Quote Originally Posted by scarebearz View Post
Some crafters have made a decent amount of gil from 4*, but the majority (especially those just getting into it) will be facing huges loses, considering how much it costs to get Supra/meld offhands/books etc.
The only longevity any gear has is for spirit binding. Materia doesn't really degrade. Gear ilvl comes and goes, but the materia you throw into it doesn't discriminate against this. And thanks to overmeld failure as well as Novus progression will be in demand for a long time.