An educated rant: Why pentamelding is %@$&*!-backwards

[Packetdancer]

This is how I became wealthy with gil, and able to drop 13-14 million on pentamelding. You have to put in the work!

While I admit I went through about 9 million gil pentamelding my DoH/DoL Aesthete gear at the final bit of ShB after I ran through several hundred of each type of materia I had stockpiled (I did not have good overmelding luck that crafter tier...), and I managed to get through with only like 900k on pentamelding my gear this time -- mostly for one slot, because apparently all my bad luck was concentrated on that one particular ring -- I had someone mention in a despairing tone on Discord earlier tonight that they'd spent more than thirty million gil on materia for pentamelding their DoH/DoL gear in the past week, and I just about swallowed my own tongue.

[GomezAddams]

To make that gear you're trying to pentameld, the crafter had to pentameld their own gear almost completely before they were even able to craft it for you. They had to spend the time and the money. They put actual effort into it. Something you actually stated you are opposed to. What you're asking for is to bypass the grind because you want to win right now. My kids sounded exactly the same when they were 5 and I wouldn't give them ice cream before bed. And if you were a crafter right now, you'd know that the market is steep and nothing is selling because of having too many crafters and too many whiny players like you who want everything handed to them for free. You already got ten levels and a free set of 90 gear just for watching a 14-hour-long movie. Now you want free raid gear and materia as well. Would you like someone else to push the buttons for you as well?

[Sqwall]

While I admit I went through about 9 million gil pentamelding my DoH/DoL Aesthete gear at the final bit of ShB after I ran through several hundred of each type of materia I had stockpiled (I did not have good overmelding luck that crafter tier...), and I managed to get through with only like 900k on pentamelding my gear this time -- mostly for one slot, because apparently all my bad luck was concentrated on that one particular ring -- I had someone mention in a despairing tone on Discord earlier tonight that they'd spent more than thirty million gil on materia for pentamelding their DoH/DoL gear in the past week, and I just about swallowed my own tongue.

30 million I would have punched a hole in the wall with my voice. That's incredibly unlucky! I thought 14mil was...."exceptable"...as I have got it all back already...but man! 30mil is disgusting. Some are lucky...some aren't I suppose.

[Sqwall]

I suplex my dogs onto the bed all the time, then I give them belly rubs with the power of 10,000 suns.

LOL this made me laugh way to much. Plus my dogs are 90 pounds each. Heavy puppers!