Quote Originally Posted by Vanfrano View Post
They received an answer to this subject in the JP forums, if anyone other than Google could translate it correctly ^^

Translation:
Regarding the issue of counts being continued or starting from 1.20, only the data listed below that have not been accumulated prior, will start at the time of 1.20.
* The data will be collected at the start of 1.20 and not after the unlocking of achievement categories.

1) Number of synthesis attempts
2) Number of gathering attempts
3) Number of successful Forbidden Melding attempts
4) Armor set collections-related achievements - Such achievements will be completed by equipping the entire set before talking to the NPC. So even if you have collected the set before, but no longer possess it, you will be unable to complete the objectives.

Apart from these, all other category data will be continued from the data prior to 1.20.

My comments:
Regarding synthesis, gathering and melding...Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.