Because of that, most of us only rely on Tier IV materia, and saving Tier V for chest, mainhand and offhand. Those 3 items have HUGE caps, and really need Tier V.
Yet, whether you want that craft or control is entirely up to you. I didn't even meld my last slot for my choker yet. And I am doing just fine. Ch39 in my 3.0 crafting guide has some examples there :)
I dun have materia V yet, but based on ur experience if u want to cap meld something, which one is better?
opt 1: cant reach control cap (-1 ctrl) but cheaper choice
opt 2: more expensive (need to meld IV to slot 4 and 5), but stats cap reached (also some wasted +2 craftmanship there)
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