MATERIA for RARE/EX GEAR

[Volsung]

If you could add materia to non crafted gear, it would marginalize crafting. There is no way around it. Crafted gear should be better with materia. Dungeon/primal drops should be for bragging rights only. I think what they've done with the sentinel's set for example is a great compromise.

While I completely agree that we should not marginalize crafting, we need to look for a way to make both content gear and crafted gear, wanted or have value. right now the weapons from ifrit are the only RA/EX gear thats hard to beat with crafted gear plus materia. Every item from the darkhold raid is almost easily beaten by crafted gear + a tier 4 materia.

My bliaud, my jackboots, my guisarme all poop now lol

What I'm hoping for is to add a single materia only onto RA/EX gear, and to not let it be converted into materia. This keeps crafted gear as the only source of materia (meaning we still go through gear crafters make) and gives value back to content. Also you would still be able to make better crafted gear through forbidden.

I strongly disagree that content and primal drops should be for bragging rights only, but I completely agree to keep crafting important, thats why I hope that is a decent solution.

[Molly_Millions]

My bliaud, my jackboots, my guisarme all poop now lol

I disagree, the darkhold drops are great for using on a class that you don't play much since they are better than what you would most likely have for those classes. They also work great if you don't have a full set of melded gear.