Can Someone Knowledgable or a Dev Please Address This Materia Question/Concern?

[Hybris-Maenad]

Right now, I have to leave the game and google specific items and their materia caps. IMO, I shouldn't have to leave the game to find information like this.

From the story you posted, you didn't use google and look it up.

Either way, Whiskey's method is close. Anything HQ on the marketboard will be automatically maxed on main stats and vit. Usually they'll have 2 secondary stats of which one will be maxed and the other will be short. Once you know the max for that peice of gear for that level, you'll know the numbers for all gears of that level for other classes.

[Zeddy]

From the story you posted, you didn't use google and look it up.

Either way, Whiskey's method is close. Anything HQ on the marketboard will be automatically maxed on main stats and vit. Usually they'll have 2 secondary stats of which one will be maxed and the other will be short. Once you know the max for that peice of gear for that level, you'll know the numbers for all gears of that level for other classes.

Thats the point. I subsequently used Google. Which, IMPO, seems a bit ridiculous. Instead of keeping this a secret to be found out on the interwebs or figured out by the folks like you, why not just make it clear IN THE GAME what the caps are? Then, I can come to folks like you IN THE GAME with the exact ingredients I need and a big smile on my face to get my materia melding on!