o.O Overkill on the crafting Dumb down?

[DoctorMog]

So, why are we revamping HQ items and synths?

I don't understand.

It works fine as it is now....

[NoctisUmbra]

So, why are we revamping HQ items and synths?

I don't understand.

It works fine as it is now....

Convoluted recipes and dominance of Luck as a factor.

It works. It doesn't work fine.

Not necessarily saying all the upcoming changes will make everything better, however that doesn't mean everything is fine as is either.

[MariyaShidou]

Because there's a Meteor hanging above our heads, we need Materia to shoot that down.

Or was it the other way around...

[darkstarpoet1]

So, why are we revamping HQ items and synths?

I don't understand.

It works fine as it is now....

it's called hello kitty mode crafting.

[Arcell]

it's called hello kitty mode crafting.

How do you know making the HQ materials won't be more difficult? How do you know making an HQ finished item with the HQ mats won't be more difficult than the NQ version? You don't, none of us do. The rates of success can easily be altered between the two. There are many things they haven't told us. Enough crying about it, wait until implementation before passing your final judgement.

[TonyMontana]

I hate taking out the chance of making an HQ item from NQ mats. I love doing that now. Its one of those little things about the game actually enjoy. Gonna be sad to see it go.

[Arcell]

I hate taking out the chance of making an HQ item from NQ mats. I love doing that now. Its one of those little things about the game actually enjoy. Gonna be sad to see it go.

Who's to say the "chance" won't come from the difficulty of the synth itself? Like if crafting an HQ finished item has a higher failure rate than the NQ one. Just a thought, completely possible.

[MariyaShidou]

But what about Quality increasing Ability now? They are useless in making Finished Item. Careful Synthesis too, because I don't see why anyone in their sane mind would be using anything other than Standard spam on HQ.

[NoctisUmbra]

But what about Quality increasing Ability now? They are useless in making Finished Item. Careful Synthesis too, because I don't see why anyone in their sane mind would be using anything other than Standard spam on HQ.

Yup.

Those will be quite important for making HQ materials. By the time you gather your HQ ingredients for your final synth, you have essentially put in all the necessary effort, thus the final synth will just be about completion.

They're making HQ mats much more difficult to obtain, but making it so crafting an HQ final item is easy once that condition is met. It's relocating difficulty.

[darkstarpoet1]

But what about Quality increasing Ability now? They are useless in making Finished Item. Careful Synthesis too, because I don't see why anyone in their sane mind would be using anything other than Standard spam on HQ.

exactly. one of the biggest complaints i heard was about doing nothing more than spamming standard. well now it becomes even more useless to do anything more than standard. bold was rendered useless because finish quality would no longer matter.