Thanks, yeah I really need to get over the hoarding habit. I usually don't sell stuff in games 'just in case'.
For armor I've been trying to keep the weight down to B agility but other than that I just equip whatever parts I get that have a higher defense multiplier and some abilities. So I'm switching out parts all the time basically.
there's really no need for that. Things will 3-4 shot you even if you've tip top armor anyway. You can most certainly only stop to equip better armor/weps at the end of every main level or so.
And yeah, any loot that aint purple/green is basically worthless (and even most that are of those shades also are trash), so...eh.
A piece of gear having a unique trait, such as onmiyo cast speed up on a hat, is much more important than whether its stats are the highest they can be at the moment.