Quote Originally Posted by Peregrine View Post
That being said, I've been looking for abilities to slow the progress bar down. Will probably get that one next.
Well, you can't really say that it has no effect on your outcomes if you don't even have it, can you? I mean, it's not like abilities like Clean Slate and Hand of the Gods are automatic HQ abilities, but they do help. The high level crafters I know who have gotten those abilites aren't churning out HQs, but they all consider it good skills that helps their chances.

Anyway, getting back to you original point, I very much agree that the difficulty in synthing stuff like +3 ingots and plates is stupid hard right now. Something needs to be done, and I like the general thrust of your ideas, but I have a feeling they might be a little too generous.