Quote Originally Posted by thegirth View Post
some consider it cheating, but if you make good gil, a ton of HP plus is nice , purchase at Cosmo or Mideel
It's not cheating since there is nothing really 'wrong' with that. That's like saying it's cheating to have one Restore materia on each party member at all times, or using Knights of the Round once. And yes, it's a great idea to have a bunch of HP Plus.

Restore is good to have, as well as Time. Steal is great.

I don't really go by character stats, though I try not to put too much Materia on Aeris early on until she has a good amount of Max HP. Other than that I just put on whatever Materia on whichever character I feel like.