Quick materia melding question

[tweak0322]

Hello hopefully someone on here can shed some light on this for me. I have ilvl 70 gear that i'm trying to meld str materia 3 to and it's stating that the items level is too low to use the materia. Am I mistaken in how the whole system works since I thougth that with the tier 3 materia's the ilvl just had to be 45 or higher? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Just started messing around with it again and it's actually only the str materia 3 that is doing it to me. I can meld savage might materia 3 no problem.

[Lemon8or]

Is the level 70 gear you're talking about your Gryphonskin? If it is, the Strength that comes on it is maxed so you cannot add more to it. Savage Might gives determination which is not native to the gears, hence not at cap, and can be melded. Try it with vitality, accuracy or skill speed materia and you'll see the same thing.

[StouterTaru]

Is the level 70 gear you're talking about your Gryphonskin? If it is, the Strength that comes on it is maxed so you cannot add more to it. Savage Might gives determination which is not native to the gears, hence not at cap, and can be melded. Try it with vitality, accuracy or skill speed materia and you'll see the same thing.

Capping STR shouldn't say the level is too low though, it still lets you meld with the red text saying you won't get the full effect, and a nice big +0 STR. Do you have the right level of carbon matter for it?

[Raldo]

but the level IS too low. It's too low to add more strength.

That red text you are referring to says that the level is too low.

[AridElf]

Melding is best used to add desired stats to an item which it does not currently have. Or in the case of gatherers and crafters, hitting those delicious stat caps

[KreepnOnaComeUp]

yes i do agree

[Ramzi]

Yeah the wording is very wrong though. It doesn't explain in game WHY the level is too low, and unless you come on the forums, you would never know. The wording should be something like "Strength attribute cannot be further increased on this gear, meld anyway?"

[strydersilverton]

Great thread and exactly what I was looking for. I just added intel 2 and mind 2 to my HQ Velveteen Robe and got the red +0. Expensive mistake, but that is how we learn I guess. Is there a way to tell what the max is for attributes for specic gear or do you have to assume you should just add stats that are not already on it?

Many thanks for any help understanding.

[Lemon8or]

Before you click confirm to meld, look for the line that says how many of the stats is actually being added. It's right under the materia's name. There's currently no way to tell what the max for specific gear but if you have HQ, the main stats are most likely already maxed.