Understanding Crafting.

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3. Obtain the basic level 60 gear. Meld materia onto this gear until you have the required stats to do 2* recipes. Follow the remaining steps from option 2, but craft the gear yourself.
- Pros: You can be completely self-sufficient. Having a melded generic gear set lets you be 2* capable on any job without the job-specific gear. Your gear will have your own name on it, if that's important to you.
- Cons: Heavy materia melds are expensive, and doing this for a set of gear you intend to replace can be an unappealing option.

Yeah, but it will be a long, long(, long) time before you replace it if you're an omni-crafter. Yes, you will get the job gear for one class, but it will take forever to get the job gear for all classes...