Stats for SB?

[Ksenia]

You have me very lost... You said you're in i290 gear, so that means you're level 70... You have 1347 craft, 1114 control and 420 CP, so that's not too bad for a level 70. Maybe will have trouble with the Storm Blood 2 star items, but definitely more than enough for any level 68 or lower recipes. I supposed "4 star 60" refers to Heavensward 4 star level 60 items, so they would be much lower recipe level than 68. So you should have plenty of stats for it... You said you rotation is only IQ7, but with you stats, should be able to reach IQ9 at least without much problems (and without too much RNG involved). Are you not using any CP food at all? Would you like to tell me the rotation you used? Perhaps I can help out?

4 star 60 is comparable to no star 68-70. That was the point I was trying to make. When we get 4 star 70 it will be a no star 78-80 level recipe, we will need to do it with over meld 70 though. It's why people can level from expansion end game to expansion end game and never gear.

My rotation is active, I refuse to macro but

Comfort Zone,
Inner Quiet
Steady Hand II
Waste Not

Basic Touch x 4 (precise when it Procs - It usually does but on star recipes usable Good procs are very rare)

Careful Synthesis III
Masters Mend
Steady Hand II

Basic Touch x 2 (Precise again if it Proc's)

Great Strides
Innovation
Byregot's Blesssing

Careful Synthesis III

That's a 7 to 10 IQ rotation (depending on precise proc) on 40 Dura and ends there. It works on 70 and 80 dura too but you need to throw in more Careful Synthesis at the end. I use different foods on different classes. Steamed Grouper if it's not specialist, Tempura if it is. Grouper only gets me to 420 and it isn't enough to activate specialist 3 stack starts but it gives huge Craftsmanship bonus. I've tried Persimmon Sushi and no chance, not even close.

Again, my main throttle is I refuse to macro and remembering long rotations requires repeated use. I just don't have the mats to build a rotation on trial and error.

With the example 60, I got my HQ. I just had to use a different food. Seafood Stew I believe, when it went to 100%