Quote Originally Posted by Kiara View Post
Also, BTW, to utilize your higher CP / Crafts rotations you list, doesn't that mean that you realistically are melding some pieces *not* at Max Cap (since Tier V not available)
I wouldn't say "not available" just "difficult to obtain". I got lucky on one of my transmutations and got a craftsmanship V

Quote Originally Posted by Silverbane View Post
When the time comes, I'll either go to Mutamix and get the old materia cleared out, or I'll make a new item, convert the old item to (hopefully) Grade V materia, and put the resulting materia in the new one. Which I do will depend on factors including the relative availability/value of the mats to craft the particular new piece and the Grade 5 materia, and I cannot predict that without knowing what changes/additions SE will make to crafting and gathering by that time.
As far as converting i170 crafting gear, I would wait until the patch notes explicitly say that you can gain them from converting. They explicitly stated that you couldn't at the release of 3.0, and did not mention otherwise in subsequent patches.