Crafting takes too long and the mini-game is boring

[Reika]

There's plenty skill in crafting if you want to pop out +2 and +3s. But no matter what the system is you'll never add any skill to simple skill up synths.

I agree some changes can be made to the user interface to make it faster such as that continue leaves have being applied to every synth, but leave the actual synthing alone.

You can already do fast synths of low rank items, that's what hasty hand is for. Most of the time spent in a hasty hand synth is preparing it, so add that continue button and you'll be synthing low rank stuff at insane speeds. I think the ability itself could be improved, such as when the hasty hand action fails. It shouldn't sometimes immediately destroy the item.

Then why did I just HQ3 an alch recipie, making 8 fire crystals instead of 2, using no skills and standard synth? Also I have 0 int. A little over 200 qual, since it was a +2 Miter shell.

Meanwhile, I get NQ after getting over 500 qual on iron nuggets while actually trying to HQ. 126 Mnd.

Does spamming enter take skill?

Bottom line is, the reward for taking your time to raise the quality of a synthesis is not present. It is all random as hell. RNG. Which goes back to the OP's point: Crafting takes too long, is boring, and involves no skill.

[Xenor]

Then why did I just HQ3 an alch recipie, making 8 fire crystals instead of 2, using no skills and standard synth? Also I have 0 int. A little over 200 qual, since it was a +2 Miter shell.

Meanwhile, I get NQ after getting over 500 qual on iron nuggets while actually trying to HQ. 126 Mnd.

Does spamming enter take skill?

Bottom line is, the reward for taking your time to raise the quality of a synthesis is not present. It is all random as hell. RNG. Which goes back to the OP's point: Crafting takes too long, is boring, and involves no skill.

The point is you'd get more HQ3s if you took the time to boost that quality over 500/600 quality. There's little skill involved in HQ3ing a low rank synth anyway. Now go make me a +3 crab bow or vintage haubergeon and then we'll talk.

HQing has got to have a random factor, because if you make shit guaranteed HQs based on quality then you flood the market with HQs and they become worthless rather quickly. But I seem to remember you're one of those who is quite keen on every item being worthless.

[Reika]

Expected....