Quote Originally Posted by LordSaviour View Post
If you notice it says, Stat increase of +0, Don't Meld the materia. Pretty simple really.
Please re-read my posts. The issue I have been describing is the inconvenience of not knowing equipment stat cap prior to attempting a meld.

The game should provided information regarding an item's stat caps, in some manner, prior to actually attempting to meld materia to the equipment.