718 Crafts/695 Control

[BushWookie]

Would anyone be so kind as to post your melds that allow you to achieve these stats?

I think I may have screwed up my Body and Head gears already. I went Comp IV x2, and Comp III x3 on the body, and Command IV x2, Command III x1, Cunning III and Cunning 1 on the head.

Did I screw this up ? Is it still possible to reach the said stats, or must I start over ?

Any help is greatly appreciated, thanks.

[Seyb]

Why don't you try this site out?
http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/Blacksmith
You can put in all melds and everything you want. A really great site to plan your gear sets.

[Shizuna]

I did a really budget meld cause I didn't want to spend a ton of money on it, but I did anyways...

http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/R1K6 With Baked Onion Soup, you should have enough craftsmanship.

[Thrustie]

Don't forget you can use food to make up the shortfall as long as you get one of the two to the prerequisite. Seafood stew/baked Onion soup give a healthy chunk of control/craft.

[AnimaS]

near full melds on everything no offhand/mainhand. I have higher with full.. yes can craft 2 star, have no desire to get materials to make any of it.

[KagatoAC]

I did a really budget meld cause I didn't want to spend a ton of money on it, but I did anyways...

http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/R1K6 With Baked Onion Soup, you should have enough craftsmanship.

This is interesting but what I'm wondering is why are people putting CP+4's in first? I was gonna put a Control IV and a Craft IV in each piece that has 2 slots, then save over melds for CP using III's that I plan to farm myself slowly. I'm just getting ready to make my starter melds in the next couple days and I'm really not planning on even worrying about 2 star anytime soon, I just want to be able to effectively craft the stuff below that with a reasonable chance of HQ without all HQ mats >.<

[Mature]

Just so people know, the chimerical Hq fully melded gear is equally or even better than the red scrip crafting gear.

On melds I got my main hand full craft (I IV 4 III) offhand same but with control
Head / hands / legs / feet melded with 2 control IV and 3 craft III

The belt you can only go so far so everyone should have the same melds.

Accessories still the same. I haven't melded or place new ones in .

All this takes me to 738/684 ( craftsmanship is more important in my view due to the difficult)

[Grotesque]

Because CP 4 is cap, and CP is the most valuable stat. Every point helps. And overmelding a T4 Materia on the first forbidden slot isn't too bad with 29%

[aerolol]

You can pretty much totally avoid grade IV materia if you want.

Use lv60HQ crafted gear (item level 150 iirc), all you need is to meld 1 Craftmanship III materia and 1 Craftmanship 1 materia (for head/hands/legs/feet) to meet the craftmanship cap for melds (it's only +8).
CP IV materia if you want.
Body you can put one or two Craftmanship IV.

If you have the old ilv55 HQ accessories melded to max (not hard, Craftmanship II/Control II materia is enough to reach the cap), you should have the minimum craftmanship for 60**.
To get the min control needed, eat that new food that gives a lot of control and a few extra CP. (Clam Chowder, preferably HQ)

I did not meld any main or off hand and I can craft 60** stuff.

[Mature]

Another thing, if you trying to craft something 60** AND you have specialists you don't need so much CP at all. Just have the require control and enough craftman and a boulle food and the specialist action will cover the entra control and extra durability.