Quote Originally Posted by robfinalfantasy View Post
I pretty much made my Gordon another Sephiroth.
That's outstandingly relevant.

Solution to the main problem: You already know, very well, that the 4th members come and go. So:
Train your fourth party characters with skills that don't conflict with the skills of your other characters. That way, Gordon can keep his Flame Spear, Leila can have her Orihalcon and Bow and all the great swords that are just weak enough that you don't mind losing them, I mean, what do you want? Money? Ha! And Minh can even keep at it with his Were Staff. And nobody cares, because nobody uses spears, knives, bows, staffs and whatnot.

Or make them all boxers. It's the best way to go anyway.