Please let us socket materia without crafting

[Canadane]

It wouldn't be nearly so bad if slotting my own materia could be done with one crafter at 60. But as it stands, just looking at my current gear, I would need to level BSM, GSM, LTW, WVR, and ARM.

I'm glad you'll be able to find the motivation to enjoy the other aspects of the game now.
Craft on, my bro'te.

[MilesSaintboroguh]

I've got a few crafting classes to 50 it was one of the worst times I've had in the game. It's not a facet of the game that I enjoy at, and I liked that I wasn't forced into it at all outside of purchasing consumables.

And I didn't enjoy my grind for the Animus weapon, but tough luck. If you want to get ahead and rely on yourself more, deal with it and do it yourself.

[AylmerOfFamfrit]

The game is meant for you to enjoy what u want from it. There are alternatives to everything. If u dont want to craft then u dont get the benefits from it. If u dont raid, do dungeons, leves, or quest ... then u dont get those benefits. Just have fun doing what u enjoy and ignore what u cant have. Nothing in life is free except what u feel and memories. Game-related stress is self produced.

[Derio]

Raids drop items crafters need to craft. Crafters meld materia raiders need to raid. Sounds completely balanced to me.

[Lambdafish]

It wouldn't be nearly so bad if slotting my own materia could be done with one crafter at 60. But as it stands, just looking at my current gear, I would need to level BSM, GSM, LTW, WVR, and ARM.

Because the game has a shortage of those classes in the world. You would have a valid argument if you couldn't request meld, but that feature allows raiders to meld gear without crafting, I'll even give you a tutorial.

1. Go stand in Idyllshire, mor dhona, limsa, or wherever.
2. "/sh any 60 BSM(GSM, LTW, WVR, ARM, CRP) that could help me with a meld?"
3. someone says "/sh I can!"
4. you request meld
5. you tip for their trouble

congrats, you melded your materia without a crafting class.

- From a GSM who has been melding everyone and their mothers accessories

[MagiusNecros]

Because the game has a shortage of those classes in the world. You would have a valid argument if you couldn't request meld, but that feature allows raiders to meld gear without crafting, I'll even give you a tutorial.

1. Go stand in Idyllshire, mor dhona, limsa, or wherever.
2. "/sh any 60 BSM(GSM, LTW, WVR, ARM, CRP) that could help me with a meld?"
3. someone says "/sh I can!"
4. you request meld
5. you tip for their trouble

congrats, you melded your materia without a crafting class.

Asking a crafting class to help you meld is still melding with the use of a crafting class. *snark snark*

[dejavutwo]

The point is that you shouldn't have to go to a crafter every single time you get an item. Crafting has the 220 gear to sell and overmeld as well as consumables, which is already a pretty big gil sink.

[MagiusNecros]

Personally I'd prefer it to where anyone can socket in materia in guaranteed slots, but only Crafters can overmeld materia into gear which ironically is mainly gear they craft themselves. Sound fair? I bet it does.

[Kaurie]

Just level the crafters you need for your equipment to 60. They designed the materia system this way to pad out their game. Can't let combat classes get everything easily. Sure it'll seem like a waste of resources but in return you can gather and craft resources for yourself or even make yourself money and get returns on it.

OK, just let me go ahead and level GSM, LTW, WVR and ALC to 60 for the sole purpose of melding.

[MagiusNecros]

OK, just let me go ahead and level GSM, LTW, WVR and ALC to 60 for the sole purpose of melding.

You think I want to do it? But it's what I'm going to be doing this week. And I detest crafting. DETEST.