Am I missing something about Novus?

[FelisC]

Actually Novus is SCH's BiS until you get High Allagan tome, for example. And let's be honest, it isn't easy. Everyone's talking about High Allagan weapons as if they were accessible to everyone. So yes, even if it costs you a lot, I would rather make the best of it than a half assed stat one.

It's fine if you would rather have it, as long as you don't act like anyone not concerned with the < 1% difference their significantly cheaper build makes any difference in actually running content.