Please Remove the Materia Melding Crafter Restriction

[RhaegarFFXIFenrir]

Before 3.3, the only gear which could be melded with materia was crafted gear. Melding the materia into a piece of gear typically is done by the same crafting class that made the gear. The system was good and it made sense. Now, however, end game raid and token gear are coming with materia sockets. As these gears are not crafted, we shouldn't have to hunt down a crafter in order to meld materia into them. Simply put, what was previously a sensible system now no longer makes sense for the current gear. I get that finding a crafter is more of an inconvenience than anything else; however, doing away with the crafter-only restriction makes complete sense now that we're getting meldable gear from alexander and lore tomes.

[Evangela]

It never made sense. Cloud and other FFVII characters never needed a specialist to put some balls in the holes.

[Kaurie]

It never made sense. Cloud and other FFVII characters never needed a specialist to put some balls in the holes.

I agree with the OP and even more so you. I never understood why a crafter is the only one who can meld.

+1 to removing the restriction.

[Amelia_Pond_Behemoth]

It never made sense. Cloud and other FFVII characters never needed a specialist to put some balls in the holes.

However, a specialist WAS required for similar functions in FF10.

[Jacien]

It never made sense. Cloud and other FFVII characters never needed a specialist to put some balls in the holes.

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[drmambo1999]

never mind my original post. :P I found a guide that explained everything I was wondering RIGHT after I posted it. XD (Always happens) Anyway I do agree with this. It is a minor inconvenience, but one that shouldn't be a thing anymore with the new end game gear.

[Billeffingmurray]

never mind my original post. :P I found a guide that explained everything I was wondering RIGHT after I posted it. XD (Always happens) Anyway I do agree with this. It is a minor inconvenience, but one that shouldn't be a thing anymore with the new end game gear.

Do you have a link for this guide?

[Slappah]

I'm not sure I see why it's a big deal

Go to idleshire, shout "need someone to meld xxxx"

Get it melded

Man what an inconvenience :\

[RhaegarFFXIFenrir]

Derio,

How would this make crafters useless? If you're going to make such a bold claim I expect you to back it up. Consider that most of the Orchestrations are crafted. Most of the in demand glamour gear is crafted. There's i220 gear that is crafted that endgamers are buying in bulk. Crafters are an integral part in the relic quests too. Tell me, how would putting melding in the hands of everyone somehow make crafters useless?

[Colorful]

I'm not sure I see why it's a big deal

Go to idleshire, shout "need someone to meld xxxx"

Get it melded

Man what an inconvenience :\

It's more inconvenient than it should be, that's what the OP is about. It's no different than not requiring a mage class to create portals to cities like in other MMOPRGs, is it a big deal? No, but it's nice to be able to do it yourself.