Quote Originally Posted by Resheph View Post
Do you have any info for moon phases? Most of the people that I play with tend to think that a full moon increases your odds, while a new moon decreases them. A friend triple melded a pair of hands for me yesterday during full moon phase, on an item I already had double melded a long time ago. What do you folks think?
I don't think the moon phase has anything to do with melding. I believe the percentages given by the game are completely accurate. I believe that the exact same meld will give the exact same percentages. However I plan to do some testing to check what the actual factors for melding are. I'll list what I think actually does influence your chance of double melding.

Possible factors

HQ versus NQ gear

What materia is already equipped

Materia tier (mind IV vs mind iii)

Materia sub-tier ( mind iii (11) versus mind iii (15))

Materia type (trying to put 2 different materia on the same item)

Item level