[dev1017] Materia crafting system & Materia: A Matter of Mystery (08/26/2011)

[Nixius]

So if I read right, you can attach materia to gear for the first time risk free, but subsequent tries get harder and harder.

"However, the success rate progressively decreases with each subsequent piece of materia. A failed attempt to attach materia will result in the loss of all items involved in the process, barring the key item."

If you fail a subsequent try you lose the materia AND the gear? Seems a bit harsh, although a penalty is necessary to stop overpowering gear I suppose, hmmm. I can't think of a better way although I wish there was - any thoughts or ideas on this anyone?

My final thought on the matter is that it is not entirely balanced with regards to non-tradeable items and materia. When they raise the cap it was said that not all crafts will be able to levelled to the same rank - much like FFXI all crafts could get up to 60 was it? and only one to 100 (or 40 levels above 60 between all crafts). Anyway, my point is lets say they raise the cap to 70, and you can get one craft to 70 and all the others stop at 50. You then want to modify a piece of gear that requires Carpentry 68, but you chose to take Weaver to 70, and the item is not tradeable. Does that mean you will never be able to modify this item?

I'm not hating, although I didn't really want this system I appreciate a lot of people did so I am willing to give it a go; I am just pointing out a couple of questions that immediately came to mind.

[reci]

So if I read right, you can attach materia to gear for the first time risk free, but subsequent tries get harder and harder.

"However, the success rate progressively decreases with each subsequent piece of materia. A failed attempt to attach materia will result in the loss of all items involved in the process, barring the key item."

If you fail a subsequent try you lose the materia AND the gear? Seems a bit harsh, although a penalty is necessary to stop overpowering gear I suppose, hmmm. I can't think of a better way although I wish there was - any thoughts or ideas on this anyone?

seems to me that losing all the attached materia is a strong enough penalty.... no need to loose the gear too.

[Sonic_the_Hedgehog]

seems to me that losing all the attached materia is a strong enough penalty.... no need to loose the gear too.

I think this is gonna make up for the fact that HQs are going to be 100% when you have all HQ materials. Imagine having a HQ with 5 materia attached, that's gonna be one powerful weapon.

[Kiara]

I think this is gonna make up for the fact that HQs are going to be 100% when you have all HQ materials. Imagine having a HQ with 5 materia attached, that's gonna be one powerful weapon.

Hi Sonic,

Yah! I agree.

I'm shocked and pleasantly surprised that they're now allowing us to attach up to 5 (FIVE) Materia to 1 Weapon! Wow.

I wonder if that's the "Forbidden Technique"?

I always figured it was 1 Materia Attach, and the "Forbidden Technique" was allowing you to attach a 2nd one.

Maybe it'll be 1 Guaranteed and Forbidden Technique for #2, 3, 4 and 5 attachments? Interesting.

[Kyra]

If you fail a subsequent try you lose the materia AND the gear? Seems a bit harsh, although a penalty is necessary to stop overpowering gear I suppose, hmmm. I can't think of a better way although I wish there was - any thoughts or ideas on this anyone?

This would be to harsh if you lose the gear as well. Loseing all the materia on the gear if you fail is fine but not losing the item also. Who would risk adding multiple materia to some really rare item with the risk of loseing everything. This will just be hated and make players frustrated.

Loseing all the materia is enough tbh.

[Delmontyb]

I believe it's been confirmed that other players can attach materia for you with out having to trade. Much like the repair items function, hoever the UI hasn't been shown.

[Etienn]

So if I read right, you can attach materia to gear for the first time risk free, but subsequent tries get harder and harder.

"However, the success rate progressively decreases with each subsequent piece of materia. A failed attempt to attach materia will result in the loss of all items involved in the process, barring the key item."

If you fail a subsequent try you lose the materia AND the gear? Seems a bit harsh, although a penalty is necessary to stop overpowering gear I suppose, hmmm. I can't think of a better way although I wish there was - any thoughts or ideas on this anyone?

My final thought on the matter is that it is not entirely balanced with regards to non-tradeable items and materia. When they raise the cap it was said that not all crafts will be able to levelled to the same rank - much like FFXI all crafts could get up to 60 was it? and only one to 100 (or 40 levels above 60 between all crafts). Anyway, my point is lets say they raise the cap to 70, and you can get one craft to 70 and all the others stop at 50. You then want to modify a piece of gear that requires Carpentry 68, but you chose to take Weaver to 70, and the item is not tradeable. Does that mean you will never be able to modify this item?

I'm not hating, although I didn't really want this system I appreciate a lot of people did so I am willing to give it a go; I am just pointing out a couple of questions that immediately came to mind.

concerning carp, that is the reason you may need a alt account, if you really need carp at 68+ that is what another char or account is for.

[Geesus]

"However, the success rate progressively decreases with each subsequent piece of materia. A failed attempt to attach materia will result in the loss of all items involved in the process, barring the key item."

If you fail a subsequent try you lose the materia AND the gear?

I'm not totally sure but a lot of this sounds like the way you could add these stones in Aion to boost stats of your gear. Same concept, probs stolen from previous FF games with Materia but it worked like this. You tried to use the stone to boost stats. Lwr grade stones were easier to add with little to no failure. The more you tried as is the case here, the lower the chance of success. If you screwed it up, u just lost the stones (materia for us) not the gear. Your gear just went back to it's standard self and you could try again. That's how I read it but, I could be wrong.

Either way, I like this addition.