Equipment Upgrade

[Madame Adequate]

So, like, I don't get it. I upgrade a weapon, then I find a new one in a treasure chest, but since my old one is upgraded it's already better than the new one so what the heck is the point of ever changing gear?

The new weapons seem to gain more stats when you upgrade them, or they have their own unique things like Procyons' Stagger Maintenance. But it does seem a bit of an odd situation.

Edit: Rye found a thread online somewhere which said you need 36 of the cheap items - 80 gil ones from Creature Comfort - to get up to triple EXP. I've not yet tested the extent to which this is accurate but so far it's serving me well.

We found a place to grindRight now we're in Chapter 9 and we're fighting a load of enemies who drop Credit Chips and Incentive Chips, which are very good money. There are a couple of save points with a screen change in between; it's a great place to grind out some equipment levelling.