Desynthesis Endgame Guide

[Kiara]

Hi All,

Nya, great guide. Wanted to let everyone know that the Weaver guide here works. I went the Cashmere route and it was the most sane / safe way for me. Thanks!

I read the horror stories in the other Crafting thread but I wanted to ask here:

* If you're Level 100 Desynthesis in a certain craft, is it true that if you fail a Desynth in the same craft, that you can Delevel?

If so, what are Level 100 Crafters supposed to do? Never Desynthesis again?

Or is there a way to prevent that from happening? (I'm just trying to get some FCIIIs for my other crafts.)

Thanks!

[Lebenoshl]

No, that is not true

[Kiara]

Thanks Lebenoshl. Phew! I guess that other poster was complaining about losing points while failing in another craft perhaps?

[PROBOUND]

Thanks Lebenoshl. Phew! I guess that other poster was complaining about losing points while failing in another craft perhaps?

U don't loose points when failing a desynth. You only loose points when you succeed in the desynthesis.

[Nyalia]

Yeah, you only lose points if you succeed in another craft, and there are ways to protect against it. I linked a post at the top of the OP that explains how, but basically, if you've done a successful synth in a craft, you are immune to losing points in it for three more desynths. So, if you have GSM at 100 and want to level BSM, grab a bunch of junk GSM items (like Rusty Needles). Desynth one Rusty Needle, then do your BSM desynths. When you succeed three times at BSM, desynth another Rusty Needle. Repeat for victory.

Nya, great guide. Wanted to let everyone know that the Weaver guide here works. I went the Cashmere route and it was the most sane / safe way for me. Thanks!

You're welcome, but I feel a bit bad now that I haven't updated the guide in forever. Cushions are terrible now (the new glasses shot the FC2 prices up and waterfowl feathers are pretty pricey), but, like someone said above, Moogle Interior Walls are now really good for bridging the gap between coronal hats and cashmere items. Whiskers are about 8k each on my server, and the felt can be crafted pretty cheaply if you use Ventures to get your own snurble tufts, and if you make your own mortar. Don't buy limestone if it's too expensive, you can farm it really easily. It only requires a level 16 miner and the nodes are just outside of Aleport.

[Kiara]

Thanks Pro, Nyalia. Good to know! Feeling a bit relieved now.

Although I wonder what happened to that New Feature from a Dev Post where they said we would get the ability to "lock" our max Desynth Crafts so it wouldn't lose points when leveling up another one? Didn't they post about that a few months ago?

[Lebenoshl]

It's unnecessary and probably not a priority.

[QuCont]

Might be a little late, I was desynthing some i70 and i80 jewellery just earlier and gained 0.01 per desythn at 95.X-ish points. Didn't the old guide say no more points gained from i70 items at 87?

[SeraviEdalborez]

Might be a little late, I was desynthing some i70 and i80 jewellery just earlier and gained 0.01 per desythn at 95.X-ish points. Didn't the old guide say no more points gained from i70 items at 87?

You can gain experience up to 30 above an item's recipe level. i70 items can potentially take you to 100. The skill rate will just slow dramatically. Like not-guaranteed chances of +0.01. If the synth is costly, it's better to move on to a higher synth.

[Ymal]

How often do you guys manage to obtain MCD? I've started doing Artisan's Spectacles lately but so far I've only got gold nuggets and ingots. I know it's all about RNG and those are supposed to be rare but I'd like to have an idea if I should be expecting to get one 'soon' or if I might as well just go on and craft endless stacks of Tomato relish before having a chance of seeing one.