Quick update for a returning Crafter

[Firepaw]

Thanks already for that great sum up. So from what I read I guess the best course of action would be to get the equipment for the tokens and then start crafting torwards the i190 stuff, right?

I'm used to throw out money for meldings. I easily spent 15+Mill when I overmelded my chimerical/serpentskin + MH and OH on every Job

[LineageRazor]

Thanks already for that great sum up. So from what I read I guess the best course of action would be to get the equipment for the tokens and then start crafting torwards the i190 stuff, right?

I'm used to throw out money for meldings. I easily spent 15+Mill when I overmelded my chimerical/serpentskin + MH and OH on every Job

One other thing to be aware of: In addition to i190 Ironworks crafted gear, there are similar pieces of gear called Ornate Ironworks gear. These pieces are very rare (the new content, Wandering Tails, provides them as rewards with a VERY low probability of getting them), but are exactly equivalent to the i190 crafted gear - except that they have FIVE materia slots. Yes, every materia melds with 100% success. These pieces tend to be quite expensive due to their rarity - but are likely still be cheaper than trying to overmeld a crafted piece with full Tier V materia. (Note: Very view pieces of gear actually benefit from full Tier Vs, so do your research before dropping the gil!)