can someone explain why piece by piece is useful for the 3 star crafts?

[scarletfoxxy]

So i saw a thread suggesting the use of piece by piece but i don't see why its useful. Please help.

[Codek]

I haven't looked into the 3-star crafts much but I would imagine that from the beginning of a craft, 1/3 of the progress > Rapid Synthesis.

[Bixby]

It gives you 1/3 of whatever progress you have remaining. If you use it at zero progress, that means it's an immediate jump to 33%. Use it a second time (without any other Synthesis moves) and it puts you at ~55%. That's more progress than you'll get out of other Synthesis moves.

PBP is useless when you have enough Craftsmanship for Standard Synthesis to give more than 1/3 progress, since they cost the same. It's going to take a heck of a lot of Craftsmanship for that to be the case with 3-star recipes. See here.

[Ferocious]

Because 3 stars have roughly 450 difficulty, using Piece by Piece will give you better progress than Careful Synthesis II and Standard Synthesis even if you have Ingenuity II up.

[TheDunk]

CZ>IQ>Ingenuity2>Waste Not>CSx6>CZ>SH2>Waste Not2>Hastyx4>SH2>Hastyx3>Manipulation>SH2>Hastyx2>SH2>Great Strides>(Innovation if 1ToTT)>Ingenuity 2(2 ToTT)>Byregot's>CS2


-- There is a little more to it than that, but its on a per craft basis...I'm sure you can figure it out if you try

[Galactimus]

Ingenuity II + SEVEN Careful Synthesis II's will finish a 3 star recipe.

Steady Hand I + Piece by Piece x2 + Ingenuity II + THREE Careful Synthesis will finish a 3 star recipe.

One method reduces your Durability seven times. The other reduces your durability 5 times. Rotations that gamble on Hasty Touch's may not need Piece by Piece.

[SoulsGuardian]

What's your craftmanship at. Also how much progress are you getting from Careful Synthesis II under Ingenuity II effect

[Billzey]

CZ>IQ>Ingenuity2>Waste Not>CSx6>CZ>SH2>Waste Not2>Hastyx4>SH2>Hastyx3>Manipulation>SH2>Hastyx2>SH2>Great Strides>(Innovation if 1ToTT)>Ingenuity 2(2 ToTT)>Byregot's>CS2


-- There is a little more to it than that, but its on a per craft basis...I'm sure you can figure it out if you try

This rotation looks terrible to me. Do you really only use 9 hasty touches, or is it dependent on good procs? 9 hasty touches, even if they all succeed, is not enough to HQ 3-star with NQ materials, and using all HQ materials is a waste of gil and unnecessary.

[AttacKat]

is not enough to HQ 3-star with NQ materials, and using all HQ materials is a waste of gil and unnecessary.

Is there a rotation for 3 star HQ crafting using ONLY NQ mats? Please share ...

jc

[TheDunk]

I don't use PbP and I HQ 3* crafts every time. I don't see how it is useful either.