Animus to Zeta by Heavensward release questions

[h0tNstilettos]

*snip* text limit lol, and edit doesn't seem to work when wanting to post part of a quote

Oh okay, I sort of get it, but then how do I know best in slot stats for said job. There's this here http://www.ffxivguild.com/ffxiv-novu...materia-guide/

But the person that made that said it is personal preference, and they give a nice explanation of their preference. I still don't get it. Does each materia give 1 point.

Some acc is pretty good for Longinus. I'd spend as much Gil as possible on DET and then split the rest between acc and crit. You can probably finish for 1-2 mil instead of capping crit and DET for 8-10mil. You can then use that acc to swap gear around.

Guess I won't have zeta by Heavensward release as I am going for BiS stats even if that means taking beyond Heavensward release. So if I have to spirit bond, I'm not sure how one goes about intentionally spirit bonding. Spirit bonding high level gear takes far too long, and I don't have that equipment that boosts SB except 1 or 2 pieces, and I know there's SB potions.

[Keydah]

Oh okay, I sort of get it, but then how do I know best in slot stats for said job. There's this here http://www.ffxivguild.com/ffxiv-novu...materia-guide/

But the person that made that said it is personal preference, and they give a nice explanation of their preference. I still don't get it. Does each materia give 1 point.

Yeah, each materia gives one point. Think of it as attaching one item to it instead of melding a materia to it.

It kinda is personal preference, as everyone does something different in the game - some people want to pummel things with dps and crit hard (max crit and det = max dps and holy crit batman), some want accuracy so they're less locked to specific gear for meeting Coil accuracy caps, etc. If you google "dragoon novus" you'll come across a ton of discussions about it on various sites. In the end, you'll just have to decide what you want to put in it and how you want to mix it. Basically, crit & det are awesome, and accuracy is great, too. You can't really mess it up unless you go and put 44 skill speed on it. :P

Also, keep in mind that you can edit the stats you put on one-by-one (you receive the fully melded scroll back and can replace whatever without losing the others) later on anytime. Even if you have zeta. You only need to get another alex (you'll still need it for each slot you replace) and the materia you want to meld over the old one.

[h0tNstilettos]

Sorry for double post, but I completely understand the Novus step now, and I also found out that 31 det, 22 crit, and 22 acc is optimal stats for Gaia Bolg Novus scroll which are the same stats from the link I showed earlier. The reason being is because for every stat you have at least 22 points in grants a bonus to stats. Since det is the most important you want to max that at 31, then the next most important being crit and acc, you want them both at exactly 22 for a bonus each. If you had it different like 23 acc and 21 crit, you'd only get a bonus from 23 acc and not the crit.