Why No Melds?

[vp_cmc]

Everyone in my static but tanks have melded vits, because it helps with a12s progression. Yes, we are still progressing and didn't kill it in 2 days like the rest of community.

Forgive me for being ignorant, but... was there some sort of change in Heavensward that made it so crafted gear was the best raiding gear or something?

Side question: when you don't login in game for two weeks, you can't login to forums (source: me). But you are logged in, but wasn't in game since last winter, when they introduced slots in tome and raid gear. How?

[Naunet]

Side question: when you don't login in game for two weeks, you can't login to forums (source: me). But you are logged in, but wasn't in game since last winter, when they introduced slots in tome and raid gear. How?

I came back recently. Last time I played was in the middle of second Coil. I haven't even touched HW content yet outside of unlocking Astrologian on my main character. Working on leveling it up to 50 (ugh... wish I could have done this ages ago, stupid restrictions) so we can do HW quests.

[aesteval]

Which will never happen unless they add more guaranteed slots on crafted gear.

The last thing I remember hearing is that devs are looking at adding overmelding to the raid gear. That would indicate the opposite of what you think will happen.

[Atoli]

The last thing I remember hearing is that devs are looking at adding overmelding to the raid gear. That would indicate the opposite of what you think will happen.

Where did you hear THAT? o_O Last thing I heard was that they reassured us that overmelding on raid gear is NOT gonna become a thing again...
Because that would probably be the one thing that would actually make me quit again.
Overmelding as a necessity for endgame turned me away from 1.x, and an overuse of RNG in general from ARR.
I don't need this "Oh hey, maaaybeeee you'll get lucky, but spend all your lifetime and money on it first" bullsh*t.

[aesteval]

Where did you hear THAT? o_O Last thing I heard was that they reassured us that overmelding on raid gear is NOT gonna become a thing again...
Because that would probably be the one thing that would actually make me quit again.
Overmelding as a necessity for endgame turned me away from 1.x, and an overuse of RNG in general from ARR.
I don't need this "Oh hey, maaaybeeee you'll get lucky, but spend all your lifetime and money on it first" bullsh*t.

Seriously? I can't actually place where I heard it. :-/ I'll try and see if I can find it though.

[aesteval]

Which will never happen unless they add more guaranteed slots on crafted gear.

Just realized you may be talking about scrip gear -> crafting / gathering. Yeah, I didn't mean that gear when I said scrip, I meant tome. Allowing melds on the actual scrip / craft / gather gear would be a major mistake with how everything is currently laid out.