I had a happy moment today.

A friend of mine, Binc Lorik, just did me a favour by attempting to double-meld a Sarnga with Heaven's Eye materia IV for me with materials I provided.

He succeeded. First try. That sort of luck doesn't happen that often.

I offered some extra gil as thanks. He declined it and refused to give me back my completed Sarnga until I refused to pay him.



I wanted to take this opportunity to not just thank Binc, but also to throw a huge thank you out there to everyone who has helped their friends and/or Linkshell members with materia melding. Be it for the relic quest or otherwise, it is you guys that support the players who have not been able to invest as much time into crafting, or have simply not been playing the game for as long.

This stands in stark contrast to the "elitist" perspective many people will have about the typical "hardcore" player who locks themself away with their tight little static group and refuses to associate with anyone who has less than 4 relics.

Thank you for helping break that attitude. Thank you for being a part of the wider community.