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As a related point, I recently read that crystal items cannot be forcefully degraded to a seed or recharged to full from their current degraded state, leaving you with a somewhat redundant item due to lacking certain bonuses and not being renewable until it has been used in combat until it eventually reverts to a seed.
If this question passes its poll, I think it'll help with the problem you're describing.
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The fee for imbuing the crystal equipment would be reduced if the equipment is nearly worn out already.
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So if you've got a shield on 4/10, and you don't want to use it in combat because its stats are poor, you can get it imbued at NZ. You'll be charged 4/10 of the price that you'd pay for imbuing a pristine shield, and your shield's stats will be restored to their max level.
13-Sep-2013 17:13:33