Why No Melds?

[Sarynth]

Main thing for me is the price of materia. With tier 5s running in the 3-400k per each, melding your gear (even guaranteed slots) is too pricey.

[Neophyte]

In my opinion, the thing is this game which is overrated the most is "GIL".
Before getting another few millions just for doing almost nothing (like desynthing old ilvl. 100 stuff for gold/wolfram ingots and battlecraft III or selling some crafting mats bought from the neverending rain of lore tombstones and gc seals) I rather put that gil into my gear.

Last tier my 3 most played classes had 30-40 materia V's attached to their gear and my money pretty much stagnated (or went slightly up) and I usually don't craft, I'm way to lazy to gather regulary and I don't sell clears. So I don't get that "Money Thing" unless you spent several millions each patch in glamours or housing. The game just throws it at you (shame we don't have "Gil toss" as an cross class ability for all classes.. talking about "buying clears", lol)

[LunarEmerald]

Main thing for me is the price of materia. With tier 5s running in the 3-400k per each, melding your gear (even guaranteed slots) is too pricey.

You don't have to meld Vs. Since I don't raid, I go with IVs. I don't need perfect stats but the extra bonus is still nice. You can easily get IVs for free doing beastman quests.

Or sell Vs you get and use the gil to buy IVs that are 1/5 the price.