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

[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.