Been a while since I posted here, so bump, for great justice.

I recently crafted myself a Vintage Senechal Coatee, mostly to help my level 40ish crafters reach 50. Managed to HQ it rather easily.

That's when I decided to check what kind of materia I could drop into it. 3 slots, fitted a +5 craftsmanship, +3 control and +2 cp.

HQ level 44 Coatee + those 3 materias? Actually ends up 1 craftsmanship and 1 control above my level 50 class-specific bodies.

That... came as a huge surprise. I can use it so much earlier, on all jobs, and get such great performance, for something that required linen and a base item that sells for about 500 gil on Sargatanas.

I'm a bit at a loss for words here. I love my JSE, they look awesome. But I also need as many control and craftsmanship I can get my hands on, if I am to craft better gear.

Guess I'll have to start trying to HQ myself more gear, since the NQ are now essentially trash gear to be materia'd...