Craftsmanship vs. Magic Craftsmanship

[KalaKenshu]

I go for the more general theory - The craftsmanship requirements for every recipe is different and every recipe requires a certain amount of both physical and magic craftsmanship to be optimal. (There is no way to verify otherwise because all tools have both.)
-> This means that it is also possible for some recipes to fail more if you focus too much on one stat and neglect the other.

The ones that I know of:
Magical:
Dyed Cloths (Weaver)
Powders (Alchemist)

Physical:
Shards from Fish (Alchemist)

Crafters should typically have 2 sets of gear - One to maximize each craftsmanship.
I don't have space for a 3rd set on Control so I don't bother.

I don't really believe the shards from fish. I've ALWAYS maxed my magic craft while sharding fish, and never had problems.

[tymora]

I don't really believe the shards from fish. I've ALWAYS maxed my magic craft while sharding fish, and never had problems.

You are already 42 so you won't be able to notice the effect. You are most likely over the "required" craftsmanship even if you focused on the magic.

It is very noticeable if you try the recipes when 9 to 10 ranks under. I see a jump in number of successful synths. I did a couple hundred Black Sole synths starting at 31 to come to this conclusion.

SE didn't make the requirements very high. By about 5 ranks under the recipe rank, you should have already met or exceeded the requirements if equipped properly.

[Blue79]

welcome to SE gaming

look at our purdy game... now guess the rules

I know this is slightly off topic but i think they did crafting very well, my only issue is the guessing.

what is mg craft vs craft; what effects do the hour element, day element, moon phase, and moon polarity have on success, dur, hq rate?

I like the complexity, but i'd prefer they let us know the rules rather than leaving us to guess based on the stats we get from spreadsheets of gathered data... i played that game back in the days of zillart release for ffxi. I don't have the patience for it now

[tymora]

I don't really believe the shards from fish. I've ALWAYS maxed my magic craft while sharding fish, and never had problems.

I screwed up on this. Yes, sharding fish is magical.