So I'm an up and coming crafter trying to get to a respectable rank and I've really found little chance to gain a quality number high enough to HQ so I figured this was the place to run to for asking how everything works.

1. Do the moon phases have a dramatic effect on HQ crafting?

2. Is there a set quality number that, once exceeded, will gaurantee an HQ?

3. Does quality essentially increase the chance of getting an HQ and nothing more?

4. Is HQing really only possible with +1-+3 materials to jump start the quality really high?

This is really all I can think of to ask so far, but I really hope that I can figure this all out because someday I'd like to craft my on HQ gear for maybe around rank 50 and really make a difference for my stats =). Thanks for the help in advance ^_^!