HQing stuff

[TechnoTechie]

Item: Level 51 Mythrite Nugget using all HQ mythrite sand and an NQ mythrite ore.
BSM Level: 50

Were you actually a level 50 blacksmith at the time? I remember trying to craft heavensward recipes right out the gate as a level 50 and having 450+ craftsmanship and 420+ control with around 356 CP without any food buffs (fully melded end-game artisan set with lucis tools), and it was as hard as trying to synth a 3-star item as a level 50.

With those stats, I'd already been beyond 3-star crafting and was making 4-star items on a daily basis, so the actual items weren't much of an issue, but I remember the materials giving me the hardest time at level 50 because the recipe was 51. I had actually had an easier time HQing final products with NQ nuggets because I was more familiar with the extra durability allowance.

This is why I say that the biggest hurdle will be getting from 50 -> 51 unless they reduced the difficulty modifier for crafting above-level recipes since 3.0 -- I'd highly suggest hitting level 51 before you attempt heavensward recipes.

EDIT: I just read that you were using full HQ sands. I guess that makes things much easier LOL

[MN_14]

EDIT: I just read that you were using full HQ sands. I guess that makes things much easier LOL

Yep, this test was done to see how possible it was to craft these if you were a new single class crafter who had not geared up. The only difference is that you'll be forced into needing HQ materials for a decent shot at an HQ, much like how an under-geared single class crafter in ARR wants some HQ materials for 1* and 2* crafts if they are missing Byregot's Blessing.

If you're properly geared and have most cross class abilities, levels 51-53 shouldn't really be a problem at level 50 since level 53 crafts are actually around the same difficulty as level 50 4* crafts. Level 51 materials can be crafted using a variation of the lucis turn in rotations.