The Novus grind is getting easier...but the Animus...isn't...?

[Alkel]

Not possible, unless you go with lower iLvL and not BiS, which means gimping yourself in general. Most BiS pieces do have Acc, even if you lack several points, you usually can gain those via food.

No matter how many tier IV you put in your novus, the T9 weapon will still be better.
If you want to go for BiS, its useless to burn tier IV materia on a novus, go for T9 instead.

And it will be the same with the next zodiac stage, there will always be another weapon with a better ilvl.

[Nero]

No matter how many tier IV you put in your novus, the T9 weapon will still be better.
If you want to go for BiS, its useless to burn tier IV materia on a novus, go for T9 instead.

And it will be the same with the next zodiac stage, there will always be another weapon with a better ilvl.

Yes, that is indeed true. Regardless though, if people go for Novus they should get the best possible options out of it, or they are wasting Time/Gil/whatever.