Thread: Patch 3.1: Crafting Reborn (?)

Originally Posted by MN_14

Yep, at the moment, grade 3 materia should be far more affordable than before due to the crafting scene being mostly dead (at least on my server). I used about 12 million worth of materia on my i150 build and that was with pretty much grade 3 overmelds only. Prices have now fallen by up to 75%, so there's no better time to get into 2* crafting.

Grade IV melds, on the other hand, are insane. To compare, I used 6 million worth of materia to meld three of my i170 accessories. Only 2 of the grade iv overmelds attempts actually succeeded (25 attempts at 29% before the first succeeded), so they're still virtually all grade 3 overmelds.

Yeah, right now I'm just using quad/pentamelded i150 right side and have my i170 stuff hammered out and sitting in my Armoury Chest unmelded until the Tier V materia become sane to acquire. I would rather have to take a single mandatory Tricks in a 2* craft than pop several more million on Tier IV overmelds, especially now that a failed Reclaim on a 2* won't be quite as infuriating as it was in 3.05. Even the robber baron hardcore crafters with >100 mil in my FC are iffy about overmelding it right now.