Materia System

[Rowyne]

My apologies, Bled, if I seem argumentative. I'm only trying to make the point that the proposed 'Materia' system (which I put in quotes until it is officially named) feels like a very different concept than the original Materia system of FFVII. I still feel it deserves a unique name, but I've stated that well enough.

[Bled]

My apologies, Bled, if I seem argumentative. I'm only trying to make the point that the proposed 'Materia' system (which I put in quotes until it is officially named) feels like a very different concept than the original Materia system of FFVII. I still feel it deserves a unique name, but I've stated that well enough.

aye we have all got our points across, are views are our own. The topic ran away on such a technicality, and has been pointless since.

[Rowyne]

aye we have all got our points across, are views are our own. The topic ran away on such a technicality, and has been pointless since.

Too true. /bow

[OMEGA_HACK]

In Crisis Core (PSP) you could transform materia into stronger materia so this follows the basic principles of this system, save for you are upgrading a weapon into materia instead of materia into materia.

[Apricoth]

Several, several pages later I make my comment! I love the idea of materia in FFXIV. It feels like it adds a of customization to your armor and weapons. I would say this would motivate me to continue on ranking up weaver.

[Bayohne]

We checked in to get some more answers based on the discussion going on thus far. Of course this isn't an exhaustive list, but should give some more insight into the system.

Are there any unique/untradeable gear that you can’t attach materia to?

While unique/untradeable gear is not directly related, there are some items that cannot have materia attached to it. Also, there are some items that you cannot convert into materia as well.

Will materia be stored in your inventory? I’m worried about running out of inventory space again.

We are considering storing them in your inventory.

Will you be able to sell equipment that has materia attached to it?

You will be able to trade, etc. the same as before you attached materia. If you could trade it before, you can trade it after attachment.

By attaching materia to lower rank armor/weapons, if the stats on the item get too high wouldn’t it destroy game balance?

We have prepared a feature to prevent this. Specifically, you will not be able to attach high stat materia to low rank items.

[Delmontyb]

Thanks Bayohne, I like that I can buy/sell/trade items that have Materia attached, this makes me happy.

[Chrees]

You will be able to trade, etc. the same as before you attached materia. If you could trade it before, you can trade it after attachment.

While this is great news, I wonder how this will affect searching for gear in the market wards. I really don't want to have to go see every single item on the list, which will no doubt be priced differently depending on what materia is attached to it, just to find the one I want.

I can only hope that they're working on revamping the market ward UI to show any materia that is attached to the item right there on the search screen.