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SicketySix · **02-26-2015, 01:00 PM**

Ready to hear the biggest noob mistaken that FFXIV has ever seen or heard of???

So, I've never really got into the whole materia breaking down / melding etc. I figured I'd wait on all that till I hit 50.

But today I was curious and thought I'd start breaking down all the gear I had that was possible. So I just started going to town on everything, breaking down anything that I could......

Imagine my surprise when my dungeon qu poppedand all my gear was wipes out, switched to Gladiator, gear gone....

No warning whatsoever that I was breaking down gear that was in my gear sets.

Now, I only have 20,000 left to gear my 42 Bard class, and my level 40 Gladiator class all over again....

Dogberry · **02-26-2015, 01:03 PM**

So you ended up turning the gear you were using into materia?

Because I've done that, too. Twice.

**Unnamed Mercenary** · **02-26-2015, 01:03 PM**

I'm guilty of that. ...ran a dungeon in broken/glamour gear too.

SicketySix · **02-26-2015, 01:05 PM**

Oh thank god, thought I was surely the only one!

Warren Castille · **02-26-2015, 01:10 PM**

(02-26-2015, 01:05 PM)Manasas Reed Wrote: Oh thank god, thought I was surely the only one!

It's a tough lesson to learn, but you learned it: Only convert gear AFTER you replace it.

Did you at least get some materia worth selling to help recoup the loss? Sad

**Unnamed Mercenary** · **02-26-2015, 01:11 PM**

(02-26-2015, 01:05 PM)Manasas Reed Wrote: Oh thank god, thought I was surely the only one!

Not by any means! ...but if this was an end-game duty, I hope the party was ok... lol

If it was a low-level roulette or something, you can have gear off by 10-15 levels before anyone notices lol

Seye Qhesu · **02-26-2015, 01:13 PM**

Done it a few times as well. Put myself in a habit of dropping gear I want to keep on the retainer..switching through sets to make sure all pieces are accounted for and then going to town on breaking everything down.

Jancis · **02-26-2015, 01:14 PM**

Years of progression raiding in another game has given me a compulsive habit to re-equip my gear multiple times in a dungeon.Â Blush

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See if I can find you online to help the 'not naked' fund later tonight.

Gegenji · **02-26-2015, 01:28 PM**

(02-26-2015, 01:00 PM)Manasas Reed Wrote: No warning whatsoever that I was breaking down gear that was in my gear sets.

Ouch.

A way to help prevent that, if I may offer it, is that as long as it's in your Armory Inventory (as opposed to your normal bags) and part of a saved set... items that make up said set will have a little page icon in the bottom... right? of their slot. This shows that its part of a saved set. Making sure that little page is gone before converting or desynthing an item will make sure that you're not getting rid of anything you use.

I've been trying to get materia "naturally" as I level classes, so I will often convert anything after it gets replaced (and is 100%, of course). This also means I'll spam the "update this set" button after changing the loadout to make sure that said item I'm about to destroy isn't part of another set. Because I've had a similar situation happen before myself - albeit it was just a couple accessory items for my CNJ, but still...

Not fun.

SicketySix · **02-26-2015, 01:30 PM**

(02-26-2015, 01:10 PM)Warren Castille Wrote:
(02-26-2015, 01:05 PM)Manasas Reed Wrote: Oh thank god, thought I was surely the only one!

It's a tough lesson to learn, but you learned it: Only convert gear AFTER you replace it.

Did you at least get some materia worth selling to help recoup the loss?

Not sure, I wasn't able to check into any of it before I had to log and get ready for work. I'm hoping for a few decent pieces.

Hopefully between the materia, the 20k in gil I have, place the Grand Company tickets I was saving up should be enough to decently equip both classes back up!

Warren Castille · **02-26-2015, 01:33 PM**

(02-26-2015, 01:30 PM)Manasas Reed Wrote:
(02-26-2015, 01:10 PM)Warren Castille Wrote:
(02-26-2015, 01:05 PM)Manasas Reed Wrote: Oh thank god, thought I was surely the only one!

It's a tough lesson to learn, but you learned it: Only convert gear AFTER you replace it.

Did you at least get some materia worth selling to help recoup the loss?

Not sure, I wasn't able to check into any of it before I had to log and get ready for work. I'm hoping for a few decent pieces.

Hopefully between the materia, the 20k in gil I have, place the Grand Company tickets I was saving up should be enough to decently equip both classes back up!

There's also a few crafters who can likely whip up some level 40 stuff on the cheap. Paying MB prices is a little ridiculous considering you're going to be getting AF at 45, but I hope it works out.

Gegenji · **02-26-2015, 01:36 PM**

Hit me up in game tonight if you can. I have a 50 ARM and BSM and a bunch of extra ingots from rushing both to cap, I can probably help regear your Gladiator, at least.

SicketySix · **02-26-2015, 01:39 PM**

(02-26-2015, 01:36 PM)Gegenji Wrote: Hit me up in game tonight if you can. I have a 50 ARM and BSM and a bunch of extra ingots from rushing both to cap, I can probably help regear your Gladiator, at least.

That would be awesome, but keep in mind I don't have much in the way of repaying you

Gegenji · **02-26-2015, 01:45 PM**

(02-26-2015, 01:39 PM)Manasas Reed Wrote:
(02-26-2015, 01:36 PM)Gegenji Wrote: Hit me up in game tonight if you can. I have a 50 ARM and BSM and a bunch of extra ingots from rushing both to cap, I can probably help regear your Gladiator, at least.

That would be awesome, but keep in mind I don't have much in the way of repaying you

Who said anything about repaying me? Wink

A fellow RPCer crafted me a full set of HQ iron armor back when I was starting out (which I still have, thanks Dev!). So, the least I can do is pay that forward. If I ask you for anything, it'd most likely only be to grab me a material or two (like an Aldgoat Horn or something, some of the recipes have oddball materials) if I'm missing them to make you your gear.

Chris Ganale · **02-26-2015, 01:49 PM**

I have full crafting to 50 on Ganale and I'll be spending most of the night farming WoD on him, so I'll cover the gap that Chachan can't get with his crafts. Pro bono.

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