This is EXACTLY what I was afraid of. We surely arent the only people who feel this way. I agree, and hope that SE will do something about this.
I was hoping that I just didnt see the information...but this is really troublesome. This gaming community shouldn't have to go through the work of cracking the code to gain a basic understanding of this pretty basic aspect of the game (put materia into materia slot or force meld materia onto an item). We shouldn't have to crunch a bunch of numbers or play with math formulas to figure out what materia to purchase for our gear.
I really hope SE addresses this.
I'm sure SE knows, however why they've chosen to keep the caps/thresholds secret boggles my mind. Part of me thinks they rolled out the materia aspect of the game halfheartedly.
I'm sure someone out there can make an argument supporting why SE should keep these caps/thresholds secret up until the moment you attempt to meld materia, but I doubt it'd be a good one.
I'm more interested in what SE has to say regarding all of this and see if they'd reconsider keeping item stat caps/thresholds secret (up until the moment the meld is attempted).
I see that as part of the game. Figuring out what caps there are is fun for me. Sure it isn't fun for everybody but finding it via google shouldn't be a porblem in times where guides are all around.
And, SE won't please everybody.
It is part of a game indeed. It's not when things remain unclear. This has nothing to do with pleasing everybody, it has to do with people who would like to know all about the game.