Decided to start pursuing this. Atma took me 2 days (seems I'm unlucky...). I don't think I can do a pace of more than 1 book per day. But I'll see how it goes.

Quote Originally Posted by Parawill View Post
Please remember if you do not have any Disciples of Hand or Land at 50 in combination with the lack of gil and friends (and/or FC Members) who are willing to supply you with the HQ Crafted item requirements and Materia Requirements, and the personal "want" of maxing out important secondary stats, that this will additional time.
I'm a bit fortunate here, I think. I do have a supportive FC with a number of high end crafters, and a deep gil budget... Though I'll probably still avoid tier IVs (if I get this far), it just seems unnecessary.