Maximizing your gear! Is it worth it? ilvl 70 sets > DL!

[ZeusLaser]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c68wvdVBJNY

How to maximize your gear

What you need to know about melding and overmelding crafted gear

Tips for cost efficiency

[Songi]

A lot of the general population doesn't believe in HQ 2 stars as a nice way to bridge the gap of while waiting for i90s. Some think money is too important or their valuable time would be wasted on it. But I myself can say the gear is really a difference maker, if you have the time to farm up the armor...get it! Don't bother with 2 stars if you cannot take the effort to meld it! You're better off just sticking with DL...I've said my piece.

[Ephier]

A lot of the general population doesn't believe in HQ 2 stars as a nice way to bridge the gap of while waiting for i90s. Some think money is too important or their valuable time would be wasted on it. But I myself can say the gear is really a difference maker, if you have the time to farm up the armor...get it! Don't bother with 2 stars if you cannot take the effort to meld it! You're better off just sticking with DL...I've said my piece.

I agree with this. While I personally hate the crafted sets because I think they are a money sink, they ARE better than DL. There is a caveat to this, they need to be over melded, which a lot of people just do not do. So I do not see why they drop the money on it.

[ServerCollaps]

overmelding is really cheap nowadays, someone might be unlucky but all in all it takes not much effort to put 5 tier III materia into an item

at 14.1 it was a real pain, but now ... just get a spiritbond party and spiritbond some item sets (takes 30-45 min per set and u'll get up to 11 mostly useful materia), beside that you can easy make your chocobo rank 10

by this way even overmelding 2 savage aim III into an item isnt a big deal

[ZeusLaser]

I agree with this. While I personally hate the crafted sets because I think they are a money sink, they ARE better than DL. There is a caveat to this, they need to be over melded, which a lot of people just do not do. So I do not see why they drop the money on it.

Different play styles, but do consider that players want to gear their off specs quickly and effectively.

[MisakiSatomi]

The accesories are the only ones worth it really, and It's just because of Vitality. Everything else is just a gold sink.

[Kakaarato]

The accesories are the only ones worth it really, and It's just because of Vitality. Everything else is just a gold sink.

WTF is a gold sink? Gold ore waste?

[Kijimea]

The accesories are the only ones worth it really, and It's just because of Vitality. Everything else is just a gold sink.

Dude why do u even play? First of you said you do 300 dps with DL gear on Titan as a Monk which was lol already and now ur telling this shit? Are you fkin serious? There is a huge difference between DL and 70HQ at least for Monks if you add all pieces. I dont think you had even nearly as much as crit as i had (525) and other stats like det. Not worth it, facepalm.

[MisakiSatomi]

Dude why do u even play? First of you said you do 300 dps with DL gear on Titan as a Monk which was lol already and now ur telling this shit? Are you fkin serious? There is a huge difference between DL and 70HQ at least for Monks if you add all pieces. I dont think you had even nearly as much as crit as i had (525) and other stats like det. Not worth it, facepalm.

Like everyone has a freaking mountain of gil.
Of course it makes a difference but this is about if it is worth it.
By the way, learn to Monk.

[Songi]

Like everyone has a freaking mountain of gil.
Of course it makes a difference but this is about if it is worth it.
By the way, learn to Monk.

It doesn't take any gil to get HQ 2 star equipment done. If more players actually had the patience, they would understand all it takes is grinding dungeons for the tomes to purchase the mats. Most crafters will tell you not to worry about the smaller mats so that hassle is covered. All you need to worry about is a proper tip for their time. Believe me, I only had 300k at the most while gearing out (even when I was socketing materia). It didn't stop me from finishing the gear because I knew for a fact that all my stat values would go through the roof compared to DL. I also knew that certain pieces of DL had totally useless stats that were wasted. Maybe you should learn how to dungeon and stop buying mats on the market.