Quote Originally Posted by BobbinT View Post
In 1.0, failed melding not only cost you your materia, it also cost your gear along with any melded materia it has if any.

There's a time when I blew a Giantsgall Claw, which cost around 2 million back then, simply for melding 2nd materia. Joy! XD
This a million times. These new age crafters have no idea of our struggles!