Vanya vs Darklight?

[Elven]

Sadly I have crafted gear even going to great lengths and leveling my own crafter's but the truth of the matter is it simply isn't worth it. I mean to slot high level Materia in the slots provided is one thing but to risk a 25k+ Materia to over meld an item just isn't worth parting with your Gil for. Lets not forget some of the impossible crafting ingredients it takes to make this stuff in the first place and at the end of the day it's all still just ILVL70 gear there's nothing wrong with it don't get me wrong, but you do start to feel disillusioned when you think what's really the point in my craftsman classes. I really do hope they change it up in the next major patch update for crafters I feel really bad for the genuine craftsman out there that play these types of games for the sole purpose of crafting and economy.

[Niwashi]

I mean to slot high level Materia in the slots provided is one thing but to risk a 25k+ Materia to over meld an item just isn't worth parting with your Gil for. Lets not forget some of the impossible crafting ingredients it takes to make this stuff in the first place and at the end of the day it's all still just ILVL70 gear

I wish they'd update the system so that adding appropriate materia (especially if its high-level materia) to an item would raise the gear's iLvl to reflect that additional power. It would make iLvl into a more accurate measure of the gear's value.