Indeed. I actually think the Junction system was a cool idea that could have allowed for an unparalleled level of customization in the series, particularly for the time. What it really needed though was some more careful balancing of what is available when (ie: not being able to refine curaga easily in the first few hours), and probably could have benefited from getting rid of leveling altogether so that they'd know how powerful enemies are at any given point, and what the player has access to at that time so they could tailor the challenge a bit more.