Am I missing something about Novus?

[Rufalus]

I just used 4 different stats to spread the cost so I never even needed any tier IV materia at all. I think you are right, there's no point in spending gil or time on getting to cap with only 2 stats. Just buy some cheap tier I-III materia, get your novus weapon and be done with it. It's still a novus, doesn't make a huge difference what secondary stats you use.

[Rydia13]

I just used 4 different stats to spread the cost so I never even needed any tier IV materia at all. I think you are right, there's no point in spending gil or time on getting to cap with only 2 stats. Just buy some cheap tier I-III materia, get your novus weapon and be done with it. It's still a novus, doesn't make a huge difference what secondary stats you use.

This logic scares me. What is the point in spending any time and effort at all then? Just leave it as Animus, put it in your retainer and call it a day. You're only wasting your own time and gil if you're not upgrading it correctly. It's not that difficult to do hunts for myth/alexandrites and SB gear for the proper materia ya know. At least do 25/25/25 like the OP mentioned, 4 stats is just butchering it.

[MasamuneBranford]

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[Rufalus]

This logic scares me. What is the point in spending any time and effort at all then? Just leave it as Animus, put it in your retainer and call it a day. You're only wasting your own time and gil if you're not upgrading it correctly. It's not that difficult to do hunts for myth/alexandrites and SB gear for the proper materia ya know. At least do 25/25/25 like the OP mentioned, 4 stats is just butchering it.

My novus weapon isn't butchered, it's an upgrade over animus no matter how you customise it. There is no correct way. All the 4 stats I chose do something beneficial and aren't useless. When you look at the hardcore people who do all the math, they tell you that these secondary stats make very very little difference anyway, and it's the core stats that you cannot customise that matter far more, especially weapon damage.

[Makado]

This logic scares me. What is the point in spending any time and effort at all then? Just leave it as Animus, put it in your retainer and call it a day. You're only wasting your own time and gil if you're not upgrading it correctly. It's not that difficult to do hunts for myth/alexandrites and SB gear for the proper materia ya know. At least do 25/25/25 like the OP mentioned, 4 stats is just butchering it.

Upgrading it correctly? That made me lol.

[JustaBard]

After spending so much time grinding atma, finishing the animus' books, and gathering 75 alexs why wouldn't you want your weapon to be the best it can be? Besides, it's not like there is so much content that you can't take your time to spiritbond as much as you need to. I didn't waste any $$ on my novus, but only the one I made spiritbonding.

That's how I look at it. I'm very happy with my 44 crit / 31 det novus bow.

Edit: I also have the high allagan bow.

[HorrorStory]

I agree. The cost-to-usefulness ratio for a 44/31 Novus is not much better than a build with 3 or 4 minor stats. You would only make a 44/31 if min-maxing was your goal. Then again, if you are a min-maxer, why would you build a Novus to begin with?