T5 Crafting/Gathering Materia, WHY THE DELAY

[Irisviel-]

Yeah my plan at the moment is offhands, accessories, belt, chest, mainhand. In that order, I hope to get a few T5 crafts so I can be well melded, but I am still debating on buying the mainhand with tokens versus melding. :/

I would just buy the 180 versions of the main hands. The 4 CP is the only reason to obtain them and 468 vs 472 CP is negligible at best because it doesn't change any rotation (at least that I have found). You will have enough stats to do 3-star crafting without Vs, by the way.

We know the ballpark for 3-star crafting because it absolutely has to be balanced around the 180 set, so the required craftsmanship will be from 800 to 865, most likely the lower end of that range, likely 818 craftsmanship & 795 control.