As a crafter...

[Rizon]

Why do you not use materia? Even if you're not looking to optimise, you can still get by just by capping out CP. CP materia aren't expensive on the MB and you can even get them from yellow scrip vendors. There is zero reason not to have your gear melded.



You can get more CP with Blood Bouillabaisse. It's easy to make (only lv79 recipe) and all its ingredients are obtainable by retainers.

I am well aware of that. I was just illustrating to the op my results without food or medicine

[Bonbori]

I am well aware of that. I was just illustrating to the op my results without food or medicine

Ah, my bad n_n

I guess you're right. The OP's biggest problem is lack of materia and they should probably prioritise that. Food is a great way to maximise but its value is diminished if someone is undergeared in the first place.

If you want to go on the cheap use grade VI materia, the boost is similar and you have a 100% remove success rate

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So much this. I was actually updating my alt's levelling gear yesterday and managed to find some VIs going for as low as 10-15k a piece.