Quote Originally Posted by mbncd View Post
For now, I'll lament the inability to do secondary (and beyond) melds on friends' used gear
Why do so many people keep indicating this is going to be the case in ARR and focusing on it like it's the end of the world just because the meld request system was limited in 1.x? Did I miss a memo? I mean, yeah, it's possible they go this route because it would keep the materia turnover rate even higher (helping create more constant demand) and if useful materia are more plentiful then all the more reason for SE to take this route (in pursuit of a less spikey [cheaper] and more consistent circulation of assets in the overall market), but it could also be extremely frustrating for players without appropriate crafting classes leveled who would then feel forced to spend days leveling their own crafts that they didn't care about to begin with. I think this is a molehill being made into a mountain, but I guess we'll see.