While crafting EXP has increased drastically with the quality bonus, there is also a new problem of increased failures that I am having. If all I do is standard synth, I will fail 90% of the time because I am getting a variable 8-25% progress completion, and 10-18 durability loss EVERY time. With Careful synth, I only get 7-10 durability loss, but also only 3-5% progress completion. It doesn't take much math to figure +8% and -15 durability will leave you without enough durability to even attempt a synth after a few attempts. And I am having this issue on my lv28-30 crafts using lv28 velveteen gear and most recent upgrades to tools. For crafting levequests, this is the worst option, as it makes it more likely that you will fail to complete the leve, and most leves are giving items that are not as useful at the current level of the crafter. (example: lv30 weaver leves give diremite webs, used for a lv23 recipe only, instead of flax, which is used for a lv33 recipe).