Why No Melds?

[Atomisk]

Becasue it's my 4th job and idc

[Hyrist]

*puts on devil's advocate hat*

Because... frankly it's none of your business what I do with my time.

Seriously, the implications of social pressure to force someone to do ANY content they don't like, even if it is as something as material melding, is BS. If it bothers you that much, don't pug. People don't have to justify their lifestyle or play-style to you, period.

If you're curious, and you're open to the response, sure, ask away. But using is a negative implication to try to shame or pressure someone into doing so? - no bueno.

The material system in general is a bonus, not a requirement.

*devil's advocate hat off*

That said, tier IVs are fairly easy to come by if you do the beast-men dailies, and are good, at the very least, for slot experimentation.

To the ire, and in direct spite to, everyone here. I've been using my junk skill-speed materia to hit the 860 - 900 breakpoint on SKS, purely for experimentation and fun factor. So while I don't expect it of anyone, I do encourage it as a way to play around with your stats a bit.

[Kaurie]

*puts on devil's advocate hat*

Because... frankly it's none of your business what I do with my time.

Actually, it is their business if they are put on a team with you.

[RLofOBFL]

I only meld gear when I am 100% sure it is the strongest gear I will get for awhile(months).

[Whiteprincess]

Ive seen a frost blm with full fire resist materia. Sadly he still out dps some pugs in df lol

[LunaFaye]

Looking back at 2.x only raiders would meld their gear, or let me rephrase that, would only meld their gear correctly. To that time you needed a crafting profession or a friend to have melds and a lot of people loved the challenge of over melding. Some just melded for spirit bonding to speed it up a little bit while doing their relics.

With 3.x there was not really a reason to meld your gear unless you wanted to raid, but that only applied to savage since the regular mode clearly wont need it. You don't need to meld your gear for any other content, I mean sure it might make your expert roulette 3 minutes faster if people would have melded their gear, but I don't think anyone really cares.

With the implementing of the new menders, some people especially those that took a break mid season, are not aware of the melder npc's. Some people as the topic shows, don't like to meld their gear since it's not BiS yet and others just don't have the time to farm gil/materia or run the content that gives the materia/tokens and are left with just a couple of materia they like to hold onto, till they are sure that this is what they like to meld to their gear.

Either way, I do think that if you're not a raider and just run the content casually/laid back once or twice a week, there's no reason for you to meld your gear. It's a game after all and of course the perfect scenario would be people melding everything everywhere, but I think that we gotta cut them some slack. With 4.0 maybe melding materia is more important.

[Lexia]

The problem with MMOs are these type of threads and always seem to end up in the "if you don't play the same way as everyone else you a bad player and wasting people time" anyways that my piece pretty sure I'll get flamed for it be least couple people.

[Kaurie]

The problem with MMOs are these type of threads and always seem to end up in the "if you don't play the same way as everyone else you a bad player and wasting people time" anyways that my piece pretty sure I'll get flamed for it be least couple people.

Shrug, you have the right to play how you want, just the same as I have the right to complain about it.

[Khalithar]

I'm banking all my materia until we get the eventual third 24man and it's associated 10 ilevel upgrade for the tomestone gear.

[Werhusky]

I look at it this way: My gear on mains (healers) is melded with V materia IV on pieces that I plan to replace soon or on my alt healers weapons. I raid casual midcore though and don't expect everyone to be melded. Alt job I occasionally take into a raid/primal have lazy melds sometimes pieces unmelded.

If someone though applies to a raidspot in our team unmelded gear is a big minus and he will be questioned for its reasons and have a doubt on him. Actual raiding on a mainclass just has a different meaning to me.