To Meld or not to Meld...

[Thrustie]

Because I'm wracked by indecision, I'd like to ask my fellow crafters what you are doing with your 2 star crafted gear? Are you melding them with tier 4s even though you can't reach the cap on some pieces or are you holding out in hopes a reliable source of tier 5 materia is released? Part of me wants to hold out but another part of me thinks they won't be introduced until 3.10. Thoughts?

[Kabooa]

If you can afford two star gear, you can afford to throw sub-par materia into them and re-meld later.

[scarebearz]

I would meld on the cheaper side and wait and see before going for the crazy melds xD

Except for maybe the accessoires, as they can be capped with only 1 grade V I think.

[Chrolo]

I would meld on the cheaper side and wait and see before going for the crazy melds xD

Except for maybe the accessoires, as they can be capped with only 1 grade V I think.

yeah
1x Craftsmanship V
2x CP IV
2x Control IV

caps them

Its a bit cheapter to do
1x Control V
2x CP IV
1x Craftsmanship IV + 1x Craftsmanship I OR 1x Craftsmanship II + 1x Craftsmanship III

but then youre missing out 1 Control from the cap.


I will be only crafting and melding accessories and belt, while also crafting the tools but using them without melds
Not sure if i even bother with the AF2 since they are pretty bad without melds for the effort and its too expensive to meld 8 sets

Also you can cap the rings without any V.

[Mature]

After hearing that a nerf if coming for red scrip gear. I'm only melding the accessories and collecting red scrips for ilvl180 gear from next week

[Thrustie]

I would meld on the cheaper side and wait and see before going for the crazy melds xD

Except for maybe the accessoires, as they can be capped with only 1 grade V I think.

There's been like 4 grade 5 crafting materias sold on my server period so far. I bought the only one up yesterday I guess the good news is with tier 4s found on airships, there could be an influx into the market reducing the price of them. I think you're right though. Maybe I'll just put 3 tier 4s into my body piece for now and see what happens before going for the crazy overmelds.

[Thrustie]

Well aside from the mainhand and body, to a less extent, the other pieces are better than their red scrip counterparts with only a couple of melds really. But I see where you're coming from nonetheless.

[Thrustie]

If you can afford two star gear, you can afford to throw sub-par materia into them and re-meld later.

To be fair, you can craft the 2 stars with a budget set + food and gather all the mats yourself. So you don't necessarily have to be swimming in Gil to craft your own gear. Although melding 8 sets of it would be a huge investment if you went that route.

[Alexiell]

where is the info about new meld caps from and how reliable is it?

[tomtensfarfar]

where is the info about new meld caps from and how reliable is it?

http://www.garlandtools.org/db
I'd say very very reliable.