Novus Vs the Un-Weathered Weapons...what gives?

[Reynhart]

That's completely irrelevant though, as there is a jump in weapon damage. You would be better off comparing a Novus to an unweathered weapon.

When I say "I've compared", of course I took into account the increased weapon damage in the calculation. The difference is still "only" 6%.

The OP asked if Novus is worth it :
- Is it better than unweathered ? Undoubtedly, even if the difference is not groundbreaking
- Is it worth the gil spent ? A cheap Novus is still better, and there's not much item to spend lots of gils into anyway, so yes, it's worth it.