>Gathering points can drop the permanent stat increasing items
So what happens if you're a crazy person and max out all your crafting materials and battle items, does that force gathering points to ONLY drop those stat items or would they still try to give you textures and other junk?
If it's the former, that's the only reason I can think of for the Material DLC to exist, because NOBODY gives that much of a shit about decorating the farm.