Synergy ruined crafting for me

[Aequis]

I also really dislike Synergy. I'm unsure as to where the idea of adding this "new craft" came from, but I believe it was contrived from how the crafting system in FFXIV beta worked (and it worked badly). Lv.27 Synergy so far on Aeq, so I have actually tried to level it seriously.

One of the things that really irks me about Synergy is that you can get guaranteed HQs on things you would not get on your base craft. For example, Fragrant Antica Broth. In Cooking this is a HQ result - HQ1/2/3 produces 2/4/8 jugs of F.Antica Broth. In Synergy, with the same materials this results in an NQ of 6 jugs of F.Antica broth, then HQ1/2 of 12/18 jugs.

It's not an incentive to level Synergy, Square-Enix. We've already levelled our base crafts (sometimes across multiple characters) with gil and time. It feels to us that you're undermining what we have worked for, and just trying to nudge us towards levelling Synergy. We don't want to - we just want to craft in our chosen fields, and still turn a profit. *shrugs*

[Orenwald]

@Aequis they made the synergy recipes for the BST jugs always HQ as a way to throw a bone to BSTs, because at that point NQ broths were a waste of ingredients.

Also: I like synergy, although skilling it is boring, actually trying to successfully make an item and HQ the synth is boatloads of fun.... Plus I hate crystal sythesis... oooo yay I get to throw junk in a crystal and pray... totally my style

[Tsukino_Kaji]

@Aequis they made the synergy recipes for the BST jugs always HQ as a way to throw a bone to BSTs, because at that point NQ broths were a waste of ingredients.

Also: I like synergy, although skilling it is boring, actually trying to successfully make an item and HQ the synth is boatloads of fun.... Plus I hate crystal sythesis... oooo yay I get to throw junk in a crystal and pray... totally my style

No, they just have higher values, you still need to synergy right to HQ. I never use synergy to make them either.

[Orenwald]

No, they just have higher values, you still need to synergy right to HQ. I never use synergy to make them either.

You misunderstand. The synergy recipes for the older jug pets are all HQ pets, no Lv20~40 rubbish.

[Tsukino_Kaji]

You misunderstand. The synergy recipes for the older jug pets are all HQ pets, no Lv20~40 rubbish.

I'm also saying that you can make them without synergy.

[foxie]

I have too agree that synergy has ruined crafting.
I have 89 gold with all others capped at 60 and also a 100 alch mule.
my mule dosent have synegy and it is now gimped because of that, annoys the hell out of me as it took me time and gil to get it to 100
It annoys me so much when i see a new recipe comming and its for synergy.
I havent seen any new recipes for goldsmith or alchemy in ages.
I have skilled up synergy to 60 on my main char, but only because i am unable to make any new stuff if i hadnt.
Personaly i would like them to delete synergy and give the abilities to normal crafts ( no loss of items etc)
At the very least they should make normal craft versions of synergy recipes , to aid the poor souls who got crafting to high levels, that are now next to useless

[Godofgods]

We've already levelled our base crafts (sometimes across multiple characters) with gil and time. It feels to us that you're undermining what we have worked for, and just trying to nudge us towards levelling Synergy. We don't want to - we just want to craft in our chosen fields, and still turn a profit. *shrugs*

agreed.
When i first heard about synergy (before it was impelemnted) the idea sounded intertersting. A new way to combin all your diffrent crafts youve leveled.. interesting. But the implamentation of it was horrid. Litterlay every aspect of it i find dissapointing.

[Tsukino_Kaji]

Synergy doesn't require an crafts leveled. You only need to PT with someone that has the craft.
Just make friends with a synergist.

[Godofgods]

i didnt spend years lvling my craft inorder to have to find someone else to help make something

[annewandering]

I detest synergy. It wouldnt be bad working with other people on some items but to have it take over crafting completely is sickening.
Crafting is fun. It requires thought and planning. Synergy is impossible for me because of my arthritis and complete lack of dexterity which is infuriating to be honest. It has taken all the fun out of crafting.
Every time I see a new WW craft I think great! Then I see its synergy and not really ww at all.
It wouldnt be so bad if it was SEPARATE from the other crafts and wasnt the favorite son with the rest of us booted to the curb.
Please SE take pity on us. We are not RMTs and dont deserve to be hit with the ban RMT club used on them.