Hi tachikoma,

I agree with Peregrine here that using a +3 Item to get the best version of a Materia is *not* the way to go.

That'd lead to DOUBLE the amount of NQ and +1, +2 items flooding the market right now, because the hardcore would try twice as hard to get TWO of every +3 item. A few people suggested a better solution in that the +3 Item (and any HQ version) would just give you a slight % chance increase to get an HQ, but a NQ would also give you that chance.

That way, NQ and HQ items are roughly equal in Materia Conversion and you don't have people flooding the market even worse than it is now.

But I love your idea about Gaining Attachment Points based on Monster Rank. I think is a good solution to add to Peregrine's running list:

Quote Originally Posted by tachikoma View Post
2. What if the points you earn are based on the type of mob your fighting? fight high lvl NM's -> get monster AP,
Grind crappy low lvl mobs (think what bots do all day long) -> get little to no AP. This keeps the botters from grinding materia.
I think this is one possible solution to prevent RMT / Botters from exploiting it too much. For the real players fighting Rank-Appropriate Mobs (R55 Raptors, NMs, etc.) they'll get way more Attachment Points vs. an RMT Botter who is grinding R1 Star Marmots all day.