Talk:Giant's Halberd/@comment-83.97.172.209-20140615091040/@comment-4511886-20140709065121

Sure, it takes a while, but it's hardly balanced to allow it.

Spending a little time on farming will allow you to use a +4 Crystal, downgrade it, reascend it to +4. This would break the very concept of crystals, which is high damaging, but low durability, weaponry. Sure, the damage isn't a huge difference, but it's still there, which it shouldn't. Especially since Crystal +4 deals around the same damage that a +16 weapon would. (In theory, of course.)

From a lore perspective it also makes sense. Fire, Divine, Magic etc. are all "enchantmens" of some sort. The crystals would, however, directly affect the physical properties of the weapon, turning the materials in the blade, pommel or whatever, into crystal. And if the Crystals are to brittle to be repaired, I doubt they would stand being smashed out of the weapon they're in.