Quote Originally Posted by Ayuhra View Post
I haven't noticed a price variance at all between grades or types.
So you're saying that on Gilgamesh, Grade 1 prisms and Grade 4 prisms cost the same? O.o At least on Phoenix, Grade 1 prisms (depending on type, of course -- WVR and GSM are the most expensive) are at around 4-6k, and Grade 4 prisms are at 1k or less. (Fun fact: I bought stacks of 50+ Grade 4 WVR and GSM prisms for less than 200 gil each, shortly after HW was released. People got them as quest rewards and didn't think to save them for when they got gear of the applicable levels.)

And no, I'm not arguing for the keeping of graded prisms. I'd love for them to consolidate them into one type per craft.

Or do a repair/meld function, the one where higher grades work for gear intended for lower grades (like, repairing level 10 gear with a grade 6 dark matter, or melding a Savage Might I with a grade 4 carbonized matter). So we'd be able to use grade 5 prisms for ALL the gear (of correct type). It'd jack up the prices of grade 4-5 prisms, for sure, but it'd also most likely lower the prices of the lower grades -- people stockpiling prisms could do with one stack per craft, but those looking for a one-time prism to glamour on those baron earrings (random example) would be able to grab a grade 1 for less than it is now.
I also wouldn't mind too much if they combined this with an increase in amount of mats needed for the higher grades. It'd make sense (more cloth/metal/wood/whatever for more potent prisms), and it'd also in my eyes 'excuse' the high price at least partly.

But preferably they should just get rid of prism grades entirely >.<