Increasing the "scope" on which materia can be meldet

[YokeM]

In the recent live letter it says

It will not be possible to use advanced materia melding for STR, DEX, VIT, INT, MND, and PIE. You will be able to meld these stats into available materia slots.

Players may think this will lower the demand for materia; however, the scope on which materia can be melded for individual equipment will increase.

Has there enywhere been a statement of what this scope is (new materiatypes, more forbidden slots, easier melding)? I'm german and in the german translation it almost sounds like they want to introduce new types of materia. This would be really amazing.

[Darkstride]

At one point they stated that other types of gear would be able to have materia melded, such as Eso gear, etc. I'm not sure if that's what they were referring to.

[HaelseMikiro]

At one point they stated that other types of gear would be able to have materia melded, such as Eso gear, etc. I'm not sure if that's what they were referring to.

I absolutely believe that is what they were referring to. Materia slots on the new tome and raid gear

[Darkstride]

I absolutely believe that is what they were referring to. Materia slots on the new tome and raid gear

Looking through the screenshots, that is actually what they were referring to. The amount of gear that has materia slots is being expanded.

[Canadane]

Maybe they'll make the elemental wheel important again and elemental materia will suddenly be useful again.

One can only hope.

[MaethusXion]

Maybe they'll make the elemental wheel important again and elemental materia will suddenly be useful again.

One can only hope.

Or they get rid of elemental materia completely, either will work (just turn them all into cracked materia and put the exchanges back on the Calamity Salvagers)