Square Enix's RNG

[IronSoup]

The RNG for crafting is the same than the RNG to loot. If you wanna test it, it's pretty simple.

Example:
A Titan weapon chest.
5 people looting on the item.
The looting numbers were: 6-45-72-94-98.
The 98 got the item.

If you want to apply the RNG loot numbers to crafting, you can. Picture the looting numbers as "minimum %quality required for HQ". It is that simple. With the above example, even if you'd get 92% chance of HQ on your 5 crafts, 2 out of the 5 would have given a NQ because you were unlucky with the RNG system.

This is how the system works.

BUT there is a way to "exploit" (counter) the RNG system for crafting... just achieve 100% HQ.

[Rivienne]

BUT there is a way to "exploit" the RNG system for crafting... just achieve 100% HQ.

Looking at this type of "exploit": for gathering this also exists on 5 chance nodes once you reach level 25? or 30. I can't remember: gather 4 100% items (shards if the item you want isn't), then solid reason, and deep vigor. 5th item is 100% chance of HQ. This still means the best you can get is 1 HQ mat for every 4 NQ, or 1 HQ mat for 4 shards though. And only every 5 nodes, and only if you recover enough GP first.