Translations (JP to English)

[Picoman]

Sounds exciting to me! Can't wait. I can see getting into this big time and having a reason to log in. Gathering catalysts, gaining attachment points, learning the new crafting techniques, generating and/or buy/selling materia and catalyses.

This is a fully fledge system we are getting. We don't get those everyday. So for that, i am ver happy.

[Xenor]

Only thing I don't like about materia system is it encourages you to wear junk over good gear, because no one wants to sit and kill mobs for hours to make materia. I'm going to end up crafting in junk and turning it into materia instead of using my Dodore Doublet.

Going off the fact I can gather or craft about 1.5mil in 3 hours on average and you can only turn 7 pieces into materia at a time I'm expecting materia to cost around 200k in effort. Demand for the trash gear you're turning into materia will go up too so a piece of grade 4 materia could set you back maybe 300-400k.

On the plus people with half a billion gil finally have something to spend it on and that gil will re-enter the economy. I'm undecided how much I will throw at it. I think I'll start off playing it safe, make a plan of action for optimal setup vs cost and then dive into it. By then people running materia bots overnight will have hopefully brought down materia prices enough to gamble on those +5s.

[Reinheart]

Saved by Bay, official translation for the materia craft http://goo.gl/arD1Y

[Reaujien]

Only question I got for YoshiP and reps for this one is the 80 different types of materia... are they considering the same stat but different HQ being 2+ more items or they considered as 1 item.

I was wondering the same thing. If the HQ and NQ are counted separately in the 80, then just thinking of the 6 physical stats...

6 [stats] x 2 [HQ/NQ] x 4 [Grades] = 48

...of the 80. Add to that HP/MP and elemental stats and you'd go way over 80 with the above formula, heh. So maybe they're counted as one - which would be cool because then that only accounts for 72 of the 80 with respect to the 6 physical stats, Atk/Acc, element stats, and HP/MP. Hmmmm...

One thing's for sure, 1.19 will definitely be exciting!~

[Misha]

Only thing I don't like about materia system is it encourages you to wear junk over good gear, because no one wants to sit and kill mobs for hours to make materia. I'm going to end up crafting in junk and turning it into materia instead of using my Dodore Doublet.

This^^ ... Gonna be worse in pugs now too with people wearing worse gear just so they can "materia" them later >.< ... and for me personally I'll have to end up buying ALL my materia because I don't like performing crappy in party or otherwise xD

Should get attachment points that you can spend on any equipment, kinda like a currency that builds up as you fight! rather then being specific to only what you're wearing :P

[Xenor]

Should get attachment points that you can spend on any equipment, kinda like a currency that builds up as you fight! rather then being specific to only what you're wearing :P

It's a shame SE can't think of ideas like that.

[Jynx]

I don't mind the thought of wearing some sub-par gear to do some farming in. I wouldn't grind materia in party but a few peices of gear might end up maxed out either way and replaced with the same item when it's maxed out.

[DreadNaught]

The whole point of this system is to have a connection with your armor the armor that YOU want not just for stats because the materia may make up for the loss on the "crappy" gear deemed by other players. I am for this system and will wear gear that I like and grind materia to make it better than yours >O)

[Chrees]

The whole point of this system is to have a connection with your armor the armor that YOU want not just for stats because the materia may make up for the loss on the "crappy" gear deemed by other players. I am for this system and will wear gear that I like and grind materia to make it better than yours >O)

Exactly. Yes, this system kinda sucks for people who already have one or more classes to rank/level 50 because it means we'll have to go back and grind in sub-par gear, but you have to think of it from the perspective of new players.

For them, being able to transition your old gear into materia will be a very smooth, intuitive process that happens as they level up, not something they have to go back and grind. The same will hold true for experienced players once more new content comes out.

[Letrange]

Just to point out something to all the people complaining about others wearing "crapy" gear to grind materia. They won't be able to grind truly crappy gear very well. Since max spirit link progression happens when you're at optimal and the higher the level gear the better the materia, this will make sure people wear level apropriate gear at least when they grind for materia. Sure they won't be wearing their "leet sword of uberness", but at least they should be well equipped if they want fast solid results.

Besides the place where you want the truly buff gear is in NM/HNM/Dungeon parties, it's not absolutely necessary for your standard grind parties. Not to mention that it gives rank 50's a reason to come party with the rank 43-49s.

The biggest thing this does is give crafters a market for gear on a continuous basis. Since the existing gear goes bye bye when you convert it into materia, this means that people will want to either buy specific pieces to spirit bond with or replace the items they've converted to materia on a regular basis. Boom instant market. Thank god there's a simplified crafting system coming in or all the crafters would be screaming for inventory space... F. that, I'll still be screaming for inventory or vendor space. I'll take either, both would be preferable.