Novus weapon upgrade system findings

[Cyfer]

Ok, now I am completely lost. My Novus BLM staff has INT and KON as main stats and DET and SS as 3rd and 4th stats. I thought these stats (DET/SS) can be changed/replaced or is it so that you have SIX stats if you upgrade to Novus? Can't imagine it to be this way although it would rock.

It will replace your 3rd and 4th stats

[Avisaia]

Can anyone show off some other screenies of other weapons? If you have 'em, I'd be thrilled to see!

[Finuve]

Simple break down of the quest.
Getting Alexandrite -
1. Daily quest for a mysterious map gives one each day. Requires you to do the Expert Roulette(can do as a group).

So how do you start this quest? I didn't see it in the notes.

[TomTom1968]

[...]Getting Alexandrite -
1. Daily quest for a mysterious map gives one each day. Requires you to do the Expert Roulette(can do as a group).
2. 800 myth for more maps fro Rowena.
3. Fate grind(prob has the same drop rate as an Atma since they share the same pop-up when you get one)[...]

Thanks for the summary. 2 questions about it:

1) What has Expert Roulette to do with the map? Isn't it something you need a Level 50 DOL for? Is it a drop that can only be obtained through Expert roulette?
2) Can you wear any weapon for these FATES or do you need an Animus weapon to make them drop?

BTW, the Patch notes are a Joke regarding Novus. It is just general blabla leaving you alone with 1.000 questions lol.

[melflomil]

Nope, or at least I don't think it is. Main stats are VIT, MND, DEX, STR and INT because your main weapon always has VIT. Tanks always have STR, healers always have MND etc. So technically you can add PIE, CRT, DTM, SPS, SKP and PRY to any weapon. What I want to know is if I can add DEX to my WAR weapon.

[TomTom1968]

It will replace your 3rd and 4th stats

Sorry for beeing a pain in the ass with all my questions but the Patch notes make it a kind of mystery to me lol. Can I only replace these stats? I would like to keep one of them and upgrade it. Is that possible?

[Tannlore]

When i tried to meld grade II, III or IV, it said "Materia of a different grade must be used to progress this meld.

When I tried Grade I, it said "You do not possess any Alexandrites."

Hmm are you only able to use one per tier? Because that would only make: 2 + 4 + 6 + 9 = 21. Wonder if you can put in more via tier, or have to get another scroll?

[Duuude007]

1) What has Expert Roulette to do with the map? Isn't it something you need a Level 50 DOL for? Is it a drop that can only be obtained through Expert roulette?

The daily quest to get a free map requires completing 1 expert roulette. That's it.

2) Can you wear any weapon for these FATES or do you need an Animus weapon to make them drop?

Has to be animus. Yeah, I know.

Yeah... I know.

Hmm are you only able to use one per tier? Because that would only make: 2 + 4 + 6 + 9 = 21. Wonder if you can put in more via tier, or have to get another scroll?

IF each sphere scroll can only hold 5, then you'd need 15 scrolls for novus... Please dont suggest that, it makes my head explode, lol...

...and its 1 stat point for the grade 1, rather than the 2 said materia "normally" would provide.

[Luciano_Bozzelli]

Why did that silly girl NPC tell me that I can only do 5 materia per scroll? What was she talking about?

[Enepttastic]

Hmm are you only able to use one per tier? Because that would only make: 2 + 4 + 6 + 9 = 21. Wonder if you can put in more via tier, or have to get another scroll?

Was already proven right before servers went back down. Second meld requires another grade I.