Quote Originally Posted by syntaxlies View Post
i am posting in defense of people who think its fine the way it is. I double melded all my own gear and i didnt do it with a bonus. You have to expect that some people wont like your idea and those comments have to be heard as well.


Why not ask your self why better tools would make any difference when you are using the materia melder tool from the goblin npc to attach materia. it doesn't even make sense that your hammer would give a bonus to your melder.

your offhand tool doesnt grant a bonus to you main hand does it.
youre right and its true about the tool and melder effecting each other. it does not make sense, the tools are completely separate from one another. Though, what does make sense is the clothes or equipment currently equipped, as they're suppose to raise your stats in its entirety, melder or no melder. So, as OP said, naked melding having the same effect and chance as materia'd equipment is invalid and makes no sense.