Novus weapon upgrade system findings

[Shea]

Infuse 29 for Det Savage Might Grade IV on Sphere Scroll: Stardust Rod. Chance 70% Result: +1 Det
Infuse 30 for Det Savage Might Grade IV on Sphere Scroll: Stardust Rod. Chance 60% Result: +1 Det
Infuse 31 for Det Savage Might Grade IV on Sphere Scroll: Stardust Rod. Chance 50% Result: +1 Det
Amazingly no failures; no further pictures or posts on my part are needed I think with the results I read above. Good luck all.

Total Infusions on scroll: 32
+1/44 Crit
+31/31 Det

[Darte]

Can you use lesser grade materias with a lower chance to succeed? Or are you forced to use higher grades at certain points?

[Shea]

Can you use lesser grade materias with a lower chance to succeed? Or are you forced to use higher grades at certain points?

Forced to go up grade as you get more infuses on a stat.

[Zaiken]

I'm confused about Novus Upgrade, are the 2 bottom status being replaced when we upgrade? So when upgrading a Paladin Novus Weapon with Det and Crit, you lose accuracy?

[LunarEmerald]

I'm confused about Novus Upgrade, are the 2 bottom status being replaced when we upgrade? So when upgrading a Paladin Novus Weapon with Det and Crit, you lose accuracy?

Yes. They are replaced with what you infuse the sphere scroll with. If you want to keep accuracy as a paladin then you have to infuse it.

[Dano]

these novus weapons are alot better than gerolt's works with the new findings.

[Ooshima]

these novus weapons are alot better than gerolt's works with the new findings.

Which personally I wouldn't mind given this damned level of grind, but again, if you are a above average raider you might have the HA weapon before you get a Novus (unless you are all out to grind Novus).

[Dano]

Which personally I wouldn't mind given this damned level of grind, but again, if you are a above average raider you might have the HA weapon before you get a Novus (unless you are all out to grind Novus).

yea i don't mind, i think it's a good sidegrade if you are dealing with horrible RNG on T9 drops. People that are pushing content already have the gerolt weapons way before Novus's implementation, this would be a weapon to work towards in the long run.

[Donjo]

these novus weapons are alot better than gerolt's works with the new findings.

Not a lot better... only barely better. Sure, you can put BiS stats into every single Novus, but I showed a few posts up(or the previous page, depending on where this lands), that the secondaries on a weapon appear to account for very little of the power the weapon slot gives you. The difference between the worst Gerolt Weapon and the best Novus would still be in the ballpark of 1-2% additional power in that slot(Note: Not a overall 1-2% increase in damage. I'm only talking about the contribution of a single equipment slot). Sure, this could amount to 1 more damage per action over the course of a fight, and that adds up over time, but it's not the end of the world if it's not there either. I don't believe that any Novus can beat High Allagan Weapons though, for what it's worth.

[Nekodar]

Not a lot better... only barely better. ...

I'm still leaning towards a non-BiS distribution of materia for my Thyrus as I don't think the materia cost is worth the last few det that can be gained with BiS.

I'm sure there will be players calling me an idiot for not going BiS, but I don't really care.