Crafters can use a "save" skill when luck trumps skills...

[HealBus]

Just read the 5 inner quiet stack plus blessing nuke to 100% strategy...zzz this is going to be long getting another DoH to 50. Have not failed a hasty touch spam vanyas before so no idea if it is worth it, more worried about 90ks during a synth rather than anything else.

[Jacina]

http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/commen..._let_crafters/

Thats one of the best guides on how to HQ using cross class skills.

[dragonflyseksparade]

My mistake, the max is 351 CP.

The max is 348 cp.

[gtasthehunter]

I hate when get like 94% and still fail to get HQ

[RedMoko]

With over 100 star 2 crafts and not one finish has been nq except some of the 40 durability basic mats. I'd say markets will crash soon

[Lemon8or]

I hate when get like 94% and still fail to get HQ

Try 98%.
/10chars

[tymora]

There is an ability to give you back most of the materials if it is botched.
Forgot the name though,

[Lemon8or]

There is an ability to give you back most of the materials if it is botched.
Forgot the name though,

It's Reclaim, level 50 Culinary skills, 90% chance you get the mats back, crystals not included.

[Kyronex]

sh2
/thread

Here's how my SH2 + HT (80%) went a couple days ago. Ended up getting NQ both times on a L50 80 durability item. Oh and "Good" or "Excellent" never procced.

First Synth:
IQ
SH2
HT (Failed)
HT (Failed)
HT (Failed)
HT (Failed)
HT (Failed)
SH2
HT (Success)
MM2
HT (Failed)
HT (Success)
HT (Failed)
...

Second Synth:
IQ
SH2
HT (Failed)
HT (Failed)
HT (Failed)
HT (Failed)
HT (Failed)
SH2
HT (Success)
MM2
HT (Success)
HT (Failed)
HT (Failed)
...

I've also gotten NQ on 98% HQ chance numerous times but HQed with 1%.

[cearka]

This is what Reclaim is for. If shit is hitting the fan, you can use it, then force yourself to fail the synth and have a 90% chance to get all your materials back.

I have it equipped, but I've never once had to use it.

yup. Reclaim is awesome. I'll bail a synth just to try again if RNG is screwing me. Fantastic for HQing those one star/two star items without any HQ materials. I have yet to have reclaim fail on me too (but I've only used it maybe a few dozen times).