Quote Originally Posted by Michelasso View Post
Yes, that could be right. But I am never able to meld a Craftmanship+3 to a single slot. It feels like I can meld it only to gear that can meld Materia II already. What's the point of having it as Materia I if it can't be fully used? They could just make Craftmanship+2, it would have been less confusing. Unless I am doing something wrong.
You're melding it to the wrong thing. I don't know about level 30/35 gear, but looking at the melding caps for top-level gear it seems that you could get good results by melding to a body piece, or to your secondary (and possibly primary) tool.