I need help in making a 3 star rotation.

[NorthernLadMSP]

PbP only has a 90% success rate, so it can fail.

[Archchancellor]

oh I did not know that

[NorthernLadMSP]

oh I did not know that

No worries! Most people that I know don't use Steady Hand II before PbP, they save the few CP and just use Steady Hand. Save SHII for the Hasty Touch phases.

[Archchancellor]

ok here is another question is there any crafts I can do as a cheap way of practicing this one? Like how the Sewing Thread is a good way of practicing the 2 star crafts.

[NorthernLadMSP]

ok here is another question is there any crafts I can do as a cheap way of practicing this one? Like how the Sewing Thread is a good way of practicing the 2 star crafts.

I honestly can't think of one that doesn't require Eso mats. If you don't mind spending Eso, these recipes would be things like Eikon Cloth, Eikon Leather, High Mythrite Ingot, Eikon Iron Ingot.

[Roth_Trailfinder]

Quite honestly, the difference between a 2 star and a 3 star recipe is small. You have more Progress you have to make, but the two PbP's cover a good chunk of the difference. You get a little less Progress with a CS2, so the number of allowable lost MaMa charges may go down slightly. Otherwise, it's the exact same thing. Practicing on 2 star recipes like the Sewing Thread IS practicing for 3 star recipes, for all intents and purposes, as long as you understand the minuscule differences.

[NorthernLadMSP]

Quite honestly, the difference between a 2 star and a 3 star recipe is small. You have more Progress you have to make, but the two PbP's cover a good chunk of the difference. You get a little less Progress with a CS2, so the number of allowable lost MaMa charges may go down slightly. Otherwise, it's the exact same thing. Practicing on 2 star recipes like the Sewing Thread IS practicing for 3 star recipes, for all intents and purposes, as long as you understand the minuscule differences.

Excellent point! What Roth says is very true. I basically use the same rotation whether it be 1-star Astral Oil or 3-star Eikon Cloth (with the small progress difference).

[Lujan]

No worries! Most people that I know don't use Steady Hand II before PbP, they save the few CP and just use Steady Hand. Save SHII for the Hasty Touch phases.

use SH instead of II as it can fail depends if you want to take the risk

[NorthernLadMSP]

use SH instead of II as it can fail depends if you want to take the risk

Using SH with PbP cannot fail, so I'm not really sure what you're talking about.

[Archchancellor]

I am back and I have good news. This Morning I name the Ironworks Cap of Crafting HQ.

Here are some pics of my log when I was crafting so you can see the mistakes I made on the first cloth and how lucky I got with good conditions.

Eikon Cloth
1 http://img2.finalfantasyxiv.com/accimg2/b1/41/b141036c57eb49bdaabcef835b9862cdf7188e93.jpg
2 http://img2.finalfantasyxiv.com/accimg2/ab/ef/abefb7d7fa3c81d6c840f74a14c13b7a82ccc400.jpg
3 http://img2.finalfantasyxiv.com/accimg2/55/49/5549277e8decaa1a233b2ca2b0dc0908d26c704e.jpg
Eikon Cloth
1 http://img2.finalfantasyxiv.com/accimg2/0c/7c/0c7caaea442dd66d6b724c4d788a66af7c72dcbb.jpg
2 http://img2.finalfantasyxiv.com/accimg2/23/4c/234c10b0c86827b6efbb6e9a89a8d306d0d1698a.jpg
3 http://img2.finalfantasyxiv.com/accimg2/07/a5/07a53c9a158111d7001ae71e79951881a36bd5a5.jpg
Eikon Iron Ingot 
1 http://img2.finalfantasyxiv.com/accimg2/bf/36/bf361fb27122fb3642c97bea36195e5c32226822.jpg
2 http://img2.finalfantasyxiv.com/accimg2/c5/e3/c5e33093f3522e168b2da4ee7073f0287c86633f.jpg
3 http://img2.finalfantasyxiv.com/accimg2/5e/b0/5eb0c9183bc5a754650fe76a265abd9a8649272f.jpg
Ironworks Cap of Crafting
1 http://img2.finalfantasyxiv.com/accimg2/66/d3/66d3d7c439690018451652cb4f49194e764582cc.jpg
2 http://img2.finalfantasyxiv.com/accimg2/8c/ef/8cef514def4e000163b4b755bfd3ab6b01b5c127.jpg
3 http://img2.finalfantasyxiv.com/accimg2/f6/ca/f6cae64c0a7d695f84246063e2d66e25e3d32f96.jpg 

I posted the links like that because I don't know how to do the spoiler/hidden code.

Also for the cloth and the ingot I used NQ mats only. I do have HQ mats but I wanted to dry run with the NQ mats.

And for the record I used the Level 2 craftsmanship and Control FC buffs.