How to meld materia, filling in questions

[KhyaraBloodvayne]

Yes, melding requires the appropriate class and level. I assume the meld level requirement is the same as the equip requirement, but I'd have to check in-game to say for sure.

The quest requires you to be any DoH because it only unlocks the melding skill, which can then be used by any crafting class.

The last part is exactly what I was asking, thank you. As long as you're sure any DoH can meld, my question has been answered. One of my pieces is 20 so I will take Alchemy from 19 to 20 this afternoon and see if it lets me meld that piece. Since this is noob help I will post the answer this afternoon in case anyone else is looking for it (especially considering /shout refuses to answer anyone's questions so they'll have to look here as I did).

[Efrye]

The last part is exactly what I was asking, thank you. As long as you're sure any DoH can meld, my question has been answered. One of my pieces is 20 so I will take Alchemy from 19 to 20 this afternoon and see if it lets me meld that piece. Since this is noob help I will post the answer this afternoon in case anyone else is looking for it (especially considering /shout refuses to answer anyone's questions so they'll have to look here as I did).

Sorry, I guess my post was a bit unclear there. I didn't mean to say that you can meld any item with any class. You still need to be an armorer to meld items that are made (and repaired) by armorers. However, you don't need to do the quest again as an armorer to gain access to the meld skill with that class. Once your armorer has the appropriate level, you can meld right away.

I think you'll get the hang of it after melding a few items. At least to me the system makes perfect sense as it is. (Aside from the fact that low- and midlevel materia seems completely pointless.)