new Perception requirement is stupid

[Jojoya]

I call BS on this statement. I have full HQ Pactmaker's set with an extra +328 Perception and I'm sitting at 3560 Perception without food or drafts!

What am I doing wrong?

Why do you think something is wrong? All you need is a cheap food to get the last 40 Perception you need and you're at 3600.

If you're fully pentamelded, then you either prioritized the wrong materia type or used lower grades of materia than you could have (or both). But you still only need food to make up the last 40 points.