Quote Originally Posted by Gamemako View Post
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I ask because spending all this money on a set that is marginally better after a significant amount of melding is going to leave him dissatisfied - the gains aren't as huge as you think.

Just swapping your 30 point allotment around can show you you'd need more than just 30~ stats to make a change (regarding DEX/Parry/DET) - for example every 10.5 (alternating tiers basically 10/11) Skill Speed is .01 off your GCD for example. Thal's balls that's 100 SS for .1 ~ all MNK should stack that SS for posterity!

The same applies for DEX 29/30 DEX ~ 1/2% or +.01 to that there Parry Rating. If it's worth doing it to you - go ahead. Most people will look at that and scoff - as I do - because it's stupid to sink so much effort into something that will not only cost you time/effort/money/patience but it will likely be rendered obsolete when new content gear and new craft gear get's added a few months down the road.

It may cost the same Philo - but it costs gil or time to get Materia. It takes having a craft or a friend with a craft and the catalysts - and for what? Marginal increases - a more even distribution of stats across a wider range of stats. Minimal or unnoticeable gains.

I'm not going to spend the time to build up a set like this; but kudos to the OP or yourself if you do. (: