Relics

[VictorSpoils]

I had partially a overmelded left side and a scrip il750 right side. Physically impossible because it requires full quality for some reason. I'm glad FFXIV has such an insane amount of crafters, but it genuinely is stupid to put crafts this hard in a combat relic.

If you use scrip gear it should be the left side only since jewelry relies almost entirely on melds.

[Kaurhz]

I had partially a overmelded left side and a scrip il750 right side. Physically impossible because it requires full quality for some reason. I'm glad FFXIV has such an insane amount of crafters, but it genuinely is stupid to put crafts this hard in a combat relic.

I have to ask...

What stats are you actually working with?

[Gullis]

Not really a issue, since they are gonna be cheap soon enough to just buy on the MB, it's day 1.

However, the idea of having combat relics behind crafting is dumb imo. You aren't required to do combat content for crafting relics

[BigCheez]

They aren't even particularly expensive ?

[DiaDeem]

God forbid they introduce any kind of friction to the game, am I right?

Did you consider going to Limsa and shouting "Hey, I need this but don't have the gil. Can someone craft it for me?"

Heck, I'll make it for you for free if it's really that scary to just ask for help in an MMO filled with people. You'd have to let me know what the item is and what times you're online, cause I'll have to visit Crystal.

[VeyaAkemi]

God forbid they introduce any kind of friction to the game, am I right?

This is why I feel a lot of XIV players deserve the game they get, so many threads week after week begging for more player interaction and friction in gameplay, yet the picosecond something displays a modicum of either there is a thread in these forums complaining about it.

God forbid there is any need for player interaction in the MMO...

Personally, I just made a dozen or so of each item, put them in my FC's chest, and went on our Discord "Hey I made a bunch, if anyone needs just ask someone with perms to get it for you".

[DiaDeem]

This is why I feel a lot of XIV players deserve the game they get, so many threads week after week begging for more player interaction and friction in gameplay, yet the picosecond something displays a modicum of either there is a thread in these forums complaining about it.

God forbid there is any need for player interaction in the MMO...

There's times when I've been helping friends progress old MSQ, and we hit a Trial that nobody's running, with a 30 min expected queue time. Every single time, I just TP around the main city hubs shouting once something to the effect of "We need to fill the queue for Dead Ends for my friend! If you'd like to help, queue up so we can get the fight going! Thank you "

The method has worked every.single.time. I've used it, and the duty just pops within the next 2 to 3 minutes.

Once the fight is clear, I just thank everyone for showing up before they leave the fight. People are just happy to help.

[0blivion]

I have to ask...

What stats are you actually working with?

I melded until I had the minimum stats to craft it (5620 craftsmanship and 5080 control, I think?). I've never been forced to meld at all on normal crafts (that aren't expert recipes within crafting content) before. My friend was using fully pentamelded crested gear and also failed miserably.

e/: I'd like to mention that I also asked around in Limsa for someone to craft it for me, as I had all the mats. Got ignored (understandable, that craft sucks) save for the one person who was on my friendlist. In the end, I had to buy it. Is it much now? Not really, but I think this sets a bad precedent for the future.

[Kaurhz]

I melded until I had the minimum stats to craft it (5620 craftsmanship and 5080 control, I think?). I've never been forced to meld at all on normal crafts (that aren't expert recipes within crafting content) before. My friend was using fully pentamelded crested gear and also failed miserably.

I do know from the testing I did, I needed at least 5620, 5080, and 631 CP to guarantee results on the crafts. CP is usually the more important stat... Granted, it did need food, but it's more than easily reachable without needing to worry about going for max melds.

Plus, if you are willing to use a site like Raphael, you can just plug your stats in, state the craft and it will solve the craft for you.

Edit: I don't think it's a bad precedent... But I will say if they are intending to go down the path of integrating crafting into the combat relic, then I do think scrip gear needs to be scaled better.

[DiaDeem]

I don't think it's a bad precedent...

A precedent?... ARR Relics had required crafted items at least twice throughout the entire process, and that was 13 years ago. Just saying lol