What am i doing wrong in the Ixal quests?

[BreathlessTao]

i49 blacksmith (with the Ehcatl wristguards equipped obviously) - all HQ stuff for lv50 (not the new ones because screw those prices and no materia either because screw those prices) - and every time I have to do it I have like 10-15 NQ (if not more) by the time I manage the three HQs. It just doesn't make sense, the quest itself having only lv16 requirement, and most other things we have to craft, even the HQs, are as easy to achieve as they come, especially with a lv50 crafter, but then we have this (and I believe one or two more such) that are just...what the heck...? I'd really like it if someone explained the logic.
(On a broader level, this isn't the only part of patch 2.3(5) where I feel like SE seriously mis-tweaked certain factors, completely losing the balance of things. :/)

[Capattac]

imo, I am glad SE made these quests hard for crafters as you climb the ranks... I am a fully melded 3 star crafter and breeze through these. It feels like I am being "rewarded" for my time spent achieving my crafter's level. This Friday I will be riding my new mount!

Sorry for everyone complaining about the difficulty but, really? You all know the solution. Level your crafter... After all, these are crafting related quests.

[StouterTaru]

I think they should have made the entire top tier that difficult. If you don't know what you're doing, or don't have decent gear, you shouldn't be able to do these with any kind of ease.

I'm pretty sure the top tier of the other beast quests are near impossible for someone who leveled their DoW/DoM to 50 without learning how to play it and still wearing level 30 gear. The only thing wrong with the quest is that the minimum level should be 40+.

[Yukiko]

You all know the solution. Level your crafter... After all, these are crafting related quests.

Level 50 cap, you can not do those quests with level 50 and not on all servers materia are "cheap"... then to meld them with that stupid RNG...
3 Stars? Fine for you, but "rewarding" when others cant do it? You kidding, or?

i49 blacksmith (with the Ehcatl wristguards equipped obviously) - all HQ stuff for lv50 (not the new ones because screw those prices and no materia either because screw those prices) - and every time I have to do it I have like 10-15 NQ (if not more) by the time I manage the three HQs. It just doesn't make sense, the quest itself having only lv16 requirement, and most other things we have to craft, even the HQs, are as easy to achieve as they come, especially with a lv50 crafter, but then we have this (and I believe one or two more such) that are just...what the heck...? I'd really like it if someone explained the logic.
(On a broader level, this isn't the only part of patch 2.3(5) where I feel like SE seriously mis-tweaked certain factors, completely losing the balance of things. :/)

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Agree, it feels like some quests are made for 3 Star Crafters

[Ashkendor]

Level 50 cap, you can not do those quests with level 50 and not on all servers materia are "cheap"... then to meld them with that stupid RNG...
3 Stars? Fine for you, but "rewarding" when others cant do it? You kidding, or?

That's just it though, you can still max out your reputation with the Ixal with lower level quests. It'll just take longer. It's no different than using a higher quantity of lower level items to max out your daily delivery quota.*shrugs* I agree with Yukiko; I spent a lot of time, effort, and gil getting my crafters to where they are and my reward for that is it makes these quests simple. Someone that hasn't leveled up their crafters is getting massive amounts of exp out of them, whereas someone that is already maxed out can't benefit from the exp can whip through them quite easily.

[BreathlessTao]

imo, I am glad SE made these quests hard for crafters as you climb the ranks... I am a fully melded 3 star crafter and breeze through these. It feels like I am being "rewarded" for my time spent achieving my crafter's level. This Friday I will be riding my new mount!

Sorry for everyone complaining about the difficulty but, really? You all know the solution. Level your crafter... After all, these are crafting related quests.

Bully for you for being fully melded 3star crafter.

But the problem isn't difficulty itself - the problem is the inconsistency with the apparent required levels for the quests themselves and for the actual crafting to be done; as well as the inconsistency of how most of the crafting can be done blindfolded by any lv50 crafter (no need to be fully melded 3star) while some, with no apparent reason for it, are pains in the butt.

[StouterTaru]

Level 50 cap, you can not do those quests with level 50 and not on all servers materia are "cheap"... then to meld them with that stupid RNG...

I have no issue hitting HQ with my mule on that synth, all DoH 50, unmelded gear that's been out since 2.0 (ilvl55 or lower everything)

[Yukiko]

I have no issue hitting HQ with my mule on that synth, all DoH 50, unmelded gear that's been out since 2.0 (ilvl55 or lower everything)

Do you use cross class skills?
Try it if you dont have all DoH at 50...

[JTribal]

I just started on the level 6 ones today. I typically just accept all the mats at the same time and synth everything at once. Word the the wise, though, the level 6 quests have different crafting...uhh... debuffs? You know, the restrictions they put on you to access the facility. Unbeknownst to me, you can have more than one debuff, so I ended up with two and it gimped my CP all the way down to 86. XD

Wait for real?

I kept wondering why I only had like 100 cp when I was trying to do the Coerthas crafting quests. I would accept all three at once.

If this really is correct, then it seems it is probably a better idea to do one at a time.

[JTribal]

imo, I am glad SE made these quests hard for crafters as you climb the ranks... I am a fully melded 3 star crafter and breeze through these. It feels like I am being "rewarded" for my time spent achieving my crafter's level. This Friday I will be riding my new mount!

Sorry for everyone complaining about the difficulty but, really? You all know the solution. Level your crafter... After all, these are crafting related quests.

Cool story bro, but your reward was hitting 50 on your craft and being able to sell your crafts on the Market Board.