Take the 2-minute tour ×  I'm well into disc 2 and I'm still a
little lost with the weapon upgrade system.  I don't know how to
compare the weapons when they are different levels, and I'm also
a little confused when choosing components to rise their level.
Could anyone help?  share|improve this question  2 Answers 2  up
vote 9 down vote accepted  Two of the best weapon components you
can buy (cheap and effective) are Sturdy Bone (80 Gil) and
Superconductor (840 Gil).  All you have to do is continuously
pour Sturdy Bones into your weapon, until it tells you that you
have a 3x bonus (should take at least a couple dozen). When this
happens, pour as many Superconductors as you can afford into
that weapon. This is effectively the best strategy for turning
Gil into weapon levels, and it worked great for me.  The general
stradegy is to add organic components (indicated by the claw
icon) to the weapon to add to its bonus multiplier. Once the
multiplier reaches its maximum (x3), add a bunch of mechanical
components (i