HQing mats with NQ mats.

[Ksenia]

For a 40 durability recipe, you really want to complete progress in 2 or 3 steps only, so I normally use RS and a single CS2 (or 2 shots of CS2 if my craftsmanship isn't high enough; alternatively ingenuity 2 can be used to reduce it to 1 CS2).

Once your craftsmanship and/or level is high enough, you can complete progress on a 40 durability item with 2 shots of CS2, eliminating the need for RS.

This, it's pure gear check really. For Mythrite, Rainbow, Archaeornis the magic number is 500 craftsmanship. That will reduce you to one CSII to complete. The rotation from 2.00 using basic touch kicks in and HQ from NQ. Higher up I don't know if you can ever break free of the RnG without over kill penta melding.

[warren-ragnarok]

Higher up I don't know if you can ever break free of the RnG without over kill penta melding.

agreed. i dont understand how a company can consider RNG content, i understand they are trying to make it "lasting" content, but im sure if they actually think about it, it should be possible to do it without 15 levels of RNG

[MN_14]

agreed. i dont understand how a company can consider RNG content, i understand they are trying to make it "lasting" content, but im sure if they actually think about it, it should be possible to do it without 15 levels of RNG

The rng involved with crafting itself is fine especially since crafts are far more forgiving than they used to be. On the other hand, desynths and especially overmelds are as aggravating as ever.