Talk:Materia

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Contents 1 A Question 2 Redone 3 Eh? Odd Image.... 4 Materia's use in everyday life

[edit] A Question

Did anyone else think that Materia just made FFVII too damn easy. Everyone could learn the same abilities, so your team was just whoever had the best physical attacks and limit breaks (usually cloud, red and cid, right?)I much prefer systems like that of FFIX where you have to learn to ballance the abilities and weaknesses of your party. It makes it more enjoyable, because the mage and the summoners become special characters. What do we think? Thom32

[edit] Redone

The materia article was poor and vague in my opinion. Like there are many other special materia...well give examples besides the master and the key item materia. I think I gave a more discrete and easier to 'special materia.'

I think it became more incomprehensible, plus you put that random info about Sephiroth and Hojo in there. --Auron Kaizer 14:42, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

I used the extra info and the descriptions on the individual Materia pages to clean it up a bit. However, I don't really don't know what to say about Independent Materia since I haven't actually played the game and its page has no description whatsoever. If I've done anything wrong, go ahead and fix it. Like I said, I haven't actually played FFVII. --Mymindislost 15:34, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

Thank you, I did not know what the article was aiming so I tried to cover all bases. It looks a whole lot better. The materia system needed better coverage and now it looks great thanks AuronKaizer for the clean up! I added the Sephiroth and Hojo thing to give context to what materia is, science or magic.

Hey, don't forget that Mymindislost also contributed to the editing. Also, that complaint was really baseless on my part, it just looked out of place stuffed in one big first sentence. Now, it looks good, and thanks yourself for bringing this lacking article to our editing attention >.< --Auron Kaizer 19:22, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Eh? Odd Image....

Now, I've played FFVII about 98 times so far (no joke) and I KNOW that the image used for the Materia menu, can't be from the English version, since there is no Resurrect ability on the Revive materia. Is that from an International version or something that I'm unaware of?? Xenomic 01:07, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

I know that image now that you mention it. It's from one of the two-hundred and thirty-nine Aeris revival theories, supposedly showing the "Third" level Life spell that revives her. Drake Clawfang 01:27, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

Ah....I was wondering what the heck that was about. lol....should we still keep it or find a better image that doesn't have "false" info on it? :p Xenomic 01:28, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

EDIT CONFLICT': Haha xD. Anyhow, can't anyone get a new pic? My PSP's snapshot software doesn't allow me to take snapshots from PSX Eboots :(. Also I don't have an FFVII iso -_- - Henryacores^ 01:29, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

I'll go web hunting real quick, since I doubt we have time to go taking snapshots of the menu atm. Gimme a few to go look for one. Xenomic 01:33, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

How about this one guys?

Think that'll work decently? Xenomic 01:38, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

That'll do nicely.

[edit] Materia's use in everyday life

I know that Materia allows one to use magic and special abilities, but in society?

Cure and Heal is for hospitals, Elemental Attacks and Magic are for the Military, etc.

But let's expand upon this more with our curiosity. Like, I think demolition crews use Quake for easier and safer work, no? Mask no Oni 22:26, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

Unless someone finds this in Ultimania, it's all speculation and would end up thrown out.--Werefang 22:44, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

I didn't say that I would place it in the article. Just talk about it.71.220.74.227 05:16, 21 June 2009 (UTC)

Considering how peaceful the centra were supposed to be (before jenova fell) I highly doubt that even most materia has battle application. If this is just a hypothetical conversation, then it's likely that only battle materia was included in VII for gameplay reasons, but most marketed materia probably had a variety of other uses say... perhaps fixing something that broke or shattered? Since this is the knowledge of the centra in crystalized form, I wouldn't take it that most of their studies went into destructive things... Zuken 16:53, September 3, 2009 (UTC)