Novus weapon upgrade system findings

[Nekodar]

I had a revelation after seeing that you can have more than 2 stats on your weapon.

Instead of doing tier IVs, you could add in another stat to make up for it to reach 75 to finish it.

Artemis Bow Novus could potentially be

determination: 23
critical hit rate: 33
accuracy: 19

instead of

determination 31
critical hit rate: 44

This would save you from having to do tier IVs. You'd only have to do I, II and III. This build would still be superior to the unweathered rosenbogen, which is 31 critical hit rate and 44 skill speed.

A distribution that requires no or few tier IVs is likely what most people will go for, for materia where IV cost significantly more than III.
When I checked the market board today for materia I myself need, III and IV had roughly the same cost though.