Quote Originally Posted by Mightion View Post
My stats top out at 2289 Craftmanship for ARM, slightly less for BSM and GSM, Control is in the 2161-2174 range, while my CP is 482. :/
I'm using Popotoes au Gratin for food..
I don't use macros.. though am now open to it..
When you meld you want to cap CP. It may not be the first materia that you meld into each gear piece, but you want to plan to max out your CP.

Craftsmanship is a bit nebulous to identify exactly how much you want to meld. First requirement is the minimum craftsmanship to be able to even attempt that recipe. Beyond that you'll need to make sure you have enough craftsmanship to fit all your progress into a desired number of synth steps. Just do not over do melding craftsmanship.

And then toss everything else into control.