can someone explain why piece by piece is useful for the 3 star crafts?

So i saw a thread suggesting the use of piece by piece but i don't see why its useful. Please help.

I haven't looked into the 3-star crafts much but I would imagine that from the beginning of a craft, 1/3 of the progress > Rapid Synthesis.

It gives you 1/3 of whatever progress you have remaining. If you use it at zero progress, that means it's an immediate jump to 33%. Use it a second time (without any other Synthesis moves) and it puts you at ~55%. That's more progress than you'll get out of other Synthesis moves.

PBP is useless when you have enough Craftsmanship for Standard Synthesis to give more than 1/3 progress, since they cost the same. It's going to take a heck of a lot of Craftsmanship for that to be the case with 3-star recipes. See here.

Because 3 stars have roughly 450 difficulty, using Piece by Piece will give you better progress than Careful Synthesis II and Standard Synthesis even if you have Ingenuity II up.

I don't use PbP and I HQ 3* crafts every time. I don't see how it is useful either.

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Originally Posted by TheDunk

I don't use PbP and I HQ 3* crafts every time. I don't see how it is useful either.

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whats your rotation?

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Originally Posted by TheDunk

I don't use PbP and I HQ 3* crafts every time. I don't see how it is useful either.

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Useful != necessary.

CZ>IQ>Ingenuity2>Waste Not>CSx6>CZ>SH2>Waste Not2>Hastyx4>SH2>Hastyx3>Manipulation>SH2>Hastyx2>SH2>Great Strides>(Innovation if 1ToTT)>Ingenuity 2(2 ToTT)>Byregot's>CS2


-- There is a little more to it than that, but its on a per craft basis...I'm sure you can figure it out if you try

Ingenuity II + SEVEN Careful Synthesis II's will finish a 3 star recipe.

Steady Hand I + Piece by Piece x2 + Ingenuity II + THREE Careful Synthesis will finish a 3 star recipe.

One method reduces your Durability seven times. The other reduces your durability 5 times. Rotations that gamble on Hasty Touch's may not need Piece by Piece.

What's your craftmanship at. Also how much progress are you getting from Careful Synthesis II under Ingenuity II effect