Thread: 1.0 Reminiscing

Originally Posted by Leira_Raine

Going to say this out of nowhere, but do not miss the forbidden melding in 1.23.

OMG, it was frustrating!

I think many people (myself included) wasted millions gil blowing up weapons while trying to double meld them for the relic quest.

But at least back then having a relic weapon actually meant something... I miss that aspect of the game, even though I never got mine before Dalamud fell.

For that matter, I miss that melding actually meant something.
When ARR started and we would no longer lose our item when failing a forbidden meld, I went crazy and pentamelded Vanya gear and rose gold jewelry for my white mage set. But materia doesn't affect iLevel, so why bother anymore?

The old forbidden melding was frustrating, but it did bring balance to the system. As an alternative to dropped items, at least crafting and material melding meant something back then. I do miss that.