Quote:In accordance with revisions to the battle system, adjustments have been made to the materia system as well as the effectiveness of various items in FFXIV: ARR.
We advise all players to review the changes to the materia system listed below. Further details on item changes will be disclosed at a later date.
Quote:1. Overall Changes to the Materia System
Quote:In order to make the materia crafting system more intuitive, the following changes have been made:
- Stat variation within grades of materia have been abolished.
- The number of materia grades has been increased to five.
- Catalysts have been consolidated into five grades of one type.
- Gear-type restrictions on materia have been abolished; it will be possible to meld them to accessories.
- Gear and any materia already affixed to said gear will no longer be lost as a result of a failed melding attempt.
- You will no longer need to unequip gear in order to attach materia to it.
- Materia have been consolidated into 24 varieties.
- Materia created will now be based on gear class rather than gear slot. For example, a cobalt cuirass worn by Disciples of War is more likely to create materia for a tanking class, whereas a felt robe worn by Disciples of Magic is more likely to create materia for a casting class.
And it goes on from there.
I'm personally really excited about it, since I used so much materia in 1.0.
Pro:
- Less risk with multiple materia melding
- Simplified catalysts
- Simplified materia; no more garbage
- All old, "cracked" materia can be traded for new materia or "special currency"
- Materia fits on accessories
- Gear can have multiple materia slots
- New materia that reduces spell cast and recast times, and weaponskill recast times (so, pseudo-Haste)
- Spiritbond takes "significantly longer"
- The provenance of successfully multiple-melded gear, and the Gambler's Crown (which I have), is diminished slightly due to decreased risk
- Cracked materia can't be split from its gear; it's converted "as is"
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