melding lore gear

[itti18]

I am wondering if the materia used in melding i230 lore gear is lost once we are able to upgrade the gear to i240

trying to decide if i should use my grade v materia now or save them until i clear savage and upgrade my gear

[Evaddaragon]

I have no reason to think you keep the materia because the i230 and i240 simply aren't the same item in the database.

Also, I have big problems in seeing why I should spend, just for the accessories, about 4 millions total in Strength Vs when I can spend 60k for IVs and have a mere 18 AP difference or so, out of 850+.

If some people want to call me "gimp" or whatever, all the more power for them but I'd invest that gil into power-leveling my crafts instead. That's just me though.

[Alahra]

There's nothing to suggest that you'll keep the materia. In a technical sense, the gear isn't "upgraded" at all—in terms of the database, you're exchanging two items for another item (that just happens to have the same model). That other item won't have any Materia socketed to it.

I'm going to meld IVs on my 230 gear and save my Vs for the 240 stuff, personally.

[Lan_Mantear]

Also, I have big problems in seeing why I should spend, just for the accessories, about 4 millions total in Strength Vs when I can spend 60k for IVs and have a mere 18 AP difference or so, out of 850+.

You can trade the weekly Mhachi Matter drop from Void Ark for any Tier V Materia.

[Jaeifer]

The materia is lost in the process. One of our groups has cleared A6S and discovered this during an accessory upgrade. Not that it comes as much of a surprise but can confirm.

[Maero]

IV Materia is also available from Beast Tribe Quests now, not sure why you would buy?
I have been stocking up Quicktongue and also Savage Might Materia

[Alberel]

You can trade the weekly Mhachi Matter drop from Void Ark for any Tier V Materia.

Which you can sell for over a million gil on Phoenix or stockpile for when you need them later... It's simply not worth using those tier Vs on gear that will be replaced any time soon.

[Evangela]

When you "upgrade" these gears, it actually is a trading and not upgrading. So your materias will be gone.

[Derio]

You lose the materia. However it is easy to get materia for lore gear. Beast tribe give out materia IV and you can get materia V from Diadem or the weekly item trade from Void Ark.

[Evangela]

Even if I do Void Ark and Diadem, I'd rather sell the materias I got. Putting 300-700k worth of materias in Midas or vanilla lore gears would be a waste in like 2-3 weeks later.

They should allow us to remove materias from gears.