Quote Originally Posted by NorthernLadMSP View Post
It is when you are trying to overmeld pieces with it. I don't know what prices are like on your server, but on Gilgamesh Control IVs go between 280,000-320,000 each - CP IVs only slightly less. You can easily go through 10-20 pieces trying to overmeld if you have bad luck. That is potentially a LOT of wasted gil.
Exactly, it's similarly expensive on Leviathan and if you take the RNG % as gospel (we know it isn't) then theoretically your first over meld has approximately 3 in 5 chance of failure & it drops from there. If you work it out you could easily need 100 materia at 250k gil to ensure you melded fully - whether you meld or fail it doesn't matter because you still have to buy them. 25 Million gil is more than I've ever had & certainly not something I could justify spending on materia.