Quote Originally Posted by blindfoldedkaos View Post
It isn't even a pain, just ask it's all you have to do, ask nicely and people literally line up to do the meld for you, and expect nothing, those who expect something usually just expect the word thanks and that's it.
Correct, it isn't a pain to ask, and I don't have an issue asking or doing that myself. But this system isn't needed anymore, and just because there are those who don't have an issue asking, doesn't mean there are other players who want to ask, or know how to ask...

What's the reason that crafters need to do this? Not the lore reason, but the real reason this is even needed anymore. It just seems like a silly extra step in melding materia that now we can just meld if we have the crafter level needed, seems silly and unnecessary.