BIS crafting gear

[AishaNymph]

So the tier V price dropped a lot and I have remelded some of my gears
MH/OH asides , only missing 2 point of control in neck and earring
Don't know whether I should bother tho consider last time I overmelded control V to the 2nd sort ( 17% ) on the bracelet blew up 17x of it

[Bourne_Endeavor]

So the tier V price dropped a lot and I have remelded some of my gears
MH/OH asides , only missing 2 point of control in neck and earring
Don't know whether I should bother tho consider last time I overmelded control V to the 2nd sort ( 17% ) on the bracelet blew up 17x of it

At this stage, I wouldn't. Better to wait until 3.4 drops. If the requirements turn out fairly low, tier V could be a waste. My personal estimate is 940/910 for craft and control, respectively.

[Katlyna]

The only thing I'm re-melding is my chest which I was EXTREMELY lazy on and Just threw x3 III materia on. Everything else has one V materia in each, none the less I'm short ~8 control from belt and accessories I believe. I chose no IV overmelds four deep and no V overmelds. I've done IV overmelds four deep before but got #@$%@#$% on them when I tried this patch... burnt my stash and our servers control IV market out when trying on a single accessory. Sometimes RNGed says no.

But all these super zaney crazy melds, while super pretty are going to amount to nothing as SE won't be making the requirements that strict. Though... it is fun to just blow ambient money sometimes rather than just sit on the dragon horde.

[MelficeAlmasy]

Im missing 2 control from the waist and one each from neck, bracelet and earrings for the gear thats actually possible to cap. To overmeld tier 5 materia in the neck, bracelet and earrings to get ONE more control is simply insane.

[Tussin]

think i'll meld like this.. comes 7 control short and gets all the cp and crafts (except for the body..). requires 6 Competence V and 6 Command V materia with no grade V overmelds.

hands, head		max melded
7 control
4 control
3 control
5 crafts
5 crafts		

legs, feet		max melded
7 control
4 control
4 cp
3 control
2 crafts		

body			short 2 control and a bunch of crafts
11 crafts
11 crafts
4 control
4 control
4 control		

waist			short 2 control
10 crafts
4 control
4 control
4 control
4 cp			

rings			max melded
7 control
4 cp
5 crafts
5 crafts
2 control		

neck, earring, wrist	short 1 control
10 crafts
4 control
4 control
4 cp
4 cp

so if i follow this scheme for my right and left side gear. how should i be melding my mainhand and offhand tools to complement this?

[TahoeMax]

At this stage, I wouldn't. Better to wait until 3.4 drops. If the requirements turn out fairly low, tier V could be a waste. My personal estimate is 940/910 for craft and control, respectively.

That would be awfully generous of them. I'm well over that threshold without food and with no melds on MH/OH/chest and i170 accessories. If we get legit 4-star gear worth crafting I wouldn't be surprised by crafts >1000 and control 930-950

[SuzakuCMX]

think i'll meld like this.. comes 7 control short and gets all the cp and crafts (except for the body..). requires 6 Competence V and 6 Command V materia with no grade V overmelds.

hands, head		max melded
7 control
4 control
3 control
5 crafts
5 crafts		

legs, feet		max melded
7 control
4 control
4 cp
3 control
2 crafts		

body			short 2 control and a bunch of crafts
11 crafts
11 crafts
4 control
4 control
4 control		

waist			short 2 control
10 crafts
4 control
4 control
4 control
4 cp			

rings			max melded
7 control
4 cp
5 crafts
5 crafts
2 control		

neck, earring, wrist	short 1 control
10 crafts
4 control
4 control
4 cp
4 cp

http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/VCGG

This is what it looks like on WVR minus the MH/OH melds and with i170 accessories (cuz Ironworks accessories don't offer much above them).

Totals 939 Craftmanship, 895 Control, 414 CP.

[Tussin]

i followed that setup almost to a T.

i am at 988 Crafts, 926 Control and 415 CP.

i have my main hand/tools left... what should i increase next to make myself more efficient for making HQ items?

the sooner i know the sooner i can meld to achieve this, thank you

[Bourne_Endeavor]

That would be awfully generous of them. I'm well over that threshold without food and with no melds on MH/OH/chest and i170 accessories. If we get legit 4-star gear worth crafting I wouldn't be surprised by crafts >1000 and control 930-950

Very unlikely. Those stats would render the Augmented ilvl 200 set utterly worthless. Even pentamelding grade Vs in nearly every slot in the bits of Ironworks you have (Belt and Accessories), you would still only amass roughly 991 Craft and 943 Control without specialists. This means everyone who opted for red scrips gear literally wasted their time. Consider without any melds whatsoever, the Agumented set plus Ironworks nets you 929/883 and the current highest tier recipes are 870/835. We already dwarf the requirements. I suspect they will keep in line with that hence the lower estimate.

[Nekotee]

I don't understand people aiming 415 CP when you can go for 430
15 point différence is 1 skill at 100% or innovation

Why not capping the main stat ?