3.2 patch is a slap in the face of (omni)crafters (specialist & stat garbage)

[FoxyAreku]

Except you can't.

Proof: http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/SPEM

831 Craftsmanship / 799 Control

There's a new food called an "Oyster Confit" that gives 70 control and 30 craftsmanship normal quality.

So I stand by what I said: Yes you can.

That link doesn't even take into account melds on the accessories though, so again, you've backed my point further. :P

Actually there are 180 accessories according to data-mining websites. They are full CP - no materia slots, no craft/control. They're pretty laughable.

I think I heard about that but you'd have to be pretty stupid to buy those TBH if you can't meld them.

That a means of removing all the Materia from an item exists in game does not invalidate my point : that without having known what the craft/control req's were going to be, it is entirely possible that people, months ago, used T4 Materia and got too much craft, not enough control, in their melds.

That circumstance is a failed attempt at the future-proofing someone was scoffing at someone else for not having done.

Melds are easily fixable and that's honestly a terrible point. If you melded before this patch you should have known the risks in doing so. I also find it super farfetched that anyone who crafts is too poor to fix some melds. So again: their own fault.