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

[Kio]

I never know what materia to buy because I have no way of knowing what materia (grade level and variety) I can actually apply to something I wish to meld. This has made me shy away from the melding system entirely. This information really does need to be displayed somewhere prior to the actual acquisition of the materia. I like the previously mentioned idea of gear surveyor NPC.

[Zeddy]

I never know what materia to buy because I have no way of knowing what materia (grade level and variety) I can actually apply to something I wish to meld. This has made me shy away from the melding system entirely. This information really does need to be displayed somewhere prior to the actual acquisition of the materia. I like the previously mentioned idea of gear surveyor NPC.

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.

[fixitman]

I presently have PLD at 49, all DoH at 45, and all DoL over 40. Due to the hidden stat caps, I have yet to bother with melding my own gear. I'm waiting until level 50 with the best gear I can get, before dealing with it. I keep hoping SE will realize how frustrating the present system is and eventually fix it. Sadly, I may have to accept that this will not be the case

[abzoluut]

Does someone have a good point on why SE keeps these caps/thresholds secret? Not only for materia, I'm talking all of them (parry/acc etc).

It's been about 4 months now since original release, so of course there is a lot of information regarding this because of great people who try to help the community.

Shouldn't SE provide us with information on: acc caps per content, parry thresholds, secondary stat melding caps and whatnot?

I'm starting to think they don't even know, it's really bugging me.

[Zeddy]

Does someone have a good point on why SE keeps these caps/thresholds secret? Not only for materia, I'm talking all of them (parry/acc etc).
Shouldn't SE provide us with information on: acc caps per content, parry thresholds, secondary stat melding caps and whatnot?
I'm starting to think they don't even know, it's really bugging me.

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).

[Feilina]

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.

[abzoluut]

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.