Please Remove the Materia Melding Crafter Restriction

[RhaegarFFXIFenrir]

Before 3.3, the only gear which could be melded with materia was crafted gear. Melding the materia into a piece of gear typically is done by the same crafting class that made the gear. The system was good and it made sense. Now, however, end game raid and token gear are coming with materia sockets. As these gears are not crafted, we shouldn't have to hunt down a crafter in order to meld materia into them. Simply put, what was previously a sensible system now no longer makes sense for the current gear. I get that finding a crafter is more of an inconvenience than anything else; however, doing away with the crafter-only restriction makes complete sense now that we're getting meldable gear from alexander and lore tomes.

[Evangela]

It never made sense. Cloud and other FFVII characters never needed a specialist to put some balls in the holes.

[drmambo1999]

never mind my original post. :P I found a guide that explained everything I was wondering RIGHT after I posted it. XD (Always happens) Anyway I do agree with this. It is a minor inconvenience, but one that shouldn't be a thing anymore with the new end game gear.

[Kaurie]

It never made sense. Cloud and other FFVII characters never needed a specialist to put some balls in the holes.

I agree with the OP and even more so you. I never understood why a crafter is the only one who can meld.

+1 to removing the restriction.

[Slappah]

I'm not sure I see why it's a big deal

Go to idleshire, shout "need someone to meld xxxx"

Get it melded

Man what an inconvenience :\

[Derio]

Honestly how hard is it to request a meld from one of your FC members.

Why dont we just make crafting utterly useless while we are at it.

[RhaegarFFXIFenrir]

Nevermind that there's no restriction on converting gear into materia...a process which logically WOULD require a specialist.

And Slappah, most crafters I've run into expect tips for doing this kind of stuff. They don't do it for free. This is going to turn into FFXIV's version of the tele-taxi's we saw in XI.

[RhaegarFFXIFenrir]

Derio,

How would this make crafters useless? If you're going to make such a bold claim I expect you to back it up. Consider that most of the Orchestrations are crafted. Most of the in demand glamour gear is crafted. There's i220 gear that is crafted that endgamers are buying in bulk. Crafters are an integral part in the relic quests too. Tell me, how would putting melding in the hands of everyone somehow make crafters useless?

[Pence]

Damn those pesky DoH for expecting tips/payment for their time! How DARE they not give you their time for free, God knows you deserve it!

How rude. I'm outraged. Should we all spam a GM until Yoshi responds to this exploit???

[TheGrimace]

Honestly how hard is it to request a meld from one of your FC members.

Why dont we just make crafting utterly useless while we are at it.

Rome wasn't built in a day!