Quote Originally Posted by Shioban View Post
Currently, no not really. Think of it as playing the Russian Roulltte of spirit-bonding.

"Aw balls, got Ice IV again.."

Luckily you can use this materia to speed-up the spirit-bonding process. (Items with materia bond quicker)
That's what my idea of it is. I am more or less wondering if anyone in the community has any insight as to whether elemental materia has (or will have in the future) any significant purpose other than what I currently understand.

What I do know is converting i70 gear into Fire IV is quite depressing.