the game back up again. All the gear, in relation to the R50 gear we have, almost begs you to ask what materia will do to this equation.

Second, where are the companies? You're starting them. Right now. That player alluded to on the lodestone page who starts it is you. Did you spam enter on the quests? You shouldn't have. That was your first company quest, and you kindof have a lot to do with their rebirth.

You can tell the wheels are finally starting to turn again.
Battle engine
Materia system
Dunes Version 2
Endgame-"The hard stuff"
PS3
Close chapter 1

Then we're back in business. Should start with this patch right here.