The reason they designed the materia system the way they did as well as almost every other system in this game is so that we will be social and work together. This game is an mmorpg a genre that was created specifically so people could interact with each other and be social. If you don't wanna be social go play another game. If your fc crafter is annoyed by you asking for melds all the time then seek help outside your fc. I like that materia is now more relevant it allows crafters to play an even bigger role in this game just beyond crafting the gear itself. Stop crying about everything that isn't "simple or easy" there is nothing wrong with the materia system as it is now just suck it up and deal with it.