melding lore gear

[itti18]

I am wondering if the materia used in melding i230 lore gear is lost once we are able to upgrade the gear to i240

trying to decide if i should use my grade v materia now or save them until i clear savage and upgrade my gear

[Evaddaragon]

I have no reason to think you keep the materia because the i230 and i240 simply aren't the same item in the database.

Also, I have big problems in seeing why I should spend, just for the accessories, about 4 millions total in Strength Vs when I can spend 60k for IVs and have a mere 18 AP difference or so, out of 850+.

If some people want to call me "gimp" or whatever, all the more power for them but I'd invest that gil into power-leveling my crafts instead. That's just me though.

[Lan_Mantear]

Also, I have big problems in seeing why I should spend, just for the accessories, about 4 millions total in Strength Vs when I can spend 60k for IVs and have a mere 18 AP difference or so, out of 850+.

You can trade the weekly Mhachi Matter drop from Void Ark for any Tier V Materia.

[Alberel]

You can trade the weekly Mhachi Matter drop from Void Ark for any Tier V Materia.

Which you can sell for over a million gil on Phoenix or stockpile for when you need them later... It's simply not worth using those tier Vs on gear that will be replaced any time soon.

[Ashkendor]

You can trade the weekly Mhachi Matter drop from Void Ark for any Tier V Materia.

That doesn't change the fact that it's kind of dumb to waste tier V materia on something you'll replace in 2-3 weeks.

[Felis]

That doesn't change the fact that it's kind of dumb to waste tier V materia on something you'll replace in 2-3 weeks.

Only if you do savage.
Without Savage it will need 3 months (to get the upgrade item from the next 24 man raid)

[Andrea]

I have no reason to think you keep the materia because the i230 and i240 simply aren't the same item in the database.

Also, I have big problems in seeing why I should spend, just for the accessories, about 4 millions total in Strength Vs when I can spend 60k for IVs and have a mere 18 AP difference or so, out of 850+.

If some people want to call me "gimp" or whatever, all the more power for them but I'd invest that gil into power-leveling my crafts instead. That's just me though.

Gimp would be if you were to meld something like skill speed. If anyone says you're gimping yourself by saving money their are plain stupid.

The only people that NEED to meld 5s are those going for world first and hell they may clear it before even needing that gear.

[Jim_Berry]

I have no reason to think you keep the materia because the i230 and i240 simply aren't the same item in the database.

Also, I have big problems in seeing why I should spend, just for the accessories, about 4 millions total in Strength Vs when I can spend 60k for IVs and have a mere 18 AP difference or so, out of 850+.

If some people want to call me "gimp" or whatever, all the more power for them but I'd invest that gil into power-leveling my crafts instead. That's just me though.

I'm with you. Only reason I have Tier V materia in my current slots is because I already had them before obtaining my first piece of Midan, Lore, and Crafted gear. I had already sold most of them on the MB before I knew people were really trying to get their hands on those.

After I sold some, then melded the rest, my melds are mostly Tier 4s for my current stuff: http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/character/3089119/

[Hanayumi]

Im a bit curious to what I should meld, I main healers with sch top, and was originally thinking accuracy but second guessing myself since even melding all with accuracy V's wouldnt even reach the cap anyway so... any ideas?

[Alahra]

There's nothing to suggest that you'll keep the materia. In a technical sense, the gear isn't "upgraded" at all—in terms of the database, you're exchanging two items for another item (that just happens to have the same model). That other item won't have any Materia socketed to it.

I'm going to meld IVs on my 230 gear and save my Vs for the 240 stuff, personally.