Quote Originally Posted by Marxam View Post
DO you really want to the books for each set, then meld it with the optimal materias for the bis stats, then grind out lights till your eyes bleed?

It would be much easier if SE allowed us to put materia on it. AF is only meant as an introductory to endgame armor so I doubt they will go any farther than just giving the AF2's and augmentation to dye it.
Who says the grind has to be per piece or the process equally time consuming as the weapons?

Curtana + Holy Shield isn't twice as difficult to obtain as the other items because it's two pieces, is it?