Yeah, I don't think there's any question they'll have materia. My understanding is that they are opting to make it so that people will be a bit closer to FFX-style of "some characters are more suited to some things than others", so less red-mage-everyone-but-Aeris and more defined roles. I figure that means you'll have to think a bit more carefully about who gets what. No idea who makes the black mage in that scenario, though... Red XIII is probably my best bet at it.

I don't mind how it rolls out at this moment, I'm keeping an open mind.