Quote Originally Posted by Squintina View Post
Surprisingly I didn't even think to do this.

I say surprisingly because I spend a lot of time crafting, and that's essentially how I select gear when an actual piece of gear is used as a mat.
Is there any alternative when selecting gear items as crafting materials? While Bixby's suggestion will be nice for Ixal quest turn-ins where the items involved have literally no other purpose, I hate having to select gear as a crafting material that way.

If I'm going to destroy a piece of gear to make something else, I want to really see which piece of gear it is, in particular whether it's in my inventory or my armoury chest, and whether it's in any gear sets. So is there any way to reach what the OP refers to as "Hard Mode" selections when selecting an item to craft with?